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Forez-Bennes Subsidiary

A brand that preserves its local roots while embracing new development opportunities

50 years of experience

For over 50 years, Forez-Bennes has established itself as a leading French player in the design and manufacture of bespoke tipper bodies.

A team of experts at your service

The company relies on a structured organisation, bringing together all the skills required to design, manufacture and support each tipper body throughout its life cycle.

Our workshops, spread across two production sites, bring together more than 70 employees. Fitters-welders, shot-blasters and engineers work together with a shared objective: customer satisfaction, finished product quality and teamwork.

These operational teams are supported by essential support functions (HR, finance, marketing, etc.).

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Made in Forez-Bennes !

Proud of our local production! Our rigorous working process guarantees a finished product that meets the highest expectations.

Design & innovation

Our design office and R&D department develop high-performance solutions tailored to real-world requirements every day. Their mission: to translate industry needs into concrete innovations that ensure robustness, durability and safety.

Manufacturing & finishing

All our tipper bodies are manufactured in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, at our sites in Champdieu and Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise. We have all the necessary technical resources, covered workshops and specialised machinery, to produce tipper bodies fully compliant with the plans developed by our design office.

Maintenance & after-sales service

We are fully committed to product quality, placing robustness, durability and compliance at the heart of our approach. Should any unforeseen issue arise, our customers benefit from comprehensive and responsive support directly from Forez-Bennes and through the national FASSI France network of industrial bodywork centres, present throughout the country to provide maintenance, breakdown assistance and spare parts supply.

Management

Grégory THEVENON
Managing Director
Emmanuel CHALENCON
Technical Director & Commercial Support

Engineering and R&D contact

Christophe BOURGEAY
Head of Design Office & Industrialisation
Sylvain DENIS
Head of Research & Innovation

Customer Relations Contact

Esteban BLANC
Product Manager

KIT Warranty & Quality Contact

Sylvain RAVEL
Workshop & Kit Quality Manager • Champdieu

It all began in the Forez region…

1969

Creation of Forez-Bennes in Champdieu, near Montbrison

Forez-Bennes was founded in 1969 to meet the needs of local professionals and quickly became a recognised player for the quality of its tipper bodies and its commitment to service.

2000

Creation of a new manufacturing site in the Rhône

The company’s development continued with the creation of a second manufacturing workshop in Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise (69), strengthening our production capacity.

2001

ROC-LINE® patent

A major step forward in innovation was achieved in 2001 with the launch and patenting of the ROC-LINE® project (half-pipe tipper body). The ROC-LINE® tipper body remains one of the flagship products in our catalogue today.

2021

Konnect and GééC patents

Forez Bennes launches two innovative solutions for monitoring mobile equipment.

2023

Integration into FASSI Group France

Forez-Bennes joined FASSI France and Marrel within FASSI Group France.

FASSI Group France to unite and embody a shared vision of industry

Forez-Bennes is part of FASSI Group France, which brings together the French brands of the Italian FASSI Group around a shared vision: an innovative, reliable and high-performance French industry. This synergy enables us to provide a comprehensive and integrated offer covering every stage of your project (design, manufacturing, marketing and after-sales service) for tipper bodies, cranes and hooklift. Thanks to this extended network and our expertise, you benefit from seamless support, tailored solutions and local service throughout France.

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