Welcome to our site which is currently under construction. Founded in 1887 Webster & Bennett International Limited has the longest history of any vertical lathe builder. In 1923 we became the first specialist builder of v......Welcome to our site which is currently under construction. Founded in 1887 Webster & Bennett International Limited has the longest history of any vertical lathe builder. In 1923 we became the first specialist builder of vertical turning lathes. Since then more than 10,000 vertical lathes have been delivered to companies world wide. Service, spare parts and rebuild are available for all machines built since 1940.