Ben Burgess, founder, right, and Urban Curzon, left, director and head of the grain department, during a visit by Prince Philip in 1988. Ben Burgess, Norwich. The BB damping worm machine at Ben Burgess, designed to aid with dry crops harvested. Now with summers warming by the year, it could augur a new dawn for the Damping Worm Machine, Ben Turner believes. Ben Turner, managing director of Ben Burgess, with the BB damping worm machine, designed to aid with dry crops harvested.