invest in new equipment. Their busi-
ness continues to be strong. They
recently acquired a new site service
trailer and they are ordering two new
trucks and a new high-definition plas-
ma cutter. They’re also in the process of
building a new specially designed barge
to install docks. That alone is a
$300,000 investment.
I asked Paul Fry how the company
got its start and he told me that long ago
Ollie Constable of Constable Boat Works
asked Peter to create a yard trailer for
them. Peter did and the trailer was taken
to the Toronto International Boat Show.
During the show, someone showed great
interest in the trailer and it was sold
almost immediately. Seizing the opportunity and starting at Peter’s house, the
company simply grew into the business
it is today. Later, they began building
aluminium boats. That division was later
sold to Conner Industries that became
part of the Stanley line of boats; Kropf
continued to focus on trailers, docks and
steel fabrication.
Peter’s son Darin, an engineer, has
now joined the business as general manager, helping to expand the company’s
capabilities even more. Kropf Industrial
This large red Con-O-Lift yard trailer
is in the final stages of completion
at the Kropf Industrial plant in
Parry Sound, getting ready to deliver
to the customer.
sells across Canada and into the United
States and more recently overseas.
Paul Fry told us that, “Europe has
been tough for us but it is coming and
