{"id":59,"date":"2017-11-04T13:28:30","date_gmt":"2017-11-04T17:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/castironcanada.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=59"},"modified":"2019-09-21T13:24:14","modified_gmt":"2019-09-21T17:24:14","slug":"fx-drolet","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/castironcanada.com\/?page_id=59","title":{"rendered":"FX Drolet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Find us on Facebook: <a title=\"Facebook - Cast Iron Canada\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1408817499448631\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cast Iron Canada <\/a>&#8211; <\/strong><\/em><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1408817499448631\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1408817499448631\/<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Trained mechanic, Fran\u00e7ois-Xavier Drolet (1849-1924) , opened a small machine shop on the Rue des Fosses in Quebec City in 1875. ingenious man, he invented and developed a variety of products that will ensure a certain notoriety Step outside of the city limits and even Quebec . In 1909 the new plant was located near the St. Charles River and owned a machine shop (industrial repair), a construction workshop (manufacture of lift ), a metals smelting workshop and a shipyard ( ship repair).<\/p>\n<p>The workforce at its plant grew rapidly : the number of employees increased from about 25 in the late 1880s to 50 in 1901 and 60 in 1906. In May 1913, Fran\u00e7ois-Xavier Drolet establishes a corporation named F.-X. company Drolet . On the death of Fran\u00e7ois-Xavier Drolet, in 1924, the son of the founder, Gaudias , Arthur and Emile took over before handing in turn the company to their son . During the two world wars, the FX Drolet company manufactured ammunition and conditioned shells . Subsequently, the company has specialized in the manufacture of water and wastewater products. 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