 
The company founded by François-Xavier Drolet first worked on industrial pumps and steam-engine repairs. Very early, the addition of the foundry diversified the activities, allowing to cast several products such as the well-known Drolet street fountains.
The location of the new mill on the Saint-Charles River banks in 1908, gave the possibility to repairs boats. It is also during this period that it started production of elevators and cable lifts. It is in the 1950s that this division really expended, with the fine-tuning of a hydraulic elevator, leading the company to become the most important elevator manufacturer in the province of Quebec.
 During the two World Wars, F-X Drolet manufactured munitions and shells. F-X Drolet then decided to specialized into the fabrication of sewage and city's waterworks products. Mechanical chair lifts for ski centres and furniture hardware were added soon in the 1960s. F-X Drolet had then a wider range of products lines and the expertise acquired brought fame to its venture. In the 1970s, a controlled combustion wood stove division was added.
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