Friendship Trap Co. was founded in 1977, making 2007 the company’s 30th anniversary year. Lobster Traps are our specialty. We custom build Lobster Traps in Maine to meet our customers specifications', we deliver our Lobster Traps to Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Maryland and Canada too.
These days, the company employs 48-60 people, depending on the season, between its Downeast manufacturing and retail facility in Columbia Falls and its main plant in Friendship. That’s down somewhat from 10 years ago, which is a reflection of the changes the lobster industry has been going through. There are a lot of challenges facing the industry referring to shifting seasons, whale protection rules, market issues, and more. “We share those challenges because we’re tied right to the lobstermen.”. But mainly, the biggest problem facing the industry is the rising cost of doing business. The guys are trying to fish a better trap, to get the best bang for their dollar, and we’re trying to build a more efficient, maintenance-free trap.
About a third of Friendship’s business is its Rockbottom line of inshore and offshore wire traps with built-in, specially formulated concrete ballast runners. And the company continues to invent and craft new products, such as its four-pound and six-pound Sea Master Ballasts, which are clip-on vinyl-coated steel ballast blocks that are designed to be lighter on deck and heavier in the water. The newest product is our exciting PVC steel ballast runners proven to be a winner right from the start.
As for the future, “This industry’s not going away, So we’ll keep doing what we do.
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