NFPA Member Company Profile: Kraft Fluid Systems

We regularly publish a short company profile of an NFPA member as a way for us to highlight the diversity and strength of our industry. Today’s company is Kraft Fluid Systems.

Kraft Fluid SystemsKraft Fluid Systems, Inc., located in the Cleveland, OH area, is a distributor of hydraulic and power transmission equipment, mobile electronics and radio controls.  Products and services include  drive assemblies, valve blocks, power units, hydraulic pumps, motors, filters, steering components, directional control valves, actuators, heat exchangers, and is an authorized test and repair facility. The company was founded by Bob and Marie Kraft in 1972 and has enjoyed continued growth ever since.  An employee-owned company since 1998, Kraft Fluid Systems has earned multiple awards for their ESOP transition and ongoing excellence.  Since joining NFPA in 2014, Kraft has been strongly represented at both the NFPA Annual Conference and Industry and Economic Outlook Conference as well as Regional Meetings.  In addition, Kraft was an early-adopter and reliable participant in NFPA’s new Distributor State of the Fluid Power Industry Survey.

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