HARROP HISTORY

HARROP HISTORY

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1955
Company Founded
The company was founded in 1955 by Len Harrop and his wife Elsa who started out producing weaving machines from a small shed in the Victorian suburb of Brunswick. Their formula for customer satisfaction was good old Australian ingenuity and hard work.
1963
Ron Harrop Joins Business
In 1963, Len and Elsa’s son, Ron, joined the business after completing a boilermaking apprenticeship. Ron’s enthusiasm for ‘making things’ began at an early age. By the age of 10, he was welding together go-karts in the back shed. As a teenager, his passion extended to modifying cars, such as his first MGTC powered Morris Minor, his much-loved Holden EH and his famous FJ. Ron’s enhanced FJ quickly became the leader in its class for quarter-mile competitions. Originally bought for $29 from racing identity Norm Beechey, it became known as “Harrop’s Howler”.
1963
1997
Holden /HSV OEM Brake Program
In 1997, Harrop began supplying performance brake systems to Holden/HSV in Australia, this agreement continued through to the early 2000’s.
2000
Date moved in to 96 Bell St Preston
The company move from Brunswick to Preston in order to grow our team and production capacity. It’s here that Harrop still remains manufacturing legendary Aussie performance products.
2000
2004
Became a master distributor of Eaton Supercharger and Traction Technology
Agreement between Harrop and Eaton Corporation was forged to become a master distributor of Eaton Supercharger and Traction Technology.
2004
Manufactured first Supercharger
LS1 LS112 Supercharger Kit to suit VT-VZ Commodore (Pontiac GTO)
2004
2007
Toyota TRD OEM Supercharger Program
Harrop commence supply program of TVS1320 Supercharger for the V6 Toyota TRD Aurion
2008
Harrop Engineering Joins Adrad Group
In December 2008 Harrop become part of the Adrad Group of companies which is an Australian family owned conglomerate of entities. As part of the Adrad Group, Harrop Engineering is a modern, world-class operation committed to technical excellence in total component manufacturing. The legacy of the Harrop family continues with third generation management team representation through our Operations Manager Tim Harrop.
2008
2009
Ford OEM Supercharger Program
In 2009, Harrop begun an almost decade long Supercharger supply program with Ford Australia, manufacturing the HTV1900 Supercharger found on the Miami V8.
2009
Lotus OEM Supercharger Program
To this day Harrop still supply Lotus UK with HTV1320 Supercharger Systems and unique manifold assembly for the Evora and Exige.
2009
2010
Forgeline Wheel Australian Distributor
In 2010, Harrop enter arrangement with Forgeline Wheels to exclusively distribute their wheels across Australia and New Zealand.
2019
Harrop USA Opened
The company officially opens first overseas facility in Dayton, Ohio – USA.
2019

Driven by quality and performance, the Harrop team is committed to improving the safety, reliability and durability of its engineering products. Harrops quality-assurance system is accredited by world standards. This, combined with the company’s advanced product quality planning system, allow Harrop to deliver an outstanding level of service to our broad customer base ranging from global OE vehicle manufactures to serious performance enthusiasts.