The company was founded by Anthony’s parents, Tom and Kathi Krans, in 1999. Tom had been working in the construction industry for many years, and Kathi had a background in landscaping. They decided to combine their skills and start their own business. It has been at the present location since 2018.

When they took it over, they only installed docks and lifts.

“We used to work at Bacco, so we got experience from Bacco, and then we got laid off. He (his father) owned Lake Antoine Lawn and Sport and he’s been an entrepreneur all his life so we figured we’d give it a shot,” Krans said.

In addition to docks and lift installation and repairs, they now provide excavating, concrete, landscaping, snowplowing, land clearing, shorelines and retaining walls. They are licensed and insured.

Docks-N-Moor is at 763 U.S. 2 in Florence, Wis. The office is open 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and by appointment. (Marguerite Lanthier/Daily News)

“In the spring we install 250 docks and lifts and after that we take off with the landscaping. We stay busy, that’s for sure,” Krans said.

They retained all of the dock customers from the early years, he said, plus the regular landscaping customers.

“We take a lot of pride in what we do. Quality means a lot to us. We make sure it done right. We go above and beyond for our customers,” Krans said. “I have a lot of customers that will vouch for that. We have a good client base.”

The business is relatively local, with the furthest clients in Fence and Hamilton Lakes. They do not plan to expand at this time.

“I’m pretty comfortable where we’re at right now. It’s fun. We don’t even call it work half the time. We enjoy what we do. I don’t want to get too big or too crazy,” Krans said.

Anthony Krans works on a piece of equipment at Docks-N-Moor in Florence, Wis. He owns the business with his partner, Andy Anderson. (Marguerite Lanthier/Daily News)

Anderson also enjoys the work. “I love it. Every day is something different and I work with great people,” she said.

They plan to purchase some new equipment this summer, a new skid steer and mini excavator, and they maintain their own equipment.

Krans and Anderson have three full-time employees in addition to themselves and they add a few more in the summer.

One change Krans has noticed in docks is size. “Everyone wants the biggest dock they can get,” he said.

Boat lifts are also very popular. They offer a range of lift models.

“A lot of people that come up here, they want to come up, jump on their boat and go, and then store it when they’re done,” Krans explained.

Krans said his favorite part of the job is meeting customers. “Everyone has a different take on stuff,” he said.

Docks-N-Moor is at 763 U.S. 2 in Florence. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and by appointment for later afternoons and evenings. They can be reached at 715-696-4300 or through their website at docksnmoor.com. They also have a Facebook page.

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Marguerite Lanthier can be reached at 906-774-3500, ext. 85242, or mlanthier@ironmountaindailynews.com.