Duane Broadhead

Duane has been in the rubber lining industry since 1978. He started his career at a small company after high school and worked there for thirty-three years. In that time, Duane learned the industry inside-out, honed his rubber lining skills, developed a reputation for honesty, quality work, innovation, integrity, and on-time delivery, and built life-long friendships with customers, vendors, and coworkers, some of whom still work with him today.

Duane came to work for Vulcan Precision Linings in 2011 as the Chief Technical Officer, overseeing Quality Assurance. By October 2016, Duane negotiated the purchase of Vulcan from an investment company in an employee buy-out situation.

As President, Duane is still over Quality Assurance, but he also coaches employees, bids jobs, and ensures our customers are well taken care of. Duane is insightful, brilliantly innovative, hard-working, and easy to get along with; uncompromising on specific issues, like safety, quality, and honesty, yet flexible and compassionate when needed.

On those rare occasions when he’s not working, Duane enjoys spending time with friends and family, especially his wife and company co-owner Lori, camping, traveling, shooting, and working with his hunting dog, Pryme. His passion and favorite hobby is bird hunting.

Photos:
1)   Shown with him in the pheasant hunt photo is co-worker Henry (center), following a successful day hunt while on a company-sponsored employee appreciation trip
2)   Shown in the fish photo is Bob, Duane’s trusty side-kick for 12 years whom he lost in December 2018.  Fish caught in Soldier Creek Reservoir
3)    He tagged his elk in 2009
4)    With Bob in his side-by-side
5)    Duane plays chef at a company luncheon (Pictured with Duane are: Aaron, Edgar’s son, and Jim, Duane’s Son-in-Law)
6)    Coyote hunting with Bob
7)    Dove hunting with Bob
8)    Driving his boat at a fishing tournament
9)    Yellowstone National Park at the Continental Divide
10)  Camp Chef at the Bookcliffs Mountains in central-eastern Utah
11)  South Dakota Goose hunt with buddies
12)  On a Segway tour in Cancun, Mexico (L to R:  Lori, Duane, Son-in-Law Jim, Daughter Amy)
13)  Thanksgiving with the family (L to R: Son-in-Law Jim, Daughter Amy, Lori’s mom [behind Jim], Son Jason, Duane
14)  Another Thanksgiving with the family (L to R: Grandson-in-Law Trevor, Granddaughter Jolene, Duane, Daughter Amy, Son-in-Law Jim
15)  Holding his new Great-Grandson, Sawyer