Our History
Dustrol Inc., a Milling and Hot-In-Place Recycling contractor in Towanda, KS, is a 100% employee-owned company providing asphalt recycling and related highway maintenance services throughout the Midwest from Canada to Mexico.
Founded in El Dorado, KS by Ted & Barbara Dankert in 1973, we started selling emulsions for sealing asphalts and controlling dust. Two years later, we began using rented equipment to recycle asphalt to provide complementary services for asphalt pavement maintenance operations.
In 1979, we purchased our first cold milling machine and started focusing exclusively on asphalt recycling and resurfacing.
Since then, we’ve grown organically and through acquisition into a leading independent provider of asphalt recycling and related highway maintenance services. By 1980, our services reach stretched to include Texas, Oklahoma and Missouri.
In 1985, our first satellite office was opened in Roanoke, Texas (near Fort Worth) to support the growing operational effort in that region. We expanded our sales territory during the early 90s by opening a facility in Colorado Springs and acquired two competitors to provide immediate footprints in New Mexico and Nebraska. Recently, we’ve focused on building our presence in surrounding states.
Employee Stock Ownership Plan
In July of 1997, Ted and Barbara established the Dustrol, Inc. ESOP plan by selling a percentage of their stock to the company.
In March of 2006, they sold their remaining shares, along with shareholders Tim Murphy and Brian Hansen, to make Dustrol, Inc. a 100% company owned ESOP.
An Employee Stock Ownership Plan provides employees a retirement benefit through acquiring company shares of stock. ESOP shares of stock are awarded annually by the ESOP trust to each qualifying employee’s account. ESOP shares are subject to vesting requirements and are held in the ESOP trust account until the employee retires, or leaves the company. An ESOP provides employees with an opportunity to share in the success of the company and contribute to the success of their retirement plan.
Management
As of January 1, 2024, our senior management consists of the following people:
Ted Dankert
Dustrol Inc. Chairman Emeritus
Brian Hansen
Dustrol Inc. CEO
Ron Wilson
Dustrol Inc. President
Kevin Koehler
Dustrol Inc. Executive Vice President/Secretary
Andrea Bullok
Dustrol Inc. Vice President of Finance/CFO
Noah Dorey
Dustrol Inc. Vice President of Operations
Randy Meisch
Dustrol Inc. Vice President of Fleet Management
Monica Porter
Dustrol Inc. Director of Safety
Aaron Paul
Dustrol Inc. Director of Human Resources
Aaron Hansen
Dustrol Inc. Director of Marketing
Daniel Murphy
Dustrol Inc. Director of IT