The Bender family has always been the heart and soul of Diamond Liners, Inc. Founded in 1990 by John and his father Houston, John and his sister Danette now carry on the Diamond Liners tradition of service, knowledge and honesty. With this brother-sister team at the helm of their company and the forefront of the polyurea/polyurethane industry, Diamond Liners customers can count on expert in-house sprayed on bed lining services for many more years to come.
John Bender
The Industry Expert
John Bender learned how to do his job the old fashioned way – with hard work, common sense and a solid commitment to customer service. John went from high school straight into the Bender family business. At that time, the family business was working with lathes, drills, welding, fame cutting, plasma cutting and painting. There, John learned the value of starting at the bottom and working his way up. He also picked up valuable hands-on technical skills that would serve him in his future career endeavors.
John learned even more valuable skills and industry knowledge in a series of technical courses. Building on his existing bank of hands-on expertise, John took courses in Polyurea, spray applicators, and surface preparation. He also completed an NACE course on High Build Thick Coatings, a Graco training course on Reactor Fusion and Xtreme Mix equipment and a World of Concrete Course on concrete coatings.
In December 1990, John founded Diamond Liners, Inc. He approached his new business with the same hands-on principles he was raised with – learn what you are selling before you go to sell it. For the first three years, John worked diligently to become skilled in the equipment, chemicals, surface preparation and application procedures for polyurethane chemicals before setting up other distributors. He understood the importance of learning his work inside and out, so he could be a technical resource for his distributors to call upon for advice, troubleshooting and customer solutions.
In 2000, John made the decision to further expand Diamond Liner’s focus to the industrial, commercial, residential and manufacturing industries along with mobilization of coatings. This was a turning point for the company in terms of establishing closer relationships with chemical companies and equipment manufacturers. In particular, Diamond Liners established itself in the area of preliminary testing prior to the implementation of new equipment and chemicals into the application arena.
Today, John Bender leads Diamond Liners with his work ethic, commitment to doing whatever it takes to find solutions for his customers and his unparalleled foundation of technical skills and knowledge. John is known by industry colleagues for his diverse knowledge of manufacturing, application and spray techniques. This expertise, combined with his ability to listen and quickly understand problems presented to him, make him an expert technical troubleshooter, in person and over the phone. John is always willing and eager to share the technical expertise he has acquired over the course of his 17-year career, with anyone who needs it.
“The real value of our services is reflected in the smile on a client’s face for a job well done.” he says, “We will go out of our way to help our customers no matter how large or small the project is.”
Getting to Know John Bender:
- Like his sister Danette, John was very active in church and community activities growing up; he is a former Cub Scout, Boy Scout and Eagle Scout
- Has a college degree in Industrial Technical with a Manufacturing emphasis
- Enjoys water skiing, boats, gardening, racing, custom cars/trucks and family
- His mission is to live his life to the fullest and to be truthful and honest in everything he does
- Hosted the PDA training course at Diamond Liners in October 2005 and April 2006
- Started working full time with his father at J.H. Bender Equipment Company, Inc. in 1977
- From 1984-1990 John owned a company called Con-Co Rebuilders, managing a crew of 15-20 employees for 6 years, rebuilding alternators, starters and generators
