October Manufacturing Month Tour
Our History
What began in 1946 as a small startup in the Duncan family’s garage is today a thriving international business with the same close-knit, family-owned vibes our company was founded on. Our dedication to our team and our adaptability to change has evolved this company from the garage to selling creative lifestyle products in every state in the U.S. and 35 other countries.
1944-2016
1944
Duncan family partnership formed
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1946
Duncan Ceramics is launched
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1975
Duncan Ceramics becomes Duncan Enterprises
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1983
Larry Duncan becomes company president
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1988
Duncan enters the craft industry with scribbles
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1996
Tulip and Polymark brands are acquired
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1997
Aleene's glue brand is acquired
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2000
Rainbow Rock Tie Dye is acquired
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2016
Tattoo Junkee & Glimmer Body Art acquired
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2016
Color Me Mine also acquired
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2018
Growth & Expansion with 3 Brands
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How We Make an Impact
Sales
We make stuff. We sell stuff. Our dynamic sales and customer support teams ensure that our products are sold and supported on an international scale across major retailers.
Brand
With 10 brands and counting under one roof, our brand team is all about innovation, diversity and taking our brands to crazy new levels of superstardom.
Operations
We think it’s pretty cool that we actually make and bottle a lot of the 30 million pounds of product we ship each year right here at our Fresno facility. Our hard-working operations team gets it done.
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Corporate
It takes a lot to keep a company with 200 employees running. Our finance, IT and human resources teams make sure we’re always operating in top shape.
Creative & Marketing
Climb outside of the box and toss it in the recycling bin. From graphics, video and photography, to trend and our digital presence, our brilliant team of creatives keeps the wheels turning and the quirky ideas on lock.
Our Business Units
Get to Know Some of Our Core Brands
Keeping up with the times isn’t always easy, but our Ceramic Arts team has it down. From technology to trends and product innovation, see how the Duncan brand continues to spearhead the modernization of its industry.
Creativity doesn’t stop, and neither does our Craft brands team. See how we’ve been fueling the DIY industry over the last year with colorful, innovative products & inspiration to meet the needs of the ever-evolving creative marketplace.
The beauty industry moves faster than it takes to put on a full face of makeup for a night out. See how our hardworking Cosmetics team has been hustling to bring beautiful, accessible product lines to market over the last year.
Join Us
Do creative and lifestyle products give you all the feels? Join our A-Team today!
Benefits
Being on our team has some serious perks!
Giving Back
We believe we are part of something much bigger than ourselves … our community.
We partner with The Boys & Girls Club several times throughout the year, donating art supplies, hosting tie-dye activities and more.
Each year we partner with the PG&E scholarship program to provide summer internships for students in high school.
We donate art materials to local schools and non-profit organizations to help reduce the cost of materials for teachers.
We’ve partnered with this awesome program at Fresno State to help special needs students learn life skills and job etiquette.
We provide student internships, and some of our team members have served as student supervisors and on the school’s advisory committee.
Bringing It Home
Peep some of the awesomeness Fresno has to offer.
Contact Us
Address
5673 E. Shields Avenue Fresno, CA 93727
Phone
Office: 559-291-4444
Email Address
News
Debbie Stevenson creates Jose Ramirez sculture
Carmen from Distribution retires from Duncan.