Brick Propane Company Info

Brick Propane, Inc. is both a marketer and a wholesaler of propane and propane related equipment. It is also a common carrier transportation company that transports propane, anhydrous ammonia and liquid fertilizer. The company's corporate office is in Aberdeen, SD, with a branch office in Britton. The maintenance shop for our subsidiary, Brick Transport, is located in Aberdeen, SD. Bulk plants are located in Aberdeen, Britton and Claremont.

Brick Propane began in 1955 when our founder, Norman Brick, opened a small office in Aberdeen along 6th Ave SE. His bulk storage was a 1000 gallon tank used to fill bottles. The first truck was a 1949 Dodge with a twin barrel 1200 gallon tank. With that truck, he was able to haul a 1000 gallon load of propane that had to be purchased either in Aberdeen or Redfield.

in 1956, Norman obtained a "Skelgas" franchise from Skelly Oil Company. The office was moved to South Lincoln Street (about 1 block north of where the Federal Building now stands). Skelgas marketed bulk propane, 100# cylinders and appliances. The filled 100# Skelgas cylinders were all trucked from the Skelgas District Plant in Watertown. At this time, the name of the business was changed to Brick Skelgas Service.

Norman convinced Skelgas that he needed a bulk plant for the business to grow. In 1958, railroad property was leased at 721 South State Street. This property was chosen as it had a railroad siding for unloading tank cars. The bulk plant was constructed with a 30,000 gallon storage tank. The office and shop building were constructed the next year.

Norman's son, Jerry, started working for the company in 1969 after graduating from high school and while attending Northern State College.

In 1973, the business incorporated and changed it's name to Brick Skelgas Service, Inc.

The decade of the 70's were difficult times for all forms of energy, but the company was able to continue to grow and expand. Natural gas had become in short supply and there was a building boom taking place in Aberdeen. Many new homes were connected to propane during this period.

in 1978, the company purchased the Amoco Propane Plant in Aberdeen. This further strengthened it's position in the Aberdeen area. As more propane was needed to supply the needs of the customers, more suppliers were found to ensure adequate supplies of the product. The company purchased it's first transport in 1980 and eventually added several more trucks and trailers.

The company continued as a Skelgas franchise until 1986, when it became totally independent. It then became known as Brick Propane, Inc. That same year, Selby Gas Company was purchased.

In 1987, Norman retired as head of the company. Jerry and Susan, his wife, purchased all of the stock of the corporation.

Dugdale's LP-Gas was purchased in 1988. This added the Britton area to the markets serviced by Brick Propane, Inc. The Dugdale name of the Britton plant was changed to Brick Propane in 1997.

In 1998, the company purchased R-P, Inc., a common carrier transport company. This added several more transport trucks and trailers and changed the scope of the business from a private carrier to a common carrier. The transportation side of the business became known as Brick Transport.

Today, the company has grown to include a fleet of propane bobtails, transports and service vehicles to serve approximately 2000 customers in North and South Dakota.

The first priority of the company is to provide safe and efficient service to those customers and to provide a safe working climate for it's employees.

TYPE OF SERVICE
Bulk, cylinder, cylinder exchange and transport service for residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural uses.

CUSTOMER BASE
2000 Customers