Ergon, Inc.'s History

Headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi, Ergon, Inc., and its consolidated subsidiaries are built on a foundation of petroleum-related enterprises begun in 1954 by its Chairman, Leslie B. Lampton. Starting as a petroleum retailer with only two employees, Ergon has evolved into a network of market-leading companies employing nearly 3,000 people. Ergon operates as a sophisticated crude oil processor, transporter, and marketer of refined products, manufacturer of state-of-the-art industrial computer products and road maintenance products and equipment, as well as oil and gas explorer and a real estate developer.

The Company’s roots are in the petroleum industry service areas, including trucking and propane distribution, marine transportation and petroleum marketing services. Through acquisitions and from merging other company operations into a base of entities that would become Ergon subsidiaries, ventures in refining, terminaling, asphalt marketing, mid-river operations, exploration, computer technology, maintenance support and real estate, we have moved forward to become a well-diversified portfolio of companies.