Who We Are

Wilcox and Flegel is more than just a northwest fuel and lubricant distributor. We’re the partner that makes you look good. We’re leaders of our industry with deep expertise in fuel and lubricants. But we’re also a family company. With us, you’ll feel right at home.

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Decades of Building Trust

We show integrity in our business dealings. We’re transparent. We don’t hide fees, unexpectedly increase prices, or offer inferior products. If something’s wrong, we make it right. We go above and beyond to offer superior customer service, and we uplift our community through volunteering and sponsorship. We support each other as much as we support our customers, and we know exactly how to implement the solutions we offer.

We like to think our history speaks for itself. From early service roots in our local area to a robust, modern operation, we couldn’t be prouder of our legacy as a trusted partner.

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1925
“Smiling” Jack Manning sells heating oil off his truck.
1952
Steve C. Wilcox, Jr., financed by his father Steve S. Wilcox, purchases Manning Fuel.
1954
Art Flegel joins Steve Wilcox, Jr., launching the Wilcox + Flegel Fuel Oil Company and its slogan, “We make warm friends.”
1957
Bill Wilson, a distribution agent, partners with Chevron.
1964
Wilcox + Flegel adds Campbell Fuel.
1971
Bill Wilson incorporates Wilson Oil.
1974
Wilcox + Flegel merges with Wilson Oil. Wilcox + Flegel now distributes heating fuel, gasoline, diesel, and lubricants.
1977
“Little Steve” Wilcox, Steve Junior’s son, joins the company at age 22 as head Yard Man.
1980
The eruption of Mount Saint Helens leads to a partnership between Wilcox + Flegel and the Army Corp of Engineers, making the company a 24-hour, full-week delivery service.
1988 –
2007
Seven major acquisitions in southwest Washington.
2007
Wilcox + Flegel opens the first all-green biofuel station in the state of Washington (located at 416 Oregon Way in Longview).
2008
Aaron Wilcox, Little Steve’s son, joins the company at age 28 as a project manager.
2014
Acquired XOM lube locations in Seattle, Portland and Spokane, tripling our lubricant distribution.
2015
Aaron Wilcox named President.
2017
We are awarded the territory for XOM lubes in southern Oregon opening a location in Eugene.
2018
Steve Wilcox retires.
2020
EOS launch.
2021
New partnership begins with Phillips 66.
2022
Aaron Wilcox named CEO. Bill Hall named President of Wilcox and Flegel.

Meet Our Senior Leadership Team

Aaron Wilcox
CEO
Aaron Wilcox was named CEO of Wilcox and Flegel in March of 2022. In this position, he takes on the role of lead visionary, focusing on the long-term goals and trajectory for the company. A third-generation leader of Wilcox and Flegel, Aaron served as President for more than 6 years. With an MBA from Loyola [...]
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Ann Nordquist
Director - Human Resources
Ann Nordquist is the Director of Human Resources at Wilcox and Flegel where she is responsible for all aspects of People Leadership. She is a seasoned Human Resources professional with twenty plus years of demonstrated success in Human Resources leadership and business. She’s worked as a senior executive in fuel, retail, manufacturing and healthcare. Ann’s [...]
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Bill Hall
President
Bill Hall was named President of Wilcox and Flegel Oil Co. in March of 2022, assuming a role in which he currently oversees the day-to-day operation of the company. For the prior three years, he served as Vice President, where he was responsible for leading the successful deployment of Wilcox and Flegel’s Entrepreneurial Operating System [...]
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Carson Williquette
Director of Commercial and Industrial
Carson Williquette was named Director of Commercial and Industrial segment in July 2022. In this position, he is responsible to set the strategic direction and profitable growth of our warehouses, reliability services, and cardlock stations. Carson leads our warehouse operations, commercial sales, sales operations and cardlock, customer experience, and reliability services teams. He is passionate [...]
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Dave Borden
Director - IT
Dave started his career in the Petroleum Distribution industry in 1994 and has worked in several key functional roles. Dave brings more than 26 years of industry experience in both sales and operations; 24 of those years in management and senior leadership roles. Technology and Data Analytics has always been a major focus area for [...]
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Don Bloodworth
CFO
Don has over forty years of experience in both public and private enterprises in multiple industries, in addition to entrepreneurial experience having started and subsequently sold two businesses. He has served in positions of Controller, CFO, COO and CEO in emerging stage and large public companies. Don is a CPA and seasoned manager of all [...]
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Stacy Scott
Director of Business Process Improvement
Stacy Scott is taking on a new high impact project for Wilcox and Flegel. She is currently working as the ERP Project Director for Wilcox and Flegel Oil Co. In this position, she is responsible for working closely with the MS Implementation team to develop, plan and implement the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system to [...]
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Paul Wolfe
Director of Retail Operations
Paul leads our Retail Operations and Facilities Teams. This role allows him to pursue long-term company growth opportunities, build vendor relationships and develop our convenience store and retail outlet footprint here in the Pacific Northwest. Prior to Wilcox and Flegel Paul worked for the Kroger company, managing multi-department retail facilities. He has an accomplished background [...]
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We make distribution effortless.
Vision
Build lasting partnerships with our customers, our employees, and the communities we serve.
Mission

Positively impacting others

Create positive energy using
empathy and kindness

Honest communication

Communicate to build trust
and mutual respect

Adapt to change

Embrace, encourage and excel
in a changing environment

Safe and strong work ethic

Consistently producing high quality
work in a safe manner

Team environment

Create synergy with common
purpose and commitment

Core values
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We’re always looking forward

The passion of Wilcox and Flegel is helping others succeed. Whether that is through helping a customer operate more efficiently, challenging our team to learn and think outside the box, or supporting our local community, we thrive through our partnerships internally and externally. After all, Wilcox and Flegel’s mission is to create lasting partnerships with our customers, our employees, and the communities that we serve. The question isn’t “how do we get better?”, it’s “how do we all get better together?” This helps set Wilcox and Flegel apart as a loyal partner.

At Wilcox and Flegel we invest in our employees through training and coaching and have created a culture of high collaboration and sharing. No one is perfect and we strive for a culture of learning and curiosity together. Helping our team get better every day helps us serve our customers and communities at the highest level.

I can’t thank our partners enough for trusting Wilcox and Flegel and allowing us to grow with you. For all future employees and customers, we are eager to explore the possibilities of partnerships with you.

We are better together!

Sincerely, Aaron Wilcox