miller insulation co. inc.
Miller Insulation Co., Inc. Rockin’ the Bakken
Miller’s senior management team. Back row (left to right): Don Ell, Williston GM; Mike Idso, Casper GM; Bill Eckroth, Bismarck GM; Curt Heiser, Fargo GM; and Brad Miller, president. Front row (left to right): Dennis Banyai, Salt Lake GM; Dwight Miller, vice president; Fritz Messer, Cheyenne GM; Brian Janke, Dickinson GM; and Rick Thompson, controller.
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efore the basin was racin’ and the Bakken was rockin’, Miller Insulation was serving the Williston Basin oil industry as far back as 1972 when Donald Miller started his company in Bismarck, N.D. In the 40 years that have passed, Miller Insulation has worked for every major oil company, and most all of the independents, to become the largest insulation company in North Dakota and one of the largest in the country. Miller Insulation is a family-run business, owned and operated by two of Donald Miller’s sons. Brad Miller is president and CEO and his brother, Dwight Miller, is vice president. Both Brad and Dwight have grown up in the business and are actively engaged in the day-to-day operations of the company. As part of the national Small Business Administration’s (SBA) annual recognition program, in 2008 Brad Miller received the North Dakota Small Businessman of the Year on behalf Miller Insulation. While based on many things, Brad Miller’s entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering efforts in the energy industry certainly played a part in this award. 138
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In addition to our extensive oilfield and energy industry operations, Miller Insulation offers complete residential, commercial, and industrial insulation products and services along with scaffolding construction and certified design service. Our trucks and crews can be found at refineries, gas plants, power plants, compressor sites, condos, apartment buildings, schools, shopping malls, and at various other commercial sites working on all manner of structural insulation and heating/cooling systems. Over the years, Miller Insulation has had to significantly expand its business in order to accommodate customer needs. Not only has the company’s scope of operation grown from the early days in the oilfields; our physical footprint has grown as well. While Bismarck, N.D. is still the headquarters for Miller Insulation, six branch offices have been added in Williston, Dickinson, and Fargo, North Dakota; Cheyenne and Casper, Wyoming; and Salt Lake City, Utah. In 2012, Miller was licensed to do work in 25 states, with a willingness to go where our clients need us.
Today, Miller Insulation hires between 375 and 475 employees. Our core team has been with the company for many years and is the primary reason for our on-time, on-target, quality reputation and repeat client business. The company’s seven branch general managers, alone, average 27 years of service with Miller Insulation, with a collective total of over 190 years. Combined with Brad and Dwight Miller having grown up in the family business, Miller Insulation brings a management experience level to the table that is likely second-to-none. Between our Bismarck, Williston, and Dickinson, N.D. offices, Miller Insulation directly employs over 250 craftsmen in western North Dakota, working on everything from oilfield treator and pump houses to industrial plants and pipelines. Miller Insulation employees are trying to keep up with the massive growth in the region as a result of the residential and commercial expansion taking place. Miller Insulation has been a part of the Williston Basin’s history for four decades, and is poised to play an important role in the region’s extremely bright future. n