Andersen employees

ECO3 Warriors come to the rescue!

ECO3 Warriors come to the rescue!

Employees at Renewal by Andersen’s headquarters in Cottage Grove, MN, take protecting the environment seriously! So much so, they’ve formed a volunteer group they call ECO3 Warriors. Their mission: reduce waste, conserve energy and improve the environment.
The five core ECO3 Warriors meet twice a month for an hour. They work on and around the production [...]

Building Homes and Relationships…..over a cuppa joe!

Building Homes and Relationships…..over a cuppa joe!

Last week a small crew from our Minnesota based corporate headquarters traveled to the southeastern U.S. to join volunteers from our storm door plant in Luray, VA in building a duplex. Andersen is a long-standing supporter of Habitat for Humanity (HfH), donating materials, skills and time as part of the company’s support of affordable housing. [...]

Educating on ENERGY STAR®

Educating on ENERGY STAR®

It’s ENERGY STAR® Week here at Andersen Corporation. Most of us are familiar with the blue logo found on appliances, indicating greater energy efficiency, but what does it mean for windows? This week’s celebration was designed to bring awareness and clarity of the program to employees and dealers.
Our own Corporate Training group developed an educational [...]

United Way – It’s about what we can do

United Way – It’s about what we can do

We have a long-standing tradition at Andersen Corporation of supporting the communities in which we live and work. Fall kicks off our annual United Way campaign.
Current economic times are challenging for many; so this year it’s about “what we can do”. Employees across the enterprise pledged $236,000 in just the first week of the campaign! [...]

Exclusive Agreement for Solar Technology Innovation

In an industry-first licensing agreement, Andersen’s Fibrex® material will be used within the photovoltaic (PV) market.  SOLON Corporation is one of the largest providers of PV products in the U.S. Andersen’s General Manager of Fibrex Strategic Operations Group, Scott Koenig said, “We’ve used Fibrex material with great success in our window products for nearly 20 [...]

Renewal by Andersen Hosts Environmental Initiative Conference

Renewal by Andersen Hosts Environmental Initiative Conference

Renewal by Andersen hosted Greening the Supply Chain: Drivers, Challenges and Strategies, August 18, 2011 at their headquarters in Cottage Grove, Minn. The event was put on by the Environmental Initiative, and Andersen has been a sponsor of their Business & Environment Series for over a decade.
Last week’s Greening the Supply Chain was the second [...]

Andersen Employees Diggin’ It!

Andersen Employees Diggin’ It!

Employees at Andersen’s Corporate Administrative Offices are stepping away from their desks to tend a garden planted earlier this season on the grounds of the Oak Park Heights, MN offices. Whether a short stroll through the garden inspecting the progress of the produce or an official weeding and watering session, the benefits are many. The [...]

Andersen Antiques RoadShow

Andersen Antiques RoadShow

Andersen employees had a chance to connect with retirees and old friends during last week’s Andersen Antiques RoadShow at the Corporate Administrative Offices in Oak Park Heights, Minnesota. The winning entry was awarded two free tickets to the real Antiques RoadShow coming to Minneapolis this Saturday, July 9.
Over 108 years of rich history and commitment [...]

Andersen Volunteers Build Energy Efficient Habitat Home

Andersen Volunteers Build Energy Efficient Habitat Home

This week more than 50 Andersen employees and retirees volunteered their time and effort swinging hammers and securing shingles on a Habitat for Humanity home for the organization’s St. Croix Valley Chapter in Wisconsin. The three day blitz crew had luck on their side as rain, wind and even tornados threatened nearby skies but steered [...]

Junior Achievement - an Andersen tradition

Junior Achievement – an Andersen tradition

Andersen Corporation has a long history of supporting Junior Achievement (JA). Since 1969, Andersen employees have volunteered their time and shared their knowledge educating students in our communities around real life business operations. Along with affordable housing, youth education is among our top focus areas.
This year approximately 75 Andersen volunteers worked with kindergarteners through 6th [...]