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 [...]
For over a decade, dedicated employees and Andersen Corporation have supported efforts to find a cure for Multiple Sclerosis. Team Andersen, comprised of employees, friends and family members, raised over $36,000 in support of MS during the MS150 bike ride June 11-12. The 150-mile ride began near Duluth, MN and ended just north of St. [...]
A recent article in the Minneapolis Star Tribune highlights the multifaceted bike culture within Andersen Corporation. From the bright yellow industrial bikes used in production, to employees commuting to work, to a team of more than 60 riding to find a cure for Multiple Sclerosis, they all contribute to the culture. Read more…
Volunteers from Andersen and Maplewood, MN-based 3M join forces to build homes for Habitat for Humanity.
If you’re at all familiar with the look of Andersen at a Habitat for Humanity site, it’s hard to miss the consistent orange theme across our crew. This week volunteers from Andersen descended on Habitat’s Garden Gate site in Woodbury, [...]
Hard hats, dirty work boots and lots of orange caution tape donned beautiful black tie attire at Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity’s (TCHFH) annual Hard Hat & Black Tie gala, May 7. The event honored the non-profit’s 25th anniversary of strengthening relationships and building homes for those in need.
Generosity filled the room as over 850 [...]
Senator Al Franken (Dem. MN) visited Andersen Corporation’s Bayport facility April 25. During the visit, he talked with leaders about what goes in to making energy efficient windows and many of the sustainable practices we use in our manufacturing processes.
The Senator currently serves on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee and has a keen interest [...]
Minnesota Habitat for Humanity’s statewide conference celebrated outstanding leadership and excellence March 10, 2011. Kicking off this year’s event was a Green Homes Bus Tour sponsored by Andersen Corporation and Fluke. The tour visited two Habitat homes, highlighting blower door tests and solar powered furnaces.
Each home on the tour has solar powered furnaces built and [...]
Two very different organizations, Andersen Corporation and Regions Hospital, share similar goals and paths along their sustainability journeys. Each leads their respective field and while the industries differ, their goals around sustainability do not. Both seek ways to reduce waste to landfills, increase recycling and reduce use of disposable material.
Recently, Andersen and Regions Hospital exchanged [...]
Some former retail space that is a part of Andersen Corporation’s administrative offices provided a temporary location for Kids Against Hunger last week. The nonprofit moved in as part of a community food packing operation to assemble nutritious, balanced meals for shipment to
Haiti and to be used locally where needed.
Andersen’s offices are located in a [...]
Andersen’s Manager of Corporate Sustainability, Mike Koenig, has been confirmed as Vice President, 2011 Board of Directors for the Minnesota Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).
Koenig’s well established experience within the window industry offers a solid foundation to embark on this new position. A mechanical engineer, Koenig understands the roll of a systems [...]
