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. [...]
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! [...]
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 [...]
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…
For those who have never visited Andersen Corporation’s Bayport, MN production facility, it may be hard to visualize the setting just a stone’s throw from the St. Croix River. Nestled along the banks of this National Wild and Scenic Riverway, employees and visitors can, on occasion, experience the wonder and majesty of wildlife while at [...]
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 [...]
For the second year in a row, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Energy (DOE) have named Andersen Corporation 2011 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year for the Product Manufacturer—Windows category. It’s a very exciting honor for us and one we believe gets to the heart of the kind of products we [...]
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 [...]
