Andersen Corporation
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| Private | |
| Industry | Manufacturing |
| Founded | July 25, 1903 |
| Founder | Hans Andersen and family |
| Headquarters | Bayport, Minnesota, United States |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
| Products | Windows and Doors |
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Number of employees
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9,000 (2013) |
| Subsidiaries | Andersen Windows, Inc. Renewal by Andersen Corporation EMCO Enterprises |
| Website | http://www.andersenwindows.com/ |
Andersen Corporation is an international window and door manufacturing enterprise employing more than 9,000 people at more than 20 locations, with its headquarters in the St. Paul exurb of Bayport, Minnesota.
Andersen was founded in 1903 by Danish immigrant Hans Andersen and his family in Hudson, Wisconsin. Pine logs were harvested up North and would arrive at their original lumberyard location via the St. Croix River.
In addition to the Andersen brand, Andersen Corporation includes Renewal by Andersen for window replacement services, Silver Line brand windows and doors, American Craftsman brand windows and doors, Eagle Window & Door Manufacturing, and Weiland Sliding Door & Window. Andersen Corporation and the affiliates they comprise are the largest window and door manufacturers in North America. Their production facility in Bayport, Minnesota is 2.8-million-square-feet, and the facility covers 65 acres.
Andersen Lumber Company (the precursor of Andersen Corporation) was a privately owned business founded July 25, 1903 with the filing of its incorporation papers by Danish immigrant Hans Andersen and his family.
Originally Andersen Lumber Company was based in Hudson, Wisconsin where logs arrived to their location via the St. Croix River. In 1905, Andersen originated the “two bundle” method, which streamlined the window construction process. By standardizing sizes of frame pieces, then packaging them in separate horizontal and vertical pairs, units could be assembled on the job site in as little as 10 minutes. It was nicknamed the 10-Minute Window. With no more room for expansion at the Hudson lumberyard, now turned window manufacturing facility, Andersen built a new factory in 1913 in South Stillwater (now Bayport), Minnesota.
In 1923, Andersen became the first in the industry to offer two weeks paid vacation to all 295 employees.
In January 2, 1924, Andersen began publishing a newsletter for employees called The Frame Maker. The newsletter still exists today.
In 1929, Andersen Lumber changed their name to Andersen Frame Company.
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