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Andersen Corporation Company Information

Our History

Andersen was founded in 1903 by Danish immigrant Hans Andersen and his family in Hudson, Wisconsin, where logs arrived via the St. Croix River. Today, headquartered in Bayport, Minnesota, Andersen Corporation and its subsidiaries manufacture and market window and door products under the Andersen^®, Renewal by Andersen^®, Weiland®, EMCO^®, and MQ™ brands.

Andersen, a privately held company, employs more than 12,000 people with manufacturing sites in North America and Europe. Andersen has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2021 ENERGY STAR^® Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award.

On July 25, 1903, Hans Andersen files incorporation papers for Andersen Corporation. In 1905 Andersen originates the “two bundle” method, which streamlines the window construction process. By standardizing sizes of frame pieces, then packaging them in separate horizontal and vertical pairs, units can be assembled on the job site in as little as 10 minutes. It was nicknamed the 10-Minute Window.

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In 1932 the Andersen® master casement window becomes the first completely assembled window unit in the industry—sash, frame and hardware. It quickly becomes an industry classic. In 1932 Sam Engman founds Sam’s House of 1,000,000 Parts, an auto salvage and parts business in Des Moines, Iowa. This company is the precursor to EMCO Enterprises, Inc. (now operating as Andersen Storm Door Division).

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Research Department, 1960s

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Our brands

Andersen Windows America’s Premier Window Manufacturer for Over 115 Years

Renewal by Andersen Our Full-Service Window Replacement Division

MQ Luxury Windows and Doors

EMCO Storm and Screen Doors

Our values

Integrity

Taking pride in our commitment to do the right thing demonstrating fairness, integrity and high ethical standards in all our actions.

Innovation

We uphold our legacy of Innovation and accept change in all areas of our business as a means of obtaining and sustaining leadership.

Partnership

We cultivate successful relationships with everyone in our business circle and strengthen them through shared values, common goals and active participation.

Citizenship

We continue our long standing leadership in environmental stewardship and communities in which we live and work.

Excellence

We build customer trust and loyalty by understanding and caring about exceeding customer expectations.

Integrity

Taking pride in our commitment to do the right thing demonstrating fairness, integrity and high ethical standards in all our actions.

Innovation

We uphold our legacy of Innovation and accept change in all areas of our business as a means of obtaining and sustaining leadership.

Partnership

We cultivate successful relationships with everyone in our business circle and strengthen them through shared values, common goals and active participation.