| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Windows and Doors |
| Founded | 1903 |
| Founder(s) | Hans Andersen |
| Headquarters | Bayport, Minnesota, United States |
| Employees | 10,600 (2007) |
| Website | http://www.andersenwindows.com/ |
Andersen Corporation is a privately owned American business that is a major manufacturer of windows; its windows are known as Andersen Windows. The company was founded in 1903 by Danish immigrant Hans Andersen and his family in Hudson, Wisconsin, where logs arrived via the St. Croix River. Andersen first began mass producing back in 1904, nine years before Henry Ford put the automobile on an assembly line. Today the company is headquartered in Bayport, Minnesota, and employs more than 10,000 people in locations across North America. It has 16 manufacturing facilities, and manufactures more than 12 million windows and doors. The current estimate shows company has an annual revenue $1b to $5b.
Fibrex was created by Andersen Windows as a patented structural composite that combines attributes of thermoplastics and bio-fibers (wood). Although this product was created by Andersen Windows, it is its Renewal by Andersen division that produces windows with this material.
Renewal by Andersen Corporation is the replacement window and door subsidiary of Andersen Corporation, one of America’s largest private companies. The company manufactures replacement windows and doors using Fibrex, a composite material formulated with 40% wood fibers and 60% thermoplastic resin. The wood fibers are reclaimed directly from the Andersen Windows manufacturing operations in Bayport, Minnesota. Renewal by Andersen products are Green Seal certified and Energy Star qualified. The company's products are also qualified for indoor air quality by independent third-party Scientific Certification Systems.
Andersen Windows works through an extensive network of dealers, many of which are advanced dealers called Circle Of Excellence (COE) Dealers. Andersen's service and warranty issues are handled through its Dealer Service Network (DSN), composed of many of these COE Dealers.
An extensive collection of historical Andersen Corporation Records is available for research use at the Minnesota Historical Society.
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