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We Are Egan – Nick Falenczykowski

Thursday, January 31st, 2019

“The best thing about my job is seeing something I helped design and program come to life and operate for years to come. I take pride in telling my family or friends when we drive by buildings all over the Twin Cities, ‘hey, I design, program, and maintain the automation system there”.”

Meet Nick Falenczykowski, Applications Engineer at Egan for over six years.

Nick’s favorite way to spend a weekend is by making extravagant brunches (think sugary and fatty!) for his family and watching movies in front of the fireplace. But, like a true Minnesotan, he also likes it when his wife lets him sneak away to do some hunting and fishing. 

Our company is shaped by who we are, not just what we do. Together, we are Egan.

Giving Toys for Rochester Organization

Monday, January 21st, 2019

Egan employees helped spread holiday cheer during this year’s Ronald McDonald House Toy Drive! Employees dropped off their donations at Egan’s Southern Minnesota Christmas Party on January 12.

Egan Company was able to hit our goal and donate 200 toys! With a goal of 200 toys, all donations will go to children in need within the Rochester, Minn. area.

The Ronald McDonald House of Rochester is an organization that provides a welcoming home-away-from home to families as their loved one is suffering from an illness. in Rochester, Minn.

It’s the Season of Giving

Thursday, December 20th, 2018

This year, Egan employees were given the option to donate $50 to Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare in lieu of receiving a company Christmas gift. Egan matched each donated gift — dollar for dollar.

Overall, 74 generous employees donated their $50 gift to Gillette allowing Egan to donate a grand total of $7,400. A representative from Gillette accepted the donation following the Company Christmas Party presentation.

Gillette specializes in treating children who have complex conditions, rare disorders and traumatic injuries.

Promises Kept Award Recognizes Exceptional Customer Service

Monday, December 17th, 2018

Exceptional customer service means going above and beyond what the customer expects. It requires making the extra effort, going the extra mile, or possibly punching the clock after hours.

At Egan, our goal is always to provide customers with an exceptional experience. It’s our promise. And, as a way to honor our employees who go above and beyond this outstanding customer service feat is our Promises Kept Award. This award is presented each year at our annual Employee Christmas Party.

This year’s team award recipients include five employees who worked on the Super Bowl Experience project at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Congratulations, Peter Johnson, Matt Larson, Rob Moretto, Pat Sullivan, and Eli Tennison.

The individual award recipient went to Deric Graff for his work at a Takeda Pharmaceuticals project. Congratulations!

“I would like to extend my appreciation to Egan’s electrical department. They were always available and friendly. Their experience and knowledge of the convention center was obvious. When challenges arose, they had solutions. Tasks were often completed as fast as the call went in for them. Spirits were always high which was appreciated after many long days. It was a privilege to work with this team. Thank you for helping us accomplish a successful Super Bowl Experience.”

– Hathaway, Super Bowl Experience

“Thank you to Egan’s team for the great service you provided to the Minneapolis Convention Center. Your work and dedication exceeded expectations and the team worked endless hours without compromise. No matter the obstacle, the team found a solution. Thank you for your continued support.”

– Brereton, Minneapolis Convention Center

Deric Graff has provided invaluable contributions to the recently completed Facility Restart Project, known as Project Optima. He has also contributed in other capacities including original facility construction, site maintenance, and operational readiness.

Deric’s superior skill, knowledge, judgment, and understanding as well as his unwavering dedication to identify, explain, build, test, and document the best possible solutions, is significantly responsible for bringing our facility to the budgetarily sound and timely state of completion we find it in today.

“It has been my privilege to work collaboratively with Deric. I have learned and benefited immensely from his ideas, perspective, and his ability to detect and correct errors before rework becomes necessary. He holds himself to the highest of standards for quality and professionalism in all aspects of his work.”

– Klopp, Takeda

Giving the Gift of Christmas

Thursday, December 6th, 2018

The spirit of Christmas was in the air at Egan’s Annual Employee Christmas Party and Toy Drive on December 5. With each holiday season, we set a new Toys for Tots donation goal within our company. And, this year was no different as employees set out to donate over 1,000 toys.

At the event, two representatives from the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation were in attendance and accepted the toy donations. Additionally, Egan employees had the opportunity to be featured on KARE 11 on December 6 to announce the grand total of 1,100 toys plus a $1,100 donation that will go to children in our local community.

The Marine Toys for Tots Foundation’s goal is to deliver, through a new toy at Christmas, a message of hope to less fortunate youngsters that will assist them in becoming responsible, productive, patriotic citizens. Thanks to Toys for Tots for providing for those in need.

Video Series: We Are Egan Electricians

Wednesday, December 5th, 2018

The last spotlight from our specialty trades video series is on Egan’s Electricians. Take two minutes to learn what our electricians can do for you!

Our team is built of extremely talented individuals. The specialty trade series has worked its way across all 13 trades – millwrights, iron workers, glaziers, pipefitters, limited energy technicians, sheet metal workers, controls electricians, glassworkers, operating engineers, plumbers, control panel technicians, and finished with electricians. These are the faces behind our products and services. Without their commitment to safety, innovation, and exceeding customer expectations daily, we wouldn’t be able to do what we do. 13 trades, one Egan.

In case you’ve missed any of our previously featured trades, all of them can be found here!

Egan Ranked Amongst Top Private Companies & Specialty Contractors

Thursday, November 15th, 2018

The Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal recently ranked Egan #82 out of 100 Top Private Companies in Minnesota. This is a jump up from last year, where Egan was #91.

Egan was also listed as #91 on the Engineering News-Record (ENR) 2018 Top 600 Specialty Contractors in the country. Another jump up, as Egan was #94 on the 2017 list.

Both the List of the Top 100 Private Companies and ENR Top 600 are based on revenue. In 2017, Egan’s revenue was $274 million.

Click here to view the full ENR Top 600 Specialty Contractors list.

Video Series: We Are Egan Control Panel Technicians

Thursday, October 11th, 2018

The spotlight is on Egan’s Control Panel Technicians this month as we near the end of our trade video series!

In case you’ve missed any of our previously featured trades, all of them can be found here: Millwrights, Iron Workers, Glaziers, Pipefitters, Limited Energy Technicians, Sheet Metal Workers, Controls Electricians, Glassworkers, Operating EngineersPlumbers.

NAIOP 2017 Awards of Excellence

Monday, October 8th, 2018

Among this year’s NAIOP Awards of Excellence are multiple projects of which the Egan team was proud to have worked. We are honored to get to partner with some o f the best in the business! Egan’s scope for the following awarded projects include:

AC Hotel

AC Hotel – InterClad

Downtown East – Building Automation

MacQueen Equipment – Electrical, Technology, Fire Alarm

OATI – Electrical

T3 – InterClad

For more information about NAIOP and the full list of award winning projects, see here.

2018 Finance and Commerce Reader Rankings Announced

Friday, October 5th, 2018

For a second year, Finance & Commerce readers voted Egan Company as a top choice within the Best Electrical Contractor and Best Plumbing Company categories in the 2018 Reader Rankings.

Several hundred votes were cast and winners were selected in more than 60 categories. The full list can be found here! Thank you – and, congratulations to all who made the list!