Innovation, integration, and efficiency – three words to describe both the process and the finished product of Egan’s newly renovated corporate office space. Last Fall, the Brooklyn Park, Minn. office underwent an extensive renovation project utilizing Egan’s in-house expertise and specialty trades. The result: an open-office environment that promotes collaboration and provides a more flexible workplace for employees.
“The office area was in need of improvements to better fit our growing employees and align with our values,” said Duane Hendricks, Egan Company President & CEO. “We had an opportunity to modernize and carry over similar themes we used at our Champlin facility to create a more efficient, open space for employees to enjoy.”
The 126,000 square foot office was last renovated in 2003, and is one of three Egan facilities in Minnesota – Champlin and its Southern Minnesota offices in Rochester and Austin.
“Our last renovation project in Champlin was an empty 180,000 square foot warehouse that we made our own in 2016,” said Tom Buirge, Egan Company
Construction Manager. “A challenge this time was renovating a fully occupied office on a tight deadline. We wanted to complete the project with as little disruption and moving around of employees as possible.”
The completed office space has additional conference rooms and huddle spaces, sit/stand desks in every workspace, an open-floor layout, workspaces for future growth, and an updated lobby with dynamic artwork displaying Egan’s multi-trade expertise and services.
“This project completes our office and facility renovations in the Twin Cities,” said Hendricks. “We expanded and upgraded our mechanical shops in 2016 to improve manufacturing efficiencies, and are thrilled with the new look and feel our employees and customers get to experience now in both our Twin Cities offices.”
EGAN’S SPECIALTY TRADES WORK PERFORMED
ELECTRICAL: replaced all existing office fixtures with LED and added space occupancy-sensored lighting
CURTAINWALL/GLASS/GLAZING: design and installation of glass walls in offices and conference rooms
BUILDING TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION: sound masking, work station, voice/data/fiber option, automatic window shades, audio/visual, building automation system
U.S. Bank Stadium.
Successfully applying this process at U.S. Bank Stadium has led to similar work on other professional sports infrastructures. NBA franchise, the Milwaukee Bucks, will call a new, beautiful arena home beginning this summer. The aesthetically appealing arena is being constructed by M.A. Mortenson who has tasked Egan and its Trimble expertise for the arena’s complex glass and glazing scope.
“My favorite thing about Egan is that every day is different – one day I can be outside working on a fiber vault and the next day I can be installing data lines in a school.”
The National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) has recognized Egan Company with the Safety Excellence Award for 2017. Egan is one of four area contractors to receive this award in the Minneapolis Chapter.
Two Egan employees, Luke Tulenchik, Operations Manager, and Kari Gerstner, InterClad Project Manager recently graduated from the Associated General Contractors of Minnesota’s Leadership Blueprint Program. This professional development program was created by AGC for emerging construction management leaders. Participants of the program gain extensive knowledge on topics such as construction safety, labor, finances, legal issues, and current legislative topics and trends.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (April 13, 2018) – The National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) has awarded the 7th District Electrical Industry Award to Duane Hendricks, Egan Company President & CEO, for his distinguished service to the electrical industry and his continued leadership, commitment, and contributions to the NECA Minneapolis Chapter and region.
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