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Not Just Power—Partnership: How Egan Electrifies Construction Projects

Tuesday, August 12th, 2025

Whether it’s powering a high-rise, streamlining a hospital expansion, or ensuring round-the-clock performance at a mission-critical site, Egan Company’s electrical teams deliver more than just power—they bring strategic foresight, technical precision, and unmatched collaboration.

To uncover what truly sets Egan’s electrical services apart, we sat down with three key leaders: Grant Price, Senior Vice President of Electrical; Jason Rosati, Vice President of Electrical Special Projects; and Jason Brown, Electrical Business Group Manager. Together, they offered a comprehensive, behind-the-scenes look at how Egan’s electrical divisions work seamlessly to deliver industry-leading results across sectors.

A Full-Circuit Approach
“We’re not just wiring buildings,” Price shared. “We’re enabling businesses to operate more efficiently, safely, and reliably.” Egan’s electrical capabilities extend across multiple interconnected groups—including Industrial Controls, Outdoor Electrical, Electrical Special Projects, Electrical Construction, Southern MN,  and teams dedicated to commercial and mission-critical builds. While scopes range between installing a single outlet and powering massive data centers, every group contributes to a broader, unified electrical offering.

“The goal is for customers to see the full picture,” said Rosati. “They might know we install lighting or build control panels, but it’s the coordination between our groups that truly unlocks more value.”

Whether it’s a power distribution and lighting system or low-voltage infrastructure and advanced control integration, there’s hardly a system Egan’s teams haven’t tackled. We design, build, and support a wide range of environments—corporate campuses, healthcare facilities, manufacturing plants, and more—all while adhering to strict safety standards like NFPA 70E, NFPA 70B,  and energy code compliance.

Design Smarts Meet Jobsite Strategy
As the conversation shifted toward how Egan approaches Design/Assist and Design/Build projects, one principle became clear: partnership is everything. “We aim to get involved as early as possible,” said Brown. “The sooner we’re at the table, the better we can align expectations, navigate constraints, and help future-proof the system.”

The team detailed how they balance owner expectations with budget requirements—often drawing on their broad experience and internal resources to recommend long-lasting, cost-effective solutions. This includes participating in walkthroughs, interpreting vague narratives, and asking the right questions to ensure the delivered system meets performance needs. “Would you install it in your grandma’s house?” Rosati joked. “That’s our gut check.”

Prefab That Powers Productivity
Prefabrication is another area where Egan excels—especially when it comes to compressing timelines and enhancing safety. Whether it’s assembling conduit racks, underground duct banks, or room-in-a-box electrical kits, prefab ensures field teams can stay focused on installing, not assembling. “When prefab is done right, it accelerates everything,” Rosati emphasized. “Our jobsites are safer, cleaner, and more efficient. That’s what GCs and customers care about—and so do we.”

Staying Ahead of the Curve
Technology and sustainability trends continue to shape Egan’s work. Lighting controls, daylight harvesting, and all-electric buildings are becoming more common, especially as local and national codes evolve.

“We’re seeing the electrification of everything,” said Price. “We worked on a 400,000-square-foot research facility that runs completely on electricity—no gas. That kind of project is paving the way for what’s next.” Still, the team was quick to note that while sustainability is critical, they focus first on meeting requirements and delivering solutions that last. It’s about balance—not buzzwords. 

Relationships that Matter
One often overlooked value-add for Egan customers? Strategic relationships—not just with vendors, but with a robust peer network across the country. Backed by preferred vendor certifications with trusted manufacturers like 3M and Rockwell Automation—and strengthened by long-standing partnerships with peer firms—Egan leverages an expansive network that brings tangible benefits to every project. These relationships aren’t just symbolic—they create real advantages in the field.

“These relationships mean faster procurement, better pricing, and access to specialized resources,” said Rosati. “They can be the difference between delay and delivery.”

Peer group connections, in particular, allow Egan to collaborate on best practices, stay ahead of market trends, and extend capabilities when needed.

One Team. One Electrical Story.
In wrapping up the conversation, the leaders circled back to a common challenge: telling the full story of Egan Electrical. “Customers—and even some internal folks—sometimes only see one piece of the puzzle,” said Price. “But when you zoom out, you realize how much we actually do.”

Whether it’s installing critical infrastructure or solving complex, no-shutdown electrical cutovers, Egan’s electrical group is built to support every stage of a building’s lifecycle—with one point of contact and a whole lot of capability behind it. After all, when it comes to electrical, there’s more to leverage.

KEEPING OUR PROMISES AS ONE EGAN COMPANY

Wednesday, July 8th, 2020

If you’ve been in the industry a while, you may remember a few of our former names – Egan Companies or The Egan Companies. If you’ve really been in the industry a while, you might recall our original name, Egan & Sons Plumbing and Heating Company which was founded by Joseph Egan and his sons Bill and Costney.

For 75 years, Egan Company has offered an array of specialty trades and professional services across the industry; and for many of those 75 years, the diverse skills and trades were divided into a number of individual companies and brands. Egan Company as we know it today is only 15 years old!

Over the years, Egan diversified and merged with existing mechanical, electrical, automation, technology, controls, and a number of other specialties. Each specialty then had its  own unique brand. The brands below consolidated to one corporate identity Egan Companies, Inc. in 2002 before evolving to simply become Egan Company years later:

  • Egan Mechanical Contractors, Inc.
  • Egan-McKay Electrical Contractors, Inc.
  • Egan Automation, Inc.
  • InterClad, Inc.
  • E&S Insulation Co.
  • The Egan Companies

This consolidation and positioning triggered an opportunity to develop a new brand promise and logo that would encompass all of Egan’s specialty trades and services—and represent the only company in our local markets with capabilities and services that are unmatched by anyone.

Fun Facts:

  • Egan’s old familiar logo was the letter “E” constructed of two triangles and three rectangles.  Depending on the entity, the logo was either black, red, green, blue, or maroon and was the Egan brand for almost twenty years.
  • The base of our current Egan logo was formed by three grids that represent the mechanical, electrical and systems business functions. This joined frame structure emphasizes the fact that each of our business groups is dependent on the others working together and doing its separate and combined job to support the Egan brand. Supported by this grid base, EGAN stretches across all three grids linking them together as one.
  • To ensure our dedication to our customers and community was highlighted as well, a new tagline was added, Building on Promises Kept. This reflects our long history of building in the Midwest and our commitment to keeping our promises, always. It serves to remind us to focus on the integrity of doing what we say we will do and when we will do it each day. It also serves to communicate to everyone who sees our logo that Egan stands behind our word, our promises.

EGAN COMPANY ELECTS SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

Wednesday, July 1st, 2020

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (July 1, 2020) – Egan Company, a Brooklyn Park specialty contractor and systems integrator, announced the promotion of Mike Tengwall to Senior Vice President and Electrical Group Leader. In this senior leadership role, Tengwall is responsible for overseeing business operations and strategy for Egan’s business unit that provides complete electrical services and process controls which includes engineering, a U.L. 508A panel shop and IntelliBatch, Egan’s concrete batching product.

“Mike’s experience in the electrical industry and proven leadership provides an opportunity for our Twin Cities electrical teams to work more closely together,” said Duane Hendricks, Egan Company President & CEO. “I’m excited for Mike to expand our services and continue offering a great experience to our customers.”

Tengwall has over 30 years of experience in the electrical industry, with 13 of those being at Egan. Throughout his career, he has held many roles including: Electronic Technician, Electrician, Master Electrician, Project Coordinator, Electrical Specialist, Project Manager, Group Manager, and Business Leader. His experience includes working with various building owner customers including Michael Foods, Andersen Corporation, Ford Motor Company, as well as numerous General Contractors. He graduated from Brown College with a degree in Electronics Technology.

The Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal highlighted Tengwall’s promotion in its People on the Move feature.

About Egan Company
Egan Company is a privately-owned, specialty contractor providing building trades to general contractors, engineers, building owners, property managers, and facility engineers. Specialties include: electrical, mechanical, curtainwall/glazing/metal panels (InterClad), millwrights, building technology, controls and system integration, and 24/7 service. Egan serves every stage of a building and provides in-house expertise in planning, design and engineering, construction, and maintenance.

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Media Contact:
Angela Schmidt
arschmidt@eganco.com // 763-504-3471

Egan’s Growth is “Electric”

Monday, May 22nd, 2017

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal (MSPBJ) calls Egan’s growthelectric” and now we know why! Thank you to all our employees; your hard work is what has helped us reach #2 on the list of Top Electrical Contractors.

Every year, the MSPBJ publishes a list of top electrical contractors in the State of Minnesota, ranked by revenue.

View the entire list on the MSPBJ website