The coldest months of the year are just around the corner and this means one thing if you’re a homeowner — turn on the heat!
Paul DeRosier, Egan Pipefitter Field Leader, and Trent Froberg, Egan Pipefitter Apprentice, donated their time and expertise to do just that through Project HEAT’S ON. This fall, DeRosier and Froberg volunteered to ensure a local homeowners house was safe and more energy efficient for the winter months.
Project HEAT’S ON was started in 1986 by the Minnesota Pipe Trades Association to service and repair furnaces of the elderly, disabled, and low-income homeowners. Each year, hundreds of pipefitters from 11 different unions statewide come together to participate and give back to the surrounding communities.
“I love being able to support our senior leaders – they are some of the best leaders in the industry and the best I’ve ever worked with!”
“I really enjoy all the different customers I get to work with – from cement terminals to hospitals to snack food plants to amusement parks – the job contains a great deal of variety. You never know where the next project is going to take you.”
A culture of safety is an intangible value of Egan Company – every project, every employee, every day. To remain safe every day takes hard work and commitment, so what is it that motivates Egan employees to work safe? Though there are A LOT of reasons, throughout the month of September employees submitted photos for our annual 
“Why We Work Safe” contest to tell us why they personally work safe.
“My father always told me to treat others with the respect that you would like to be treated.”
“Egan’s commitment to safety every day is something I value and is a big reason why I choose to work here.”
“Every day at Egan is different. I enjoy the challenges presented and finding solutions to those problems.”
“What I love about my job is being a part of the process from start to finish. Watching a project go from the computer screen to a completed building is very rewarding.”
his year, Egan decided to lend a hand to this cause by making a donation to Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota through their annual Power of Work fundraising event. The Power of Work event supports all initiatives, like the construction training program.
“One of the most common questions when you meet someone is, ‘What do you do [for work]?’ said Michael Wirth-Davis, President and CEO of Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota. “Our goal is to give our participants an answer to that question.”
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