TPT November 2017

I NDUS T RY

Uponor invests $17.4mn in pipe factory UPONOR North America is expanding its manufacturing facility in Apple Valley, Minnesota, with completion expected by January 2018. The $17.4mn investment will be used toward the expansion of an additional 58,000 ft 2 to increase manufacturing capacity to meet customer demand.

This is the tenth expansion since Uponor began operations in Apple Valley in 1990. The most recent expansion took place in 2016, when the company invested $18mn and added 88,000 ft 2 to its manufacturing facility. Uponor has also leased an 8,500ft 2 office and lab space in a building next to its manufacturing annex, which the company’s technology group will occupy. The building expansion is required to meet forecast growth for its crosslinked polyethylene (PEX) tubing in plumbing, fire sprinkler, radiant heating and cooling and hydronic piping systems used in residential and commercial buildings. The decision to expand again in Apple Valley was partly due to the successful

The new facility will add an additional 58,000 ft 2 of production and packaging space to support Uponor’s PEX piping business

efficiencies, the company is expanding its estimation and commercial piping design services, also located in Mississauga. This alignment resulted in closing of the office in Regina, Saskatchewan. New features in Mississauga include a training facility as well as a hands-on application lab. The new Canadian facility has also begun offering engineering continuing education units (CEUs).

co-operation of both the State of Minnesota and the City of Apple Valley and their willingness to provide an attractive business climate for Uponor’s continued growth. Uponor announced last year that it was also consolidating the Canadian head office with its eastern distribution centre, which moved to Mississauga, Ontario, in June 2016. The Canadian headquarters moved into the same building earlier this year. To further unify the Canadian team and take advantage of centralised

Uponor, Inc – USA Website: www.uponorpro.com

DELIVERING THE HIGHEST QUALITY METAL CUTTING SOLUTIONS For the Tube & Pipe industry.

We offer an unrivaled quality sharpening program, customized for your operation.

Manufactured to fit your application: (Rattunde · Sinico · Bewo · MTM · OTO · Nakata · Kusakabe · Many More)

P: 519-272-0921 C: 519-801-6233 F: 519-272-1996 E: tjantzi@newformtools.com

www.newformtools.com

26

www.read-tpt.com

NOVEMBER 2017