One of the world´s leading manufacturers of plastic pipes recently completed a major expansion to its facility in New Brunswick. In October, 2004, Uponor Wirsbo upgraded its production lines in order to increase the capacity of the Saint John plant by 30 per cent.
Uponor´s location in Canada´s Maritime region has helped the company to increase its workforce from one person in 1999 to 90 people today. "Our experience since starting here 15 years ago has been terrific. We are very proud to be part of the Saint John community,” says Canadian Sales and Marketing Manager, Dave Fletcher. "We believe that New Brunswick has some of the lowest start-up and operating costs for plastics manufacturing in North America. Our growth can also be attributed in large part to our dedicated and talented staff.”
Headquartered in Apple Valley, Minnesota—a suburb of Minneapolis and St. Paul—Uponor Wirsbo is a division of Wirsbo in Finland, one of the world's leading producers of plastic pipe systems for potable water and gas distribution, plumbing and heating, telecommunications, as well as sewage disposal in public infrastructures and the residential home sector. The company has 40 production plants in 15 countries and clients the world over.