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Uponor Offers Free Factory Training For October 2009 Only

Industry-first 2" Wirsbo hePEX™ Expansion Joint Kit Saves 50% on Install Time, Costs, Connections

Uponor Introduces AquaPEX® Reclaimed Water Tubing for Greywater Systems

Uponor Releases June through December 2009 Factory Training Schedule

Uponor’s New Lakeville, Minn., Distribution Center Receives Best in Real Estate Award

California PEX Microsite Educates Consumers and Builders on the Superior Plumbing Alternative

Uponor First to Offer Complete Lead-free Plumbing Solution from Inlet to Faucet

Uponor Releases 2009 Webinar Schedule, Featuring Radiant Industry Expert Robert Bean

New Sustainable 285,000-square-foot Uponor Distribution Center Opens in Lakeville, Minn.

Pre-insulated AquaPEX® Helps Meet Energy-code Requirements; Saves Up to 37% on Install Costs

Uponor Receives Training and Development Grant In Conjunction with Local Technical College

New 2" Corded Expander Tool Offers Unlimited Power Potential for Commercial PEX Applications

PEX Tubing Added to California Plumbing Code; CBSC Approves Environmental Impact Report

Uponor Joins Fix Housing First Coalition to Help Stimulate Housing Market and Revive Economy

Uponor Ecoflex® Pre-insulated Pipe Now Available in Three Different ASTM Sizes

Uponor Releases Second Half of 2009 Factory Training Schedule for Canada

For the Media: First PEX Manufacturer to Offer 3" Tubing for Commercial Plumbing

Uponor First PEX Manufacturer to Offer 3" Tubing for Commercial Potable Plumbing Applications

Commercial plumbers now have an alternative to rigid pipe products when it comes to potable plumbing systems. Uponor, the manufacturer and provider of PEX-based plumbing, fire sprinkler and radiant floor heating and cooling systems, is the first PEX manufacturer to offer 3" tubing for commercial plumbing applications. The new 3" tubing offers all the features that plumbing professionals have come to rely on in an Uponor AquaPEX® product — flexibility, durability, corrosion-resistance, proven history and a 25-year limited warranty — making it an ideal complement to the current tubing offering, ranging from ¼" to 2".

“Our goal at Uponor is to effectively anticipate and meet the changing needs of the building marketplace,” says Jayson Drake, senior product manager, Plumbing and Fire Safety at Uponor. “Now, by being the first to offer 3" PEX, plumbing professionals don’t have to switch products when installing potable systems for both small-dimension and large-dimension applications. With Uponor AquaPEX, one product does it all.”

For connections, the 3" tubing uses Uponor’s proven WIPEX™ dezincification-resistant (DZR) brass fittings. WIPEX fittings require the use of a simple, inexpensive chamfering tool, a pair of WIPEX Sleeve Pliers and a wrench to create solid, strong connections in a matter of minutes. Also, because they are a cold-joint fitting, they require no curing time.

Uponor’s 3" AquaPEX tubing is available in 100-foot and 350-foot coils as well as 20-foot straight lengths — with custom-cut lengths also available to meet any application need.

Uponor, Ltd. is a leading supplier of plumbing, fire safety and radiant heating and cooling systems for the residential and commercial building markets in Canada. Uponor Ltd. employs 40 people at its Canadian headquarters in Mississauga, Ont. For more information, visit www.uponor.ca or call (888) 994-7726.

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For editorial assistance, contact John O’Reilly c/o O'Reilly/DePalma at (815) 469-9100; e-mail: john.oreilly@oreilly-depalma.com

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