The nearly 200,000 square-foot manufacturing facility is being custom designed and built, and will become the technological flagship for the company’s operations and one of the most advanced plastics manufacturing facilities in the industry.

After completion of both expansions in 2022, the total Uponor North America building square footage will exceed one million.

When fully operational, the new plant will house additional ProPress production lines of various products and sizes.

Copper alloy structures have changed drastically within the past decade to comply with low lead requirements for potable water. Common compositions added to the new alloys were bismuth, silicon, or binary alloys. The creation of these new brass and bronze structures resulted in concerns with valve performance by both engineers and contractors.  

Contingent upon regulatory permits and approvals, Navien’s current plans are to expand the existing facility starting in 2023, which will triple the footprint to nearly 900,000 square feet by 2026.

Milwaukee Tool will break ground in April 2020 on the new manufacturing plant, and expects mass production to begin in early 2021. 

Jim Johnston will be leading the design, development and implementation of strategic initiatives to continuously enhance operations.