APPLE VALLEY, MINN., U.S.A., APRIL 23, 2025 — GF Building Flow Solutions Americas, the manufacturer of Uponor branded products, has been named a 2025 USA Today Top Workplaces Culture Excellence winner across three categories: Innovation, Work-Life Flexibility, and Compensation & Benefits. This is the company’s fourth consecutive year on the national Top Workplaces list.
APPLE VALLEY, MINN., MARCH 25, 2025 — Two Minnesota campuses of Uponor, a GF Building Flow Solutions brand, have earned Governor’s Workplace Safety Awards from the Minnesota Safety Council. The company’s Apple Valley campus won its sixth Achievement Award, recognized at the Gold level, and the Uponor Lakeville Distribution Center won its seventh Achievement Award, also at the Gold level in recognition of excellence in occupational injury prevention throughout 2024.
APPLE VALLEY, MINN., JUNE 25, 2024 — GF Building Flow Solutions Americas (formerly Uponor North America) has again been named one of the Top 200 Workplaces in Minnesota by the Star Tribune, while also securing a spot on the Top Workplaces USA list. This is the company’s 13th Top Workplaces Minnesota accolade, ranking No. 29 in the large company category, and the third consecutive year on the Top Workplaces USA list.
APPLE VALLEY, MINN., APRIL 23, 2024 — Uponor North America has been named the 2024 Plumbing – Rough-In Vendor of the Year by Winsupply, a leading supplier of materials for residential and commercial construction as well as industrial use, and the 2023 Mechanical Supplier of the Year by DSG, a top distributor of innovative products and services in the Midwest.
APPLE VALLEY, MINN., MARCH 12, 2024 — Uponor North America has again been honored with two Governor’s Safety Awards by the Minnesota Safety Council. The company’s Apple Valley campus won its fifth Governor’s Safety Award, recognized at the Bronze level this year, and the Uponor Lakeville Distribution Center won its fourth award, achieving the highest level of Diamond.
APPLE VALLEY, MINN., JULY 06, 2023 — Once again, the employees of Uponor North America have placed the company on the Star Tribune Minnesota Top Workplaces list as well as the Top Workplaces USA list. The ranking is based on survey feedback received by Energage, a research company with 17 years of experience assessing more than 27 million employees at 70,000 organizations. Uponor was also awarded three Culture Excellence awards focusing on Compensation and Benefits, Innovation, and Work-Life Flexibility.
APPLE VALLEY, MINN., JUNE 27, 2023 — Uponor North America (Uponor) was once again honored with the David Weekley Homes National Preferred Partner Award, which recognizes field and manufacturer partners who have consistently operated at exceptional levels as determined by the homebuilder’s supplier evaluation platform. This marks the 10th consecutive year Uponor has received the prominent recognition from the national homebuilder since 2014.
APPLE VALLEY, MINN., MAY 16, 2023 — Uponor North America (Uponor) has been honored again with two Governor’s Safety Awards by the Minnesota Safety Council. In recognition of its exceptional occupational safety and health initiatives throughout 2022, the company’s Apple Valley campus won its fourth Governor’s Safety Award since 2015 and the Uponor Lakeville Distribution Center won its third award.
APPLE VALLEY, MINN., AUGUST 11, 2022 — Uponor North America continues to earn recognitions from employee engagement research company, Energage. In addition to being named a 2022 Top Workplaces USA award recipient, ranked the #1 Top Manufacturing Workplaces in Minnesota in 2022; and recognized eight times as a Top Workplace in the State of Minnesota since 2012, Uponor has now been ranked #10 in Energage’s National Manufacturer Top Workplaces list out of 349 similarly sized companies. This is the first time Uponor has earned a top 10 national ranking in this category.
APPLE VALLEY, MINN., JUNE 28, 2022 — David Weekley Homes, one of the nation’s largest privately held homebuilders, announced their 2022 National Preferred Partner winners, and Uponor North America (Uponor) was one of only 12 companies nationwide to receive the prestigious honor. Uponor provides PEX plumbing and fire safety systems for David Weekley Homes, and this marks the ninth consecutive year Uponor has been recognized by the national homebuilder since 2014.
APPLE VALLEY, MINN., JUNE 8, 2022 — In recognition of its exceptional workplace safety and health initiatives, Uponor North America has been honored with two Governor’s Safety Awards for 2021 by the Minnesota Safety Council. The company’s Apple Valley campus won its third Governor’s Safety Award since 2015, while the Uponor Lakeville Distribution Center has won its second award in as many years.
APPLE VALLEY, MINN., FEBRUARY 9, 2022 — Uponor North America was recently named to the Top Workplace USA 2022 list for companies with 500-999 employees. This award is based entirely on feedback from an employee engagement survey conducted by an independent, third-party research company, Energage, and celebrates companies that prioritize creating a people-centered culture and giving employees a voice.
APPLE VALLEY, MN (AUGUST 31, 2021) — David Weekley Homes, one of the nation’s largest privately held homebuilders, announced their 2021 National Preferred Partner winners, and Uponor North America (Uponor) was one of 24 companies out of 150 to receive the prestigious honor. This is Uponor’s eighth consecutive year as a David Weekley Homes National Preferred Partner.
Minneapolis-based Star Tribune ranks the company 29th in the Top Workplaces large-size company listing
APPLE VALLEY, MINN., JUNE 17, 2021 — The Star Tribune has named Uponor North America (Uponor) a Top Workplace, ranking 29th on the large-size company list. This is Uponor’s eighth win as a Top Workplace, with previous recognitions from 2012 to 2018.
APPLE VALLEY, MINN., APRIL 13, 2021 — During the May 4-5, 2021 Virtual Minnesota Safety and Health Conference, Uponor North America will receive its third Governor’s Safety Award. Presented by the Minnesota Safety Council, the award recognizes the company’s distribution center in Lakeville, Minn., for exemplary workplace safety and health.
APPLE VALLEY, MN (JULY 30, 2020) — Houston-based David Weekley Homes, one of the largest privately-held home builders in the United States, announced today the winners of its 16th annual National Preferred Partner Survey, recognizing suppliers “that have gone above and beyond throughout the previous year.” For the seventh consecutive year, Uponor North America (Uponor) ranked among 11 other elite building-product manufacturers as a “National Preferred Partner.”
25-year industry veteran cited for technical leadership and volunteer service as TC 6.5 Programs Subcommittee Chair, and for his work developing educational programs in radiant heating and cooling.
APPLE VALLEY, MN (JULY 16, 2020) — Devin Abellon, P.E., Business Development Manager for Engineering Services at Uponor North America, was recently named the recipient of the 2019-2020 George B. Hightower Technical Achievement Award. Presented on May 28th during the 2020 ASHRAE Annual Conference (held virtually this year), the award recognizes excellence in volunteer, leadership and service to the organization’s Technical Committees, Technical Groups and Technical Research Groups.
APPLE VALLEY (JULY 25, 2019) — Houston-based David Weekley Homes, the largest privately-held home builder in the U.S., announced today the winners of its annual Partners of Choice awards, and Uponor North America (Uponor) was recognized for the sixth year in a row — this year receiving an ‘AA’ ranking in quality and service.