GF Building Flow Solutions, home of the Uponor brand, celebrated the official re-opening of its North American headquarters in Apple Valley, Minn. following its newly completed office renovation.
Randy Ayers, Division Manager at Control Air Enterprises, along with Daniel Worm and Danny Miller, both of GF, sit down with John Mesenbrink and Tim Ward on Mechanical Hub’s Appetite for Construction podcast to talk about how preplanning and prefabrication can increase jobsite productivity and improve efficiencies.
Uponor, a GF brand, is hosting Thank a Tradesperson Day at Target Field on June 24 to celebrate the plumbers, contractors, builders, and emerging tradespeople who are building the future of Minnesota.
Veteran Village needed a cost-effective, reliable water service piping solution that provided installation efficiencies for the contractor as well as long-lasting performance for the community. They found their solution with Uponor ServicePEX™.
As the first flagship industry event hosted by both company divisions, GF Flow Symposium connected 700 leaders across North America to address real-world challenges in the building design and construction environment.
Uponor ServicePEX™ is engineered for potable water piping that runs from the municipal water main or meter to the building it serves. Designed specifically for water service applications, it complies with the requirements of all major North American model plumbing codes and standards, making it a fully certified, future‑ready solution for new installations and water service repipe projects alike.
As part of the Uponor Prefabrication Services offering, GF has launched Uponor Prefabricated PEX Water Risers to maximize labor productivity and accuracy for domestic water and hydronic distribution piping systems in commercial construction projects.
With up to half an installer’s time lost to material handling and ineffective activities, finding a solution to allow more hours dedicated to actual installation time is critical for commercial construction projects
GF introduced new Uponor solutions at the 2026 AHR Expo, reimagining workflows and streamlining specifications to deliver unmatched efficiency for commercial building design and construction.
GF announced Javier Alarcón as the new Vice President of Finance for GF Building Flow Solutions Americas, effective Dec. 15, 2025. In this role, Javier will oversee all aspects of Finance and Accounting. He will report to GF Building Flow Solutions Americas President John Reutter, who previously served as the Vice President of Finance and held the role in an interim capacity. Javier will be a key member of the company’s Senior Management Committee.
After 37 years serving customers in the plumbing and HVAC industry throughout Canada, Dan Kirkpatrick has reached his next career milestone: retirement. His journey with Uponor—and now GF—began in 1988 when he joined the company, which originated as Canapex followed by Wirsbo, as a design technician. He has held various roles since then with his primary title being technical field representative.