Uponor plans further staff reductions in Sweden and continues with savings initiatives

Uponor Corporation 	
Stock exchange release		
8 Jan 2009  14.00 EET               


Uponor plans further staff reductions in Sweden and continues with savings      
initiatives                                                                     

Uponor is initiating discussions with its employees in Virsbo, Sweden in order  
to reduce workforce by 52 persons. The plans are a continuation to the          
reductions implemented in 2008. The need to adjust staffing has increased as    
building market demand has continued to deteriorate in the Nordic countries and 
elsewhere in Europe, where the factory's products are used.                     
In November, Uponor announced that it had started union consultation in Spain to
adjust employee numbers to the market situation. As a result, Uponor reduced its
Spanish workforce by 65 persons effective end of 2008, 10 of which were         
temporary contracts.                                                            

According to management, strong savings measures and related personnel          
reductions are necessary in this macro-economic environment, which has had an   
impact especially on the building construction activity and on the demand of    
Uponor products.                                                                


Tarmo Anttila                                                                   
Vice President, Communications                                                  
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Uponor is a leading supplier of plumbing and heating systems for the residential
and commercial building markets across Europe and North America, and a market   
leader in municipal infrastructure pipe systems in the Nordic countries.        
Uponor's key applications include indoor climate and plumbing systems.  The     
Group employs ca 4,000 persons in 27 countries. In 2007, Uponor's net sales (pro
forma) totalled 1,050 million euros. Uponor Corporation is listed on the NASDAQ 
OMX Helsinki Ltd., Finland.  http://www.uponor.com