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At Universal Paper and Plastics it is our mission to create value for our customers, and in line with this, we are inviting you to become part of our family. Simply sign-up by navigating to www.upap.co.za/newsletter-sign-up and submitting a few details so that we can get to know you better. Join today and enjoy theRead more

After a few months of planning, we are extremely excited to announce the launch of our new website. We have created a modern website with a fresh look to better reflect our style and give visitors an insight into the products that we offer. We hope you like our new look which is designed toRead more

UPP Director Turns 60 We are elated to celebrate the birthday of Universal Paper’s Managing Director / Chairman, Mr Barry Sher, who turned 60 on the 24th of May. The ladies who work in the admin office decorated Mr Sher’s office and desk and his wife stopped by with a beautiful cake for the specialRead more

Dinu Television Advert If you haven’t seen it before, you can view the first DINU television advert that ran late 2010.Read more

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: It was a bizarre sight – 20 toilet rolls set on fire and lined up in rows after being drenched in fuel.   Recently, the Royal Australia’s Flying Doctor service had to come up with a unique landing solution for their King Air aircraft when making a midnight emergency landing at a remoteRead more

OWN YOUR GROWTH BY GG VAN ROOYEN Start-ups aren’t the only businesses that need to pivot. Large companies often need to do it as well. The difference, though, is that pivoting a large organisation is much more complex, and the stakes are much higher. Here’s how brothers Jonathan and David Sher, together with their father Barry, have takenRead more

Universal Paper partnership We had the privilege of having an American film crew visit Universal Paper in February 2017. They spent a little under a week filming our directors, factories and our processes. Watch the video below. Read the script below. Running a business with your family is a real blessing. You get to workRead more

Project Gold Eagle Universal Paper Manufacturers Green Field Tissue Mill in South Africa with PMP Intelli-Tissue® Advanced 1600 is Up and Running – A Gold Eagle spread its wings on Sunday 19th February 2017 at 11:20 a.m. local time. In December 2014, PMP (Paper Machinery Producer) signed a contract with Universal Paper Manufacturers (UPM), partRead more

Back to the Future – 67 Years Old To celebrate the 67th Birthday of Universal Paper & Plastics, we held a “Back to the Future” themed party on the 10th of February. As we did last year, particular emphasis was placed on our four core values. We incorporated the values into the decor. We alsoRead more

Universal Paper & Plastics is a family business that’s been around since 1950. Since 2006, however, it’s grown its revenue tenfold and evolved significantly.  By 2006 Universal Paper and Plastics had been in business for decades. But it had hit a roadblock. “The business was not in a bad shape financially, but it also wasn’t growing at the typeRead more