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UPP once again raked in the prizes for the 7th year running bringing home 2 golds and 1 silver at the annual FTA SA Awards that took place at Emperors Palace on the 22nd of November this year.     The FTA SA (Flexographic Technical Association of South Africa) hosts the awards event celebrating excellenceRead more

Our DINU Kids Collection Multi was runner-up in the “Tissue-Innovation” category this past month.   This was the 9th Annual PPI Awards, that were recently held at the prestigious Royal Museums of Art and History in Brussels, Belgium on November 29. RISI partnered with the CEPI European Paper Week event to co-host the gathering. “The PPI AwardsRead more

We recently received a great compliment from one of our Dinu customers. Ms Biesman-Simons, who is a teacher at HeronBridge College in Johannesburg, sent us an email describing how she used our Household Towel as an educational tool during one of her lessons – she actually created the lesson based on the designer household towel.Read more

2017 Award Ceremony The annual UPP Award Ceremony was held at UPP at the end of December 2017. The day started off with a group photograph of all the employees in front of the Stock Prep Area at the new UPM Factory. The whole staff compliment moved inside to attend the year-end Award Ceremony whereRead more

For the 6th year running UPP brought home the gold at the annual Flexographic Technical Association of South Africa (FTA SA) awards held at Emperors Palace. The (FTA SA) hosts the annual awards event celebrating excellence in the flexographic print industry in South Africa. Any manufacturer in the flexographic print industry can submit their entriesRead more

Heritage Month at Universal Paper September saw the celebration of Heritage Month in South Africa. Heritage day, which is celebrated on the 24th of September, is also known as Braai Day. Universal Paper joined in the celebrations by hosting a series of braais held on the premises. Universal Paper’s staff members were split into 4Read more

Official Opening of the New UPM Paper Mill in Ga-Rankuwa PRETORIA, Sept. 11, 2017 – Friday, September 8th saw the Grand Opening of the new Universal Paper Manufacturers Green Field Tissue Mill at a prestigious event held inside the factory. Mr. William Smith from the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and Cllr. Darryl Moss from theRead more

Dinu Celebrates women throughout South Africa Our Dinu brand is synonymous with quality and makes you feel at home, wherever you are. We know that women are so good at making a house a home and that is why we celebrate and show appreciation to women in the month of August. With designs varying fromRead more

Psyche of Success with David & Jonathan Sher 7 July 2017. The Big Small Business Show – Business Day TV Brothers David & Jonathan Sher, Directors at Universal Paper & Plastics, joined the family business 10 years ago and have since grown the turnover from R100 million to almost R1 billion during their tenure soRead 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