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The Mandela Day events for this year centred around our theme of, “Growing Hope, Spreading Warmth.”  The plan for this year was to provide warmth in the form of blankets, sustenance through hot meals and future nourishment in the form of seeds and garden tools donated to the Ga-Rankuwa community. We began the build-up toRead more

Take a few moments to read through the feature article on our company in Africa Outlook magazine, issue 98.  David Sher, our joint managing director, discusses our commitment to personal hygiene, our values as well as our future goals. Africa Outlook is a bi-monthly, digital B2B magazine that is aimed at hands-on decision makers inRead more

Universal Paper was recently visited by Tissue World Magazine. Below is what they had to say.(Click here for Article Source: www.tissueworldmagazine.com) Inhibiting exchange rates, rising energy costs, changing consumer habits, struggling economy … no wonder Universal Paper & Plastics has become creatively self-sufficient. TWM talks to three members of the founding Sher family. The roadsRead more

This year marked a milestone in the company’s history as we celebrated 65 years in business.  The festivities took place on the 6th of February this year and included a photo booth in addition to the lucky draw, refreshments and cake. Mr Barry Sher reflecting back mentioned a remark by a competitor pledging to putRead more

The FTA SA Print Excellence Awards was once again a successful outing for UPP this year. The Flexographic Technical Association of South Africa hosts an annual awards event celebrating excellence in the flexographic print industry in this country.  Anyone in the flexographic print industry can submit an entry with a product/s of their choosing with categories rangingRead more