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News & Events happening at UP

Stay informed with the latest news and events from Universal Paper & Plastics. This page features company announcements, business updates, industry news and key events across our operations, keeping you up to date with what’s happening within the business and the wider industry.

Next Level Entrepreneurs

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

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Universal Paper Partnership – Sage

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

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New UPM Facility Opens – Project Gold Eagle

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

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Back to the Future – 67 Years Old

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

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On A Roll: Sage Entrepreneur Profile

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] 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

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UPP boosts Inventory Management – Sage X3

UPP boosts Inventory Management – Sage X3 Universal Paper and Plastics (UPP), one of South Africa’s leading manufacturers of tissue paper products, has improved inventory management, gained better control over its business processes and enhanced its access to management information

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FTA SA Awards 2015

Once again for the 4th year running UPP brought home the gold at the annual Flexographic Technical Association of South Africa (FTA SA) awards held at Emperors Palace this year. The (FTA SA) hosts the annual awards event celebrating excellence

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FTA SA Awards 2014

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

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