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The theme for Mandela Day this year was “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are,” with a focus on food security and the promotion of community-based gardens. Here at UP, the concept was simple: “Soup & Seeds.”  ‘Soup,’ for the food given now and ‘Seeds’: food for the future. At UniversalRead more

Feast your eyes (and mind) on the all-new Dinu Multi printed bathroom tissue rolls. We’ve updated the range with fresh designs for the family to enjoy and maybe even learn a thing or two in the process.     Your bathroom breaks need not be a drag with multiple designs that’ll stimulate your brain.  TakeRead more

Welcome to the new Dinu household towel Multi range. We’ve updated the range with fresh new designs for the whole family to enjoy.  Ranging from the visually pleasing to the educational – these designs are sure conversation starters.     If ever you needed a cheat sheet for your next cheese and wine evening, ourRead more

To celebrate the 69th birthday of Universal Paper & Plastics this year, we held a “summer of sixty-nine” themed party on the 8th of February. The emphasis was placed on summer fun with the entire UP staff taking part in a variety of water-based games, the main attraction being the dunk bucket game.  Staff hadRead 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

UPP ran a competition in celebration of Easter. The #DINUBunny was an interactive game which commemorated the Easter holiday – celebrating the resurrection of Jesus. The response was exciting as we received numerous messages and comments regarding the challenging and joyous aspects they experienced. Here are a few extracts from the responses you sent through:Read 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

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 by implementing Sage X3 and Sage Inventory Advisor. The business management solution was implemented byRead more

  This uniquely gorgeous Toilet Paper Wedding Dress, designed and produced by Van Tran (25), was made almost entirely out of toilet paper. Yes, you read that right, bathroom tissue was the main fabric used to make the dress. Tran spent three weeks brainstorming and creating a couture-inspired wedding dress in her Brooklyn apartment. AfterRead more