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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

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