Soup & Seeds – Mandela Day 2022

Soup & Seeds – Mandela Day 2022 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 […]

UPP is ISO 9001-certified

UPP is ISO 9001-certified Universal Paper & Plastics was recently awarded ISO 9001:2015 certification reinforcing the Company’s dedication to continuous improvement and customer satisfaction. What exactly is ISO 9001? ISO 9001 is the international standard for creating, implementing and maintaining a company’s Quality Management System (QMS) and is applicable to any company of any size […]

Back in the summer of sixty-nine

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 had […]

FTA SA Awards 2018

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 excellence in the […]

FTA SA Awards 2017

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 entries […]

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 business was not in a bad shape financially, but it also wasn’t growing at the […]

FTA SA Awards 2016

For the 5th 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 entries […]