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Celebrating Excellence: Universal Paper Year-End Awards 2024

Celebrating Excellence: Universal Paper Year-End Awards 2024 On the 11th of December 2024, Universal Paper employees gathered to celebrate an extraordinary year at our annual Year-End Awards Ceremony, a special occasion dedicated to honouring those who truly embody our core values of integrity, commitment, empowerment, and excellence. These values are not just words on a […]

All we do is WIN – UPP’s 74th Olympic-Sized Birthday

All we do is WIN – UPP’s 74th Olympic-Sized Birthday In the spirit of the Paris 2024 Olympics taking place in July, UP went for gold this year with a theme to match in celebration of 74 years in business. The day was once again held at UP HQ in the parking area in front […]

Warmth & Sustenance – Mandela Day 2023

Warmth & Sustenance – Mandela Day 2023 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 […]

Solar Power at Universal Paper

Solar Power at Universal Paper In 2022 Universal Paper embarked on a renewable energy journey with the start of Phase 1 of our solar panel installation project with the aim to improve our sustainability practices and reduce our carbon footprint. Phase 1 was completed in March 2022 and encompassed our paper manufacturing plant as well […]

Step right UP! – UPP’s 73rd Birthday

Step right UP! – UPP’s 73rd Birthday Universal Paper went all out for a carnival-themed birthday held on the 10th of February this year.  At 73, we’re only getting started with the UP family growing and the birthday celebrations expanding to match. The event was held in the parking area adjacent to Sher Park this […]

Hygiene Means Health: Africa Outlook Article – Issue 98

Hygiene Means Health: Africa Outlook Article – Issue 98 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 […]

Supporting Responsible Forestry

Supporting Responsible Forestry In the spirit of FSC® (Forest Stewardship Council®) Week that took place from 24-30 September this year, Universal Paper employees turned up to show the trees we planted in Sher Park some love this past Friday. Last year, UP hosted our very own Arbor Week.  We took time to gather in groups to […]