A story of entrepreneurialism. The story of Blake all began from the attic of a house. Refined through four generations, today one in eight of the envelopes used in the UK is a Blake envelope. From waste paper, to perfect paper, to folded paper and packaging. We keep expanding.

• April 1909

  Tom Barter is born

• March 1950

  Tim Barter (Chairman) is born

• May 1967

  The story begins with a waste paper recycling business

• December 1970

  Michael Barter (CEO) is born

• October 1973

  Clarence Paper opens for business

• February 1976

  Clarence Paper purchases its first warehouse

• November 1976

  Clarence Paper wins the Westland paper contract

• July 1986

  Michael Barter joins Clarence Paper

• October 1997

  Blake Barter is born

• July 1999

  Clarence Paper is sold

• August 2000

  Blake opens for business

• April 2001

  Blake builds its current warehouse (12,000sq. ft.)

• September 2002

  Blake extend the warehouse building to 30,000 sq. ft.

• June 2008

  Blake reaches $140 million cumulative turnover

• November 2012

  Blake reaches $280 million cumulative turnover

• May 2013

  Blake moves into new Clarence House HQ

• December 2014

  Blake reaches $350 million cumulative turnover

• July 2016

  Blake Barter joins Blake

• October 2016

  Opens first hub of excellence in Edinburgh, shortly followed by additional hub openings in Leeds, Manchester and London

• February 2017

  Blake reaches  $425 million cumulative turnover

• November 2017

  Graham Carlin is appointed as Blake’s Managing Director

• June 2018

  The fifth Blake hub opens, this one in Leicester

• July 2018

  Blake USA starts as we open our first international hub in Cleveland, Ohio

• June 2019

  Blake GmbH starts as we open our first European hub in Düsseldorf, Germany

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