The Story of Blake
A story of entrepreneurialism. The story of Blake all began from the attic of a house. Refined through four generations, from waste paper, to perfect paper, to folded paper and packaging. We keep expanding.
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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 -
February 2017
Blake reaches $425 million cumulative turnover -
November 2017
Graham Carlin is appointed as Blake’s Managing Director -
July 2018
Blake USA starts as we open our first international hub in Cleveland, Ohio -
March 2022
Blake North America, LLC established, with warehousing in Ontario Canada and Portland Oregon -
March 2025
Blake opens distribution facilities in Seattle, Greensboro and Salt Lake City.