# Blake acquires Telford envelope plant to add 300 million envelopes a year

Postal packaging company Blake has acquired an envelope manufacturing plant in Telford, UK, adding capacity for 300 million envelopes per year on top of its two billion annual output. The move aims to strengthen UK-based manufacturing.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-07-20
- Where: Telford, United Kingdom
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 300 million envelopes per year additional
- Products: envelopes, printed mailing wallets
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Blake](https://endata.com/companies/1802.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [digitalprintermag.co.uk](https://www.digitalprintermag.co.uk/news/27147/blake-to-make-envelopes-in-the-uk/), 2017-07-20: "Postal packaging company Blake has acquired an envelope manufacturing plant in Telford as part of its objective to strengthen UK-based manufacturing."

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