Blick is named after the blickundsderfer typewriter which in turn was named after a Dutchman living in America. Around 1900 the Blick Typewriter Co. Ltd marketed these machines in the UK.
In 1917 the MD of Blick typewriters (a Mr Rimington) visited the USA and bought sales rights to a time recording machine called the Follett time stamp. This was successfully marketed and in 1919 a subsidiary company was established called Blick Time Recording Devices.
In 1920 Rimington met a Mr Lowe, director of the National Time Recording Co ( another British company) and agreed to market their machines as Blick National in the UK. The word National was dropped in 1927 and the machines were redesigned and sold under the name of Blick.
In 1922 the subsidiary company Blick Time Recording Devices was established as an independent company under the name of Blick Time Recorders Ltd.
In 1933 Blick developed the "telegraphic electric time stamp" in conjunction with Gents.
In 1963 the company was sold to Dufay Ltd.
In 1963-5 Dufay acquired British Time Recorders Ltd. And Unusual Electric Time and Telephone Systems Ltd.
In 1966 Dufay sold all it's investments not concerned with paint. Moor and Elliott bought the recorder business to form Blick Time Recorder (Holdings) Ltd.
In 1971 Blick was made UK distributor for Amano Corporation of Japan.
In 1972 Blick bought Internal Telephone and Clock systems Ltd and National Time Recorders Ltd who had been their largest supplier in early days.
In 1973 the name was changed to Blick National Systems Ltd.
In 1980 they acquired English Clock Systems Ltd from Smith's Industries.
In 1982 they acquired ITR International Time Ltd.
Since then the name has changed to Blick (UK) Ltd