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La formation de Delkim
À la fin des années 1970, les pêcheurs de carpes DEL Romang et KIM Donaldson ont uni leurs noms pour créer DELKIM. L'entreprise a été créée à l'origine pour donner à Del et Kim la crédibilité nécessaire pour obtenir des ingrédients et des arômes pour la fabrication d'appâts, qui à l'époque ne pouvaient pas être achetés dans les magasins d'articles de pêche. Il est peu connu que Del et Kim ont joué un rôle majeur dans la découverte de certains arômes d'appâts célèbres avant qu'ils ne soient généralement disponibles, y compris Cream, maintenant connu sous le nom de Scopex, Strawberry, Spice "B", etc.
Conversions Delkim Heron
At the time bite alarms were in their infancy and those electro-mechanical devices that were available were not suitable for the rigours of carp fishing. The “Heron” antenna alarm invented by Dick Walker in the 1950’s was virtually the only bite alarm available and was “state of the art” at that time, however it had shortcomings and anglers had already attempted to improve it in various ways. Del’s early DIY attempts at incorporating electronics into the “Heron” were being noticed by anglers at Darenth in Kent, which was a famous carp fishery, even in the 1970’s. Using LEDs, electronic circuitry and what were known as “GPO” speakers, the Delkim “Heron Conversion” was born and made commercially available via a service where anglers sent their own “Herons” to Delkim for conversion. This conversion service established Delkim in the bite alarm business.
Les premiers Delkims ?
In 1976 just before the name of Delkim was formed, Del made four sets of special handmade self contained antenna bite alarms which he, Kim and his angling friends used for many years. Del considers that these were the first true Delkims and he still has his original set which work to this day although they are no longer used in anger.
Sacs et écharpes Delkim
It may surprise you to hear that at around the same time Delkim produced the first commercially available carp retaining sacks and weighing slings for a few years until the bite alarm side of the business took over totally. Del’s late wife Bev used to run these up on her domestic sewing machine on the dining room table in between looking after Del and the kids
Conversions optroniques Delkim
In the early 1980’s the revolutionary “Optonic” bite alarm had emerged which yet again had deficiencies which anglers had identified and asked Delkim to overcome. The result was the now infamous Delkim “Optonic” conversion, which included ground breaking features such as magnetic rotation sensing, mega low current drain and above all reliability! This set the standard against which all future electronic bite alarms would be judged and firmly established the reputation and name of Delkim in the history of specialist tackle development. Unfortunately due to legal problems the conversion of “Optonics” ceased in 1986 but there are still many of these almost vintage alarms being used today which is testimony to their reliability. Because of the uncertainty brought about by these legal difficulties at that time, Kim Donaldson decided to part company with Delkim in a totally amicable arrangement with Del Romang which still left them great friends.
La révolution vibratoire Delkim
Although Del Romang had made a few handmade alarms of his own over the years he had long dreamt of using his inventive ideas to make his own bite alarms commercially rather than improve other manufacturers products by conversion. The idea for today’s Delkim actually came to him in a dream in 1983 when he woke up with a start in the early hours and ran naked downstairs to run a piece of fishing line across the stylus of his record deck. (remember vinyl?) The resulting Patent Application invented the Delkim Vibration System which took nine years of intensive development until 1992 for Del to perfect and of which he is so justifiably proud.
Remerciements
La première femme de Del, Bev, qui jouait un rôle majeur dans l'entreprise familiale, a malheureusement perdu une bataille de deux ans contre le cancer en 1998. Bev Romang a assisté à de nombreux spectacles d'agrès au fil des ans et l'on pensait souvent à tort qu'elle s'appelait Kim, ce qui provoquait beaucoup d'hilarité et d'embarras chez ceux qui faisaient la mauvaise supposition ! Tragiquement, Kim Donaldson est également décédé en mai 2001 lorsqu'il a été victime d'une hémorragie cérébrale alors qu'il pêchait la carpe (je suis sûr que c'est ce que nous préférerions tous - avec nos bottes !) Leur contribution inestimable au succès de la société se perpétue, non seulement dans la mémoire des familles, des amis, des collègues et des associés, mais aussi au nom de Delkim.Delkim - Une véritable entreprise familiale
Le succès de Delkim s'est considérablement accru au fil des ans, de même que l'équipe de direction familiale.Del Romang – Chairman & Founder
Lee Romang – Managing Director (Del’s Son)
Carla Romang – Customer Service Manager (Del’s Daughter)
Carol Romang – Finance (Del’s Wife)
Paul Carrington – Production Manager (Carol’s Son)
Robert Carrington – Technical Support (Carol’s Son)
Mark Carrington – Logistics (Carol’s Son)
Les petits-enfants (tests de destruction de produits) et les chats (techniciens antiparasitaires) font également partie de l'équipe de manière officieuse !