Daleba Electronics Limited was founded in 1963 as a Printed Circuit Board Manufacturer from which DK Thermal emerged in 2007.
Premises and Location
In 1963 Daleba started manufacturing in a rented 600sqft industrial unit. The original factory was located in a renovated 100 year old Maltings building in the historic town of Ware in Hertfordshire. The Maltings was a typical small industrial building with many tenants, but over the years Daleba occupied more of the space until we were able to purchase the whole 10,000sqft building in 1985.
In 1985 an additional 5000sqft of space was purchased to hold our laminate stock and cutting facility. This was in the County Town of Hertford. In 1990 a 25,000 sqft industrial building was purchased adjacent to our Hertford facility, this building is Hertford Town Mill.
The job of renovating the new Hertford factory took many years. We completed our relocation in 1995.
2003 saw the acquisition of the factory site adjacent to Hertford Town Mill giving us total freehold space of 50,000sq ft over a 2 acre site.
Manufacturing History
In 1963 when Daleba was founded, the PCB industry was in its infancy.
As the industry evolved to plated through hole (PTH) technology, Daleba decided to continue manufacture of only single sided (S/S) and became one of the major suppliers in the UK. By the mid 80s there were only a handful of S/S specialists in the UK and production techniques for this technology were becoming more specialised. As order quantities for UK manufactured circuits decreased, Daleba concentrated on supplying prototype and small volume batches.
By 2003 Daleba was one of 2 companies left in the UK who specialised in S/S PCB's and the future for our manufacturing operations could no longer depend on this technology.
Our friends at Electrocircuits (PC) Ltd had the same concern, they were making PTH and ML prototypes. Together we decided to manufacture IMS and as a result of this decision Daleba purchased the shares of Electrocircuits.
Import / export Business
During the mid 90s, Daleba recognised the importance of supply of PCBs from the Far East . Our first imported circuits were in 1995.
Effective sourcing of PCBs from the Far East requires commitment, time and experience.
Matching the requirements of the customer and the capabilities of the supplier is vital if supply requirements are to exceed expectations. Daleba acheives this. In order to be an Independent supplier, Daleba opened a Hong Kong office in 1998 and a China office in 2000 in order to fulfil this requirement.
Daleba has become one of the leading supply companies in the UK for this product.
We like to work closely with our customers to understand their requirements and assist in the selection of a suitable and advantageous supplier.
By the mid 90s the demand for lower prices made volume manufacture in the UK less viable. Daleba used its manufacturing expertise to procure finished product from the Far East.
In 1998 we opened an Office in Hong Kong to improve the management of our Far East Supply routes.
DK Thermal
Mid 2007 the joint-venture company DK Thermal was founded, emerging from Daleba Thermal. The joint-venture operation enabled us to provide high volume, seamless manufacturing with our facility in Asia.
