5 years ago I founded Spade Kayaks with 4 friends. We made the first boat, the Ace of Spades, blowmolded. The blowmoldinging process is usually preferred to the rotomolding process for products with large quantities from 20,000 pieces and more. In my time as head of sales at Prijon, such quantities and much more were completely normal and attainable. We managed the 150,000.00€ design and development costs of the Ace of Spades from our own resources. In the beginning we had big problems getting the Ace of Spades ready for serial production. Rusty screws, too light thighbraces and bones that broke in rows required costly exchanges that left us with no financial leeway for a second blowmolded boat. So in 2017 we decided to switch to the rotomolding process. Initially with the help of Mega Sports, with outdated technology and simple molds. Not satisfied with the result of the first rotomolded model, the Black Jack 1.0 the search began for a reliable partner with the latest rotomolding machine technology and understanding of our concerns. We have now found this partner in Italy with KPlast, which produces, among other things, boats of the Exo brand.

In 2018 we invested in 2 new forms, the new Black Jack and the Royal Flush. The molds are milled from solid aluminum blocks, on the one hand to be able to control the wall thicknesses and on the other hand to ensure a contemporary finish of the boats. We have taken out an investment loan of 80,000€ for these two forms. Both boats sell well and the amortization of the two forms is guaranteed.