DMW was the last motorcycle manufacturer in Wolverhampton. The company which closed in the mid 1990s was also one of the longest survivors, having produced its first motorcycle about 50 years before its doors closed for the last time. The company was, and still is, well-known amongst  trials and racing enthusiasts and has had many racing triumphs. DMW machines are still used at sporting events and will probably still be used for a long time to come. During its life DMW produced about 15,000 machines and many manufacturers used the company's forks and in later years its engines.

The DMW story, which starts on Merseyside, is told in several parts:

We would like to thank Jo Skidmore and her father, ex-DMW Director,  Ivan Dyke for all of their help in preparing this section and also for the many photographs that they have allowed us to use. We would also like to thank Grant Dawson, Leslie's Dawson's son, for information and photographs of his father.