Affordable innovationsFounded in 1981 as Moorhouse Engineering in Bethesda, soon to become DMM and move to more suitable premises in Llanberis in 1986, the company celebrated 30 years of manufacturing in 2011. In 1981 the company employed just 4 people, and now thirty years later they are an important employer in this area with just over 150 men and women on payroll. The original premise of the founding directors was to make the best possible equipment at the best price. A simple premise you might think, but one that has remained central to DMMs thinking over the intervening years, and one that has spurred them on to continue to develop and innovate, to bring unique and world leading products to the market.

From the very outset the company has developed products in two main areas; Recreational Climbing and Mountaineering has developed alongside products aimed more at the more Industrial markets. Both areas compliment each other and the areas of overlap benefit both sides. In short both sides of the business are important to sustain DMM in the future.

DMM continuously invests into the extension to the factory site which enables them to be more efficient, competitive, and maintain their unique position as the sole Manufacturer of Climbing Hardware in the UK.