Part of Hornby's Airfix range, the iconic model plane kit, will soon be made in the UK Now the company can react to market demand much faster and the CEO can keep an eye on the quality In China ...

Model train company Hornby is to re-register as a private company to help with its ongoing overhaul - Danny Lawson/PA Model train maker Hornby is to quit the ailing London stock market after hiring ...

Did you know the inventor of one of the most well-known toy companies was born in right here in Merseyside? Frank Hornby, born in 1863, invented Meccano and Dinky Toys, as well as founding the model ...

Train set maker Hornby has hit the buffers – sparking fears over its future. Shares in the famous firm, which also owns Scalextric, Airfix and Corgi, today plunged more than 60% after it warned it ...

Hornby, the model train manufacturer, has reported that its sales have been impacted by shipping delays in the Red Sea. The Margate-based company, which specialises in toys and collectibles and has ...

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Hornby is enjoying growing sales of its smaller-scale model railway sets after offloading its toy car business. The model train maker, which is backed by Frasers Group and counts Mike Ashley as a ...

We haven’t looked at model train tech since we were, like, tweeners hangin’ out cool fraggin’ up the 7-11. But UK-based Hornby is about to bring the pain to apple-pie-and-freedom-fries Lionel as they ...