UK company Hornby’s model planes and trains have been made in low-cost emerging markets for decades. Now, piece by piece, production is being brought back home. Hornby’s iconic model plane kit, part ...
Hornby, the train-set maker, is in trouble, so men of a certain age must rally round and rescue a piece of our childhood Derailed: troubled train-set manufacturer Hornby has announced that its next ...
Hornby, the maker of iconic British toys from model trains to Airfix to Scalextric, has suffered a blow from dissappointing sales of London 2012 Olympic merchandise. Here is a look at the history of ...
Simply sign up to the Retail & Consumer industry myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Delayed arrivals of trains from China held Hornby back in the first half, but the hobby specialist ...
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley will become a consultant to Hornby, the seller of Corgi cars, miniature ...
A year of celebrations marking the 150th anniversary of the birth of the inventor of Hornby trains, Meccano and Dinky toys is getting under way. Brighton Toy and Model Museum has been given a £34,000 ...
Model railway maker Hornby has seen its sales surge by 33% in the six months to the end of September, as more people took up hobbies in lockdown. The firm, which also makes Corgi cars and Scalextric ...
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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 railway maker Hornby has seen its sales surge by 33% in the six months to the end of September, as more people took up hobbies in lockdown. The firm, which also makes Corgi cars and Scalextric ...