Mike Ashley-backed Scalextric and model train firm Hornby has revealed plans to go private, blaming regulatory hurdles and costs involved with a stock market listing. The Aim-listed group – which has ...

The search engine Google is celebrating the 150th birthday of visionary toy maker Frank Hornby, whose model railways, Meccano sets and Dinky toys are still being played with by children today. Born in ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Demand for Olympics-themed toy trains and the resolution of a long-running supply problem helped Hornby ...

Toymaker Hornby has signalled to a brighter future today as its losses narrowed in the last six months. The firm, best known for its model trains, trimmed its half-year losses to £3.2million, compared ...

The stock market was brutal in its response to the departure of Hornby chief executive Richard Ames this week: as his exit was announced, shares in the famous toy train company surged by almost 40 per ...

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 ...

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 ...

Toymaker Hornby has signalled to a brighter future today as its losses narrowed in the last six months. The firm, best known for its model trains, trimmed its half-year losses to £3.2million, compared ...

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