Royal Mail is issuing a set of 12 stamps to celebrate the world of Hornby Model Railways. Frank Hornby, the inventor of Meccano, produced his first clockwork Hornby Series trains in 1920, followed in ...

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 ...

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 ...

Share price surges as retail billionaire raises holdings to 8.9pc Daniel Woolfson is a Senior Business Reporter at The Telegraph, covering consumer and leisure industries. He has spent more than a ...

Mike Ashley’s retail empire Frasers Group has significantly increased its stake in model railways manufacturer Hornby. The owner of Sports Direct and House of Fraser has acquired more than 11 million ...

International models and collectibles group Hornby has struck a deal to acquire The Corgi Model Club (CMC). Hornby has announced the acquisition of the assets, trade and intellectual property of CMC ...

Hornby has debts of £19m and is receiving advice from ex- Newcastle FC owner Mike Ashley MODEL railway fans are steaming after Hornby released a new toy train costing £550. They slammed the price tag ...

The 124 year old company, which also owns the model car racing brand Scalextric, said the move out of the publicy traded arena was “not taken lightly.” But it said the change would “improve its ...

Hornby went private last year and delisted from the London Stock Exchange to focus entirely on a massive restructuring programme THE maker of Britain’s most beloved toys is facing a financial ...

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Hornby has agreed the sale of a loss-making business as part of strategic efforts to return the model train maker to profitability. The group told shareholders on Tuesday it would sell Oxford Diecast ...