Airfix and Scalextric maker Hornby welcomes a sales jump after an encouraging end to the year Hornby is well known for its model train, Airfix and Scalextric car sets The firm briefly postponed orders to foreign customers around Christmas Hornby will be the focus of the television programme Hornby: A Model World By Harry Wise … Read more
Hornby turns first profit in almost a decade as sales steamed ahead during coronavirus lockdown By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:28 GMT, 29 October 2020 | Updated: 22:41 GMT, 29 October 2020 Hornby has turned its first profit in almost a decade as sales steamed ahead during lockdown. The hobby firm, known … Read more
The Restaurant Group boss Hornby in storm over pay boost… just as thousands of staff are axed The Restaurant Group will ask investors to approve a new executive pay scheme It would give him a fixed annual payout on top of his £630,000 base salary If the plan is approved, Hornby will be handed a … Read more
Hornby sales take off during lockdown as families turn to hobbies to keep themselves entertained By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:58 BST, 23 September 2020 | Updated: 22:07 BST, 23 September 2020 Hornby enjoyed a lockdown boost, as housebound families turned to hobbies to entertain themselves. The firm, famous for its model … Read more
From Ann Cleeves’ engrossing thriller to Piranesi by Susanna Clarke, a sharp novel by Nick Hornby and Ken Follett’s latest, this week’s best new fiction By John Williams and Hephzibah Anderson and Neil Armstrong and Anthony Cummins Published: 22:02 BST, 19 September 2020 | Updated: 22:02 BST, 19 September 2020 The Darkest Evening Ann Cleeves … Read more
Lockdown families buying online put Hornby on the right track for a happy 100th birthday By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 10 June 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 10 June 2020 Model train company Hornby is celebrating its 100th anniversary as parents and grandparents spending more time with the young in … Read more
Collectors buying up watches, coins and even vintage Hornby model trains to cash in on crisis By Amelia Murray For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 5 May 2020 | Updated: 23:36 BST, 5 May 2020 Collectors have flocked online to buy vintage watches, gold coins and memorabilia since lockdown began. Experts say the trend … Read more
A home fit for a billionaire! Kylie Jenner pays $36.5 MILLION for lavish ‘resort compound’ in Hornby Hills as she adds to her impressive property empire By Kelby Vera For Dailymail.com Published: 00:00 BST, 25 April 2020 | Updated: 00:06 BST, 25 April 2020 Advertisement Kylie Jenner has just snagged a $36.5million Holmby Hills mansion. … Read more