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Hornby is building up a head of steam as management get a turnaround at the troubled toy-train maker on track. Revenues rose 15pc to £15.9m in the six months to Sept 30, while losses narrowed by ...

Model railway maker Hornby has signalled its recovery is on track after curbing losses, but warned it had still not arrived at "a platform of profitability". The toy company indicated there is light ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Hornby may be old, but it is not just any old toy maker. The £33m group was founded in 1901 but, like any ...

Hornby is to post another loss this year after sales at the model rail toymaker were hit by stock shortages. The group, which is also behind the Scalextric and Corgi brands, said that revenue for the ...

Hornby, the maker of model trains, is seeing a boost in sales after a successful Black Friday. This development has helped shares of the Margate-based company rise. The positive trend sets Hornby on a ...

The chief executive of Hornby has said turnaround efforts are 'on track' after the model train maker's sales outperformed High Street peers over the crucial Christmas trading period. Olly Raeburn told ...

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Ten years ago, when Frank Martin (pictured) joined Hornby as chief executive, its headquarters in the seaside town of Margate still boasted a thriving factory. Credit: Photo: Clara Molden The sound of ...

For someone in charge of Britain's best-known model railway maker, Frank Martin displays remarkable emotional detachment from his product. The Hornby chief executive is no anorak train-spotter with an ...