Hornby moving

[Dorsetmike]

http://www.insidermedia.com/insider/south-east/133190-full-steam-ahead-hornby-move

I was amused by "Historic site"  when referring to Margate, I will always associate Hornby with Binns road Liverpool. Margate was comparatively recent  surelyin terms of company history.

[Papyrus]

Still, it's good to read that their sales are improving and they have a positive outlook. It's just a pity that most of their stuff is about 100% out of scale... 

Chris

[woodbury22uk]

Margate was the traditional home of Tri-ang Trains which is probably a more significant part of the current Hornby Hobbies than the Hornby of Hornby-Dublo and Dinky Toys fame. The Hornby-Dublo trains went to Wrenn initially from Liverpool. The Dinky Toys brand is I think owned by Mattel of HotWheels and Matchbox fame, which was originally Lesney. Don't look too closely if you are shocked by corporate incest!

[railsquid]

Still, it's good to read that their sales are improving and they have a positive outlook. It's just a pity that most of their stuff is about 100% out of scale... 

<dons wishful thinking hat>
Maybe they need the extra space to expand their interests in the growth market represented by other scales?
</dons wishful thinking hat>

[MikeDunn]

Extra space ?  I doubt that, seeing as the old site was a manufacturing base !

An HQ site never gives more space ... except to top mgmt.

[darren.c]

having been there the site was old looking and worn out  and the new site that is at sandwich will be a great move into more modern looking building also with much more development at the westwood cross shopping centre traffic in that area can be a nightmare