Hawker Typhoon, Cops’n’Robbers and the Flying Scotsman: Has Hornby got its mojo back? November 21, 2014 Alright, so you couldn't say it's steaming ahead – but after three profit warnings in two years, it looks like Hornby is back on track. The company behind Airfix and Scalextric said sales increased by eight per cent to £24.2m in the six months to the end of September, ending a run of bad luck. [...]
Full service: The & Partnership boss Johnny Hornby on changes in marketing June 16, 2014 Liam Ward-Proud talks to Johnny Hornby, chief executive of The & Partnership It's easy to forget that media buyers and creative agencies haven’t long existed as separate entities. As late as the 1980s, the archetypal agency was “full service”, overseeing all aspects of a campaign. Johnny Hornby, chief executive and founding partner of new agency [...]
Currency shock derails Hornby profits April 8, 2014 MODEL train maker Hornby has lost £200,000 from foreign exchange movements since January and expects to post a loss for the financial year. Hornby has said it is set to report £1.2m in annual losses, though its underlying business is managing to break even. The group warned in January that its profits would fall short [...]
Hornby profits up November 11, 2011 Hornby posted an 80 per cent jump in first-half pre-tax profits with a turnover of £28.4m, increasing 11 per cent from the same period last year. The owner of model railway, model car brands, and Airfix models, Hornby said it is expecting positive results from the full year. Christmas traffic and a new line of [...]