Hornby move on track as Airfix nose-dives

TRAIN set giant Hornby offset the woes of its Airfix counterpart yesterday by stepping up its march into European markets.

Hornby is seen as a possible saviour for the collapsed Airfix model-making business, but in the meantime the company extended its presence in Germany with the acquisition of Heico, a distributor of railway accessories.

The move will give Hornby additional scale in Europe’s biggest model railway market.