Meccano's Mattei Theodore gives a tour of the company's ideas factory An anonymous industrial zone on the outskirts of the French port of Calais is home to one of the great historic names in the toy ...

FOR MILLIONS of mechanically inclined young tinkerers, the Erector set (known in Europe as Meccano) has been the ultimate kit. This collection of perforated metal beams and panels, held together with ...

This is the story of a great British icon, which, despite being full of holes, conquered the world. It is also the story of why that icon is no longer British but French; why the icon is about to ...

The only factory in Europe dedicated to producing iconic British construction toy brand Meccano is set to close. The plant, in Calais, France, will shut down by the first quarter of next year, leaving ...

THE FALLING popularity of Meccano and the rise of Lego has been decried as a "disaster of modern life" that is inextricably linked to "the demise of British engineering" by one of the country's most ...

In a bid to take on a building-set behemoth, Canadian toy company Spin Master is reviving a classic. Toronto-based Spin Master Ltd. has acquired the iconic Meccano construction set line, with the ...

The competition has now closed. Thanks to everyone that entered! I got to take a look at Meccano’s recently released lines of toys and models a little over a week ago, and their Gears of War set is a ...

A kit to build a toy car which has stayed in its original packaging for more than 80 years is expected to sell for more than a new, full-sized car. A red Meccano kit which dates from 1930 has been ...

Prof Trevor Whittaker, a Guinness World Record representative and QUB Vice Chancellor Prof Patrick Johnston on the bridge on Saturday Engineering students from Queen's University Belfast have set a ...

An anonymous industrial zone on the outskirts of the French port of Calais is home to one of the great historic names in the toy business. Meccano may have been started in the UK more than a century ...