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 ...

The last factory for the British model construction system Meccano, situated in France, is to close. Photo by MATTHIEU ALEXANDRE / AFP Spin Master said Wednesday the factory's falling competitiveness ...

If we were to talk to engineers about the childhood toys which most inspired them, it’s likely that the older among them would mention either Meccano or Erector Set. These similar construction toys ...

If you have been buying toys for children this Christmas, chances are they were made in China. But one toy company has decided to buck the trend and to repatriate production back from China to Europe.

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 ...

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 ...

LILLE, France - The owners of the world’s last dedicated Meccano toy factory have said it will close by 2024 after more than half a century in France because of rising costs. Canadian multinational ...

If you have been buying toys for children this Christmas, chances are they were made in China. But one toy company has decided to buck the trend and to repatriate production back from China to Europe.

The owners of the world's last dedicated Meccano toy factory have said it will close by next year after more than half a century in France because of rising costs. Spin Master said Wednesday the ...

The French Meccano factory is to close by early next year - Copyright AFP Manjunath KIRAN The French Meccano factory is to close by early next year - Copyright AFP ...

The owners of the world's last dedicated Meccano toy factory have said it will close by next year after more than half a century in France because of rising costs.

The last factory for the British model construction system Meccano, situated in France, is to close. Photo by MATTHIEU ALEXANDRE / AFP The owners of the world's last dedicated Meccano toy factory have ...