It is a devastating blow to generations of sticky-fingered, paint-covered modelling enthusiasts. EDWARD FOSS joins the chorus of concern after it was announced that the iconic modelling name Airfix ...

The life of British business is never dull. Rhodri Clark examines a topsy-turvy week in the life of traditional Britain. IT has been a week of mixed fortunes for some of Britain's best-known brands.

They were notoriously fiddly to glue together... and took hours to paint. But generations of children spent their precious pocket money on Airfix plastic scale model kits. And as the firm celebrates ...

Airfix, provider of plastic aircraft kits to generations of schoolboys, has been grounded by a combination of debt and supply… Airfix, provider of plastic aircraft kits to generations of schoolboys, ...