Airfix Industries
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Airfix Industries is an organisation. It was founded in 1957 and ceased in 1987. No scale models or locomotive classes linked to Airfix Industries have been catalogued yet.
Timeline
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Founded
Formed when Airfix went public.
- Source: A Brief History of Airfix (opens in a new tab), Vintage Airfix
- Source: Nicholas Kove (opens in a new tab), Wikipedia
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Took ownership of Airfix
- Source: A Brief History of Airfix (opens in a new tab), Vintage Airfix
- Source: Nicholas Kove (opens in a new tab), Wikipedia
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Took ownership of Meccano
Dated 1971 by Wikipedia and Ramsay's, and 1972 by Grace's Guide's Meccano page. General Mills bought what was left of the UK business in 1981. It already owned the French business.
- Source: Airfix Industries (opens in a new tab), Grace's Guide
- Source: Meccano (opens in a new tab), Grace's Guide
- Source: Meccano (opens in a new tab), Wikipedia
- Source: Ramsay's British Model Trains Catalogue (9th Edition), Pat Hammond, Warners Group Publications, 2016, p. 35-40 ISBN 9781907292903 WorldCat record (opens in a new tab)
- Source: Airfix (opens in a new tab), Wikipedia
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Gave up ownership of Airfix
- Source: A Brief History of Airfix (opens in a new tab), Vintage Airfix
- Source: Nicholas Kove (opens in a new tab), Wikipedia
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Gave up ownership of Meccano
Dated 1971 by Wikipedia and Ramsay's, and 1972 by Grace's Guide's Meccano page. General Mills bought what was left of the UK business in 1981. It already owned the French business.
- Source: Airfix Industries (opens in a new tab), Grace's Guide
- Source: Meccano (opens in a new tab), Grace's Guide
- Source: Meccano (opens in a new tab), Wikipedia
- Source: Ramsay's British Model Trains Catalogue (9th Edition), Pat Hammond, Warners Group Publications, 2016, p. 35-40 ISBN 9781907292903 WorldCat record (opens in a new tab)
- Source: Airfix (opens in a new tab), Wikipedia
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Entered liquidation
Wound up. Grace's Guide cites the London Gazette of 2 August 1982.
- Source: Airfix Industries (opens in a new tab), Grace's Guide
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Ceased
Liquidators discharged. Grace's Guide cites the London Gazette of 22 April 1987.
- Source: Airfix Industries (opens in a new tab), Grace's Guide
Connections
Ownership
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Owned Airfix, 1957 to 1981
- Source: A Brief History of Airfix (opens in a new tab), Vintage Airfix
- Source: Nicholas Kove (opens in a new tab), Wikipedia
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Owned Meccano, 1971 to 1981
Dated 1971 by Wikipedia and Ramsay's, and 1972 by Grace's Guide's Meccano page. General Mills bought what was left of the UK business in 1981. It already owned the French business.
- Source: Airfix Industries (opens in a new tab), Grace's Guide
- Source: Meccano (opens in a new tab), Grace's Guide
- Source: Meccano (opens in a new tab), Wikipedia
- Source: Ramsay's British Model Trains Catalogue (9th Edition), Pat Hammond, Warners Group Publications, 2016, p. 35-40 ISBN 9781907292903 WorldCat record (opens in a new tab)
- Source: Airfix (opens in a new tab), Wikipedia