Since its invention in 1900, kids have loved playing with the Meccano construction set. Now one of those kids has imaginatively redesigned it. Since he was a child, Dutch designer Tomm Velthuis has ...

Engineering students in Belfast have set a world record with a 100ft bridge made from Meccano. A total of 11,000 pieces of lightweight metal went in to the span across part of the River Lagan. A ...

This new agreement will see the development of premium and officially licensed construction sets from Meccano, designed for adult fans and experienced builders. Manufactured and distributed globally ...

A £90,000 Meccano-style footbridge has been completed and opened in Bolton (Picture: MEN Syndication) A bridge resembling a larger-than-life Meccano construction has finally been opened after a year ...

Remember Meccano? Once it was a household name for generations of New Zealand children. When Frank Hornby established the first Meccano company (originally called Mechanics Made Easy) in Liverpool in ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The only factory in Europe dedicated to producing iconic British construction toy brand Meccano is set to close. The plant, in ...