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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

MECCANO fans young and old gathered for an exhibition of the popular model construction sets in a North-East town. The North-Eastern Mexxano Society held an exhibition at St Cuthbert's Church Hall, in ...

It's always cool when the big motorcycle manufacturers shake hands with toy makers and deliver spectacular items that please the eyes and the minds of both kids and adults. The latest to do so is ...

Meccano experienced the first of its financial troubles in the early 1960s, only a few years after building the Calais factory that is now its home. In 1964 Meccano Ltd was bought out by its principal ...

A total of 11,000 pieces of lightweight metal went in to the span across part of the River Lagan, confirmed as the world’s largest Meccano construction Get daily headlines and breaking news alerts for ...