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roymattblack
#1 Posted : 16 February 2017 20:37:39

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According to Autograph models:

Pocher News: Here is the current state in the moving company history of Pocher: The Danish Pocher importer Vestergaard has bought Pocher, Hornby England has separated from the brand. At the moment the extensive inventory (including about 1600 Ducati kits) is transferred from England to Denmark. In the future, the global threads of Pocher will be combined in Viborg (Denmark). Vestergaard wants to secure the future of the brand in the long term and a new model is to be launched already towards the end of 2017. This is good news in the face of the uncertain development in the UK due to the Brexit and Hornby's tense financial situation. The Pocher community is impatiently waiting for innovations, and mistakes such as the much too low production number of the Lamborghini Huracan or the announcement and subsequent cancellation of the Mercedes Gullwing must be avoided in the future. We will continue to inform our customers about innovations from Pocher. We have already communicated our ideas about future models to Mr. Vestergaard. What we are interested in, is the opinion of the worldwide Pocher community. Please write us which new car models you would like, or whether it would make sense to add another motorcycle model to the new line of two wheels. Just click on this link and let us know your ideas!
birdaj2
#2 Posted : 16 February 2017 21:42:40

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Sounds like sad times for for the airfix chain.

Moving production to china was never a good move and this looks to me like the start of many problems for them.

People may not like airfix but the hornby train brand if that was to fold will be a sad day for many.

Quite amusing this brexit thing when you think about it because we are still in and proable will be for many years yet but everyone is jumping on the band wagon and declaring price increases.

I guess things are always on the change.
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