While Hornby are issuing a profit warning Bachmann are claiming their best year ever:
http://www.bachmann.co.uk/
At the end of the day Bachmann are delivering a wide range of quality products, Hornby while producing some superb models, have a range which is patchy and tends to lean towards more the glamorous stock. Both Hornby and Bachmann have their products made abroad but in both cases the design work is done in this country.
Bachmann seem to be keeping their prices within reason ( but we have yet to see how much they will put their prices up in 2012) while Hornby's continue to soar.
Best wishes,
John H-T.