Skytrex

Skytrex is a manufacturer of predominantly historical (many naval ships mostly sculpted by Richard Ellard) and railway models. In the 1980’s they produced the Hinchliffe ranges. This page covers both Skytrex Limited and Skytrex (2013) Limited, refer to Company History for details. They currently produce the Antares range following taking over the production in April 2022 from Warlord Games. [1]

Addresses

• Skytrex Unit 1, Charnwood Business Park, North Road, Loughborough, LE11 1LE (current)
• 60 The Ropewalk, Nottingham, England, NG1 5DW (registered)
• Sky View Argosy Road, East Midlands Airport, Castle Donington, Derbyshire, DE74 2SA
• Dept. MM7, 28 Church Street, Wymeswold, Leicestershire (1973 - same address as Davco)

Company History

Skytrex Limited

Skytrex was first registered with companies house in 1972 [2] with sculptors like Bryan Ansell gaining experience working with them. Around 1984 they took over production of the Hinchliffe ranges before selling them on to Draper Models.

In 2013 the then owner of Skytrex John Hammond, a dentist from Loughborough, was declared bankrupt, Skytrex was put in to administration (31 July 2013) and all assets sold off to pay his debtors. John was later convicted of fraud.  [4,5]

Skytrex (2013) Limited

Skytrex (2013) Ltd was created from assets purchased from the administrators following Skytrex Ltd going into administration.

“Many of the wargames ranges and some items from the railway ranges were sold off during this period until finally a group, including former employees, was able to make an offer to the administrators for the remaining ranges and, crucially, the manufacturing equipment and the bulk of the railway ranges. This offer was accepted and Skytrex (2013) Ltd was formed in October of that year.” [6]

Since 2020 Warlord Games have a controlling interest in Skytrex (2013) Limited. [3]

Associated Companies

• Davco
• Conquest Miniatures

References

• [1], Beasts of War, "Warlord drop Gates of Antares moves production to Skytrex"
• [2], Companies House, "Skytrex Limited"
• [3], Companies House, "Skytrex (2013) Limited"
• [4], Loughborough Echo, "People’s savings hit as dentist owes over £6m"
• [5], BBC News, "£1m fraudster ex-dentist John Hammond jailed"
• [6], The Railway Hub, " Skytrex the next generation"