As Playmobil turns 50, the German company behind the popular plastic figures is hoping that pop megastar Taylor Swift can help it shake off a slump in fortunes. Playmobil has in recent years lost ...

The moulding section of the Playmobil factory in Dietenhofen Credit: CLARA MOLDEN Plastic pellets which are melted down to make Playmobil figures. 17,000 tones of the stuff is used every year Credit: ...

Germany's Horst Brandstätter Group already had a long business history in 1952 when it switched from making metal toys to plastic ones. It brought the Hula Hoop to and fiberglass water skis to Germany ...

Stepping into the park is like waking up to find you've shrunk and, yes, the toys have taken over. They're manning the fort, playing sheriff in a full-size Wild West township and sailing that pirate ...