As proud winners of the Toy of the 20th Century, Lego is a massive company and one of the world’s most loved brands. The company that makes the much respected Lego toys has so many milestones and intriguing facts and figures about it that it’s hard to know where to begin. For example, in 2008 Lego made its 4 billionth minifigure, making it the largest population on planet Earth! Who’s the world’s largest manufacturer of vehicle tyres – Lego of course!
Amusing as these statistics may be, the single most important fact about Lego is its fantastic play value. As almost any parent will testify, their kids play for longer with Lego toys than any other toy they own. The sales of Lego toys increase year on year, every year, owing to tremendous research and development, the constant introduction of new sets, and the relatively recent decision to produce branded ranges like Star Wars, which has grabbed the attention of the collectors market as well.
Still a privately owned Danish based company, Lego have factories and distribution centres that cover the globe. In spite of many copies of their bricks, no company has been able to produce a building block that can withstand repeated assembly, and still fits as well as the day it was first made. The Lego toys brand is fiercely protected by the company, and there have been many court cases to prove it. A final interesting fact – Lego estimate that kids around the world spend 5 billion hours a year playing with their bricks – how cool is that!
The original online book seller now sells virtually every product you can imagine... including toys!
A traditional toy and nursery business based in St.Austell, Cornwall.
Lego, Sylvanian Families and Gesslein are just some of the major brands sold by Eric Snook's Golden Cot - a family-run toy shop based in Bath.
As well as trading from a traditional bricks and mortar shop, this online business sells a great selection of popular brands such as Lego, Sylvanian Families and Playmobil via ellenbray.co.uk.
Having traded since 1937, Lambs Toy Shop is situated in Darlington but sells Lego to customers all over the world via their website.
With new Lego toys always on display, you can be guaranteed the very latest products from this specialist Aberdeenshire-based online shop.
Based in Huddersfield and having traded since 2008, many major toy brands can be found on the website of this popular family-owned toy business.
This toy shop has been trading in Lego toys and many other related products since 2009 and is a member of the Toymaster Group.
This online toy shop specialises in Lego toys as well as many other major brands including Nintendo and XBOX.
The fantastic range of Lego toys is just one of the many brands sold by this St Albans stockist that has been selling toys since 2009.
Located in Manchester, Busy Bee Toy Shop Co-operative sells a wide range of toys and other related products. Popular brands include Lego toys and Playmobil toys.
If you're looking for Lego toys, check out this Dunblane toy shop that has been trading since 2010.
On the Toyopia Toy Shop website you will find a diverse selection of products - all carefully selected by this St Austell-based toy business.
Based in Leeds, itsTOYtastic is a toy shop that offers a large selection of products from various major UK brands.
You can find all kinds of Lego toys on the website of this popular Lerwick retailer. Bolts Online also stocks brands such as Hasbro and Mattel.
Large range of preschool and nursery products from well known brands such as Playmobil, Sylvanian Families and VTech.
Lego, Bigjigs and Schleich are just some of the major brands sold by SP Models - a toy shop based in Snetterton.
As well as trading from a traditional bricks and mortar shop, this online business sells a great selection of popular brands such as Lego, Mattel and Hasbro via gemsgifts.com.
Having traded since 1990, The Toy Cupboard is situated in Winchester but sells Lego to customers all over the world via their website.
With new Lego toys always on display, you can be guaranteed the very latest products from this specialist Haywards Heath-based online shop.
Based in Sheffield and having traded from a bricks and mortar shop since 2000, many major toy brands can be found on the website of this popular family-owned toy business.
This toy shop has been trading in Lego toys and many other related products since 1993 and is a member of the Toy Retailers Association.
This online toy shop specialises in Lego toys as well as many other major brands including Djeco and Quadrilla.