BrightHouse, the controversial retailer that sells on weekly credit, reported an 11.5% increase in like-for-like sales in 2007 in sharp contrast to high street rivals. Customers can ‘rent-to-buy' from private equity owned BrightHouse without undergoing any credit checks - but typically end up paying more than double the usual high street price for household products.

Premium Appliance Brands (PAB), the domestic appliance company behind celebrity endorsed products by Rosemary Conley and Oz Clarke has been named as the 34th fastest growing UK company in the Sunday Times Fast Track 100.

AMDEA and Severn Wye Energy Agency have signed an agreement to work together to promote the benefits of the latest generation of high efficiency refrigeration appliances. SWEA through its links with the UK network of Energy Efficiency Advice Centres (EEAC) will help distribute information on AMDEA's Time to Change Campaign.