WHEN Gill and John Hewitt started selling a few bits and pieces from their kitchen table in January 2005 they never imagined that their business would grow to such an extent.

Now Bamford Trading despatches more than 2,000 orders a week for tools, hardware and home and leisure products from their warehouse in Upton Bishop near Ross-on-Wye.

"Although we run our own website we use eBay as our main selling platform," said Gill.

"So, when we recently achieved our 250,000 positive customer feedback, eBay sent a film crew to make a number of video documentaries about us so that we could share our success story and tips with others who might be thinking of starting their own on-line business."

John and Gill Hewitt's on-line selling tips and the video documentaries can be viewed at: www. sellersphere.ebay.co.uk

"Whether you sell on-line or on the High Street your customers are of prime importance. However small the order, excellent customer service is vital."

The Bamford Trading website is at www. bamfordtrading.com