This Sheffield company, founded in 1978, distributes more than 5,000 consumer items from big brands such as L’Oréal, Nestlé and Rimmel, and has remained fully operational during the lockdown. Brother-and-sister team Mark Lythe, 52, and Deborah Harrison, 49, run the business, and since April 1 have paid staff still working from its office and warehouse an additional 20% on their basic pay. The company exports to 82 countries and profits hit £4.3m last year.