Radio Rentals Ltd.
92 Regent Street, London W1 (1940)

At its peak, Radio Rentals claimed it had more than 2 million customers, over 500 shops and employed 3600 technicians, 2700 skilled installers plus a large ancillary staff and it had its own television factory in Bradford until 1978. It had sales and service locations across the UK, the Radio Rentals logo being a common sight on many High Streets.

Models carrying the Baird brand name can be found under Baird (brand).

Radio Rentals was formed in 1932 initially operating from Brighton, to rent out radio sets.

In the 1950s it acquired the rights to the Baird brand for radios (Baird was taken over by Hartley in 1954 and released the last new TV model in 1956).

In 1961 it acquired the full rights to the now defunct Baird brand name, renaming their own Bradford manufacturing division as "Baird Television Ltd". The Baird name then appeared on all Radio Rental products, not just radios, but also TV and video recorders.

In 1968 it was acquired by Thorn Electrical Industries and was merged with the DER chain, and in 2000 it merged with Granada to form Box Clever.