After 18 years in our current homely premises the time has come to move to new, bigger and ‘ stairs free’ premises in Congleton. The good news is we’re only moving two doors down, on the other side of Greggs. Its the old British Heart Foundation shop and we will have the entire ground floor. At present our shop is spread over three floors. We have a large cellar which we use for storage and staff canteen. The ground floor is reception and the first floor is the testing / wax room.
In the new shop at 21 Bridge St we will have two testing rooms and a separate wax room – all on one level.
The stairs have been great exercise but none of us are getting any younger and they are becoming a bit of a pain. Pain in the leg to be exact.
The staff won’t be changing ( although we may be recruiting a new audiologist). Kay who has been with us since day one ( we’ll have to start paying her soon) will be moving with us and Nikki who has just started and is part time and holiday cover will be coming too.
The photos attached show the state of the premises now but the shopfitters are starting soon and the transformation is going to be incredible.
With all the new cafes and restaurants the town centre really is on the up and up and the new shop will be fit to see us through hopefully another 18 years ( or more) serving the people of Congleton, Biddulph, Sandbach, Alsager and all surrounding areas with first class audiology services and products.
Remember we are still at Glossop and Poynton offering free home visits or appointments at our partner opticians, Fox Opticians in Poynton and Jacksons Opticians in Glossop.
By the time of the next blog we should have our new shop kitted out and we may even be trading from there. It’s exciting times ahead for the Congleton Hearing Centre.
