Sussex jewellers set to reopen stores across the county

F.Hinds plans to reopen all of its F.Hinds and Chapelle stores, a company spokesman confirmed.

The firm has branches in Worthing, Horsham, Crawley, Bexhill, Hastings.

The spokesman said: “Customers will be able to try on jewellery and watches where necessary, but there will be a range of added safety measures in place to protect both customers and staff.

“A reduced number of customers will be allowed into each store at a time to help with social distancing.

“Customers will be served from behind screens at designated service points.”

Any items that are tried on will be thoroughly cleaned afterwards using specialist cleaning materials and there will be a 72-hour quarantine facility for returned items.

Jeremy Hinds, director at F.Hinds added: “The safety of our customers and staff is our number one priority.

“We have worked hard to put comprehensive measures in place to protect everyone while still being able to welcome back our customers to our award-winning service.

“We will be training all of our staff on the new procedures prior to stores reopening and implementing a strict cleaning regime.”

All of the current services offered including watch batteries, repairs and engraving will be fully operational. The only service unavailable for now is ear piercing, F.Hinds said.

For more see https://www.fhinds.co.uk

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