Staines & Brights Ltd
Tuesday: 08:30 - 17:00
Wednesday: 08:30 - 17:00
Thursday: 08:30 - 17:00
Friday: 08:30 - 17:00
Saturday: 08:30 - 17:00
Sunday: -
About Staines & Brights Ltd
At Staines & Brights Ltd we are committed to providing the highest quality products with the best service.
Staines & Brights Ltd Description
60 YEARS IN HARDWARE
Staines celebrated its first golden jubilee (60 years) in business in 2014. (1 /4 /2014)
Senior directors of Staines & Brights Limited, Raymond and Bronwen Willis took over the ownership and operation of a small, but well established Ironmongers store from Mr Walter Staines upon the occasion of his retirement on April 1, 1954. The business, known for many years as W. Staines, was first established in Station Road Tiptree and subsequently relocated to its present position 81 Church Road, after being bombed in 1941.
The Willis family quickly took up the challenge of expanding the business to meet the demands of a rapidly expanding village. The shop originally occupied the front rooms of their small bungalow. The domestic living area, to the rear of the building, and the garage were quickly converted into sales space. Today the store covers the whole area of the property with over 8, 500 sq ft. of sales floor.
Initially the shop continued with traditional ironmongery and hardware business supplying locals with the basic wares of tools, screws, nails, timber, paint and cement. Over the years the evolution of Staines into what is today a comprehensively stocked, home and garden store, often leading the trends in stock diversity now seen elsewhere at DIY superstores, with whom the business still vigorously competes.
The winter evening paraffin delivery rounds undertaken during the 1950's and early 1960's gave way to bottled gas delivery in the 1970's. Loose wire nails, ironmongery and hardware previously sold by the pound are now all pre-packed. Simple ironstone crockery (still stocked) has been joined by fine porcelain. Greetings cards and party balloons, jewellery and quality gifts appeared on the stock list in the 1970's. A dedicated gardening department and seasonal plant sales have long met the demands of local horticulturalists. Plumbing materials and bathroom equipment together with window blinds and curtain tracks have space in store; thousands of choices of hues and tints of paint and emulsion via computerised mixing stands join a vast selection of other decorating requisites. The deliveries of cement dust hot from Thames side kilns, stocked to meet the needs of the 1960's construction boom in the village, have given way to handy bags of sand and cement now occasionally required for a small DIY projects. The store converted to a self-service operation during the early 1970's, which lead somewhat strangely, to a growth in staff numbers. Today there are often ten staff on hand ready to assist the customer find their way around one of Tiptree's favourite shops.
In 1985 the directors acquired the business and lease of Brights, an electrical appliance retailer in the premises of Tiptree's former cinema, the Astoria. The family business partnership has recently further evolved by becoming a Limited company, preparing the way forward to the next fifty years in business.
You can now shop with us online where you can find a range of great products from DIY tools to electric razors, from lcd tv to teddy bears. So for great gift ideas for all the family shop on this site.
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We are currently recruiting for a Sales Assistant to join our Tiptree Hardware store on a part time, 27 hours per week permanent position, including Saturdays. As a Sales Assistant at Staines and Brights Ltd, you will:
• Deliver professional, friendly and timely customer service at all times • Be fully competent using EPOS... • Ensure our products are immaculately displayed and replenished in a timely fashion • Assist with stock deliveries, picking stock from the store rooms and bringing it to the shop floor and pricing stock • Accurately operate the tills ensuring credit card and cash payments are done efficiently and without error • Develop good product knowledge and be ready to assist customers by providing them with product knowledge when appropriate • Be happy working as part of a team, providing cover for colleagues as necessary • Be able to work autonomously and take initiative
As a Sales Assistant at Staines and Brights, we would like you to: • Have previous experience of working in a retail environment, including cash handling • Have a positive outlook and enjoy being part of a team • Have a can-do attitude • Be self- motivated and able to work proactively without direction • Be naturally enthusiastic
Staines and Brights is a small family owned business and staff are valued team members. Our small team of reliable staff enjoy a variety of roles including; mixing paint, cutting keys, plant care, window and in store displays. We have a wide variety of stock and product knowledge is essential.
Please send CV demonstrating your relevant experience and references via email; staines@stainesandbrights.co.uk
If this role appeals to you we'd love to hear from you!
fill out our application form here https://www.stainesandbrights.co.uk/pages /application-form
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Our range of eco friendly baking products is expanding. Alongside our popular beeswax wraps and eco friendly cleaning cleaning products.
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New season stock arriving from Rachel Ellen Designs
It is nearly the weekend! Don't forget to pop in store to check out this weeks offers on dog and cat food!
With Mother’s Day just around the corner the shop is smelling fabulous!
What a brilliant shop. Full of things you don't see elsewhere. Visited from Benfleet, Essex and as usual couldn't leave without buying something. I think I must have spent about an hour just looking around getting ideas for Christmas presents. Will be back.
Look on the internet....No !!! Go to Staines & Brights, look at, touch, be told all about what you want and get personal and excellent service. Washing Machine blows up on Saturday, new one in place by Tuesday. Thanks Staines & Brights.
Great service. Quality products. Great Tiptree institution
Great place to buy from...so few places like this left...delivery service second to none...friendly personal and brilliant service...
Fantastic customer service in Brights, really put themselves out to solve any problems and to help their customers.
Excellent recommendation recently on some weed killer. I applied it on Saturday so lets hope those weeds all run away now!
What a brilliant shop. Full of things you don't see elsewhere. Visited from Benfleet, Essex and as usual couldn't leave without buying something. I think I must have spent about an hour just looking around getting ideas for Christmas presents. Will be back.
Look on the internet....No !!! Go to Staines & Brights, look at, touch, be told all about what you want and get personal and excellent service. Washing Machine blows up on Saturday, new one in place by Tuesday. Thanks Staines & Brights.
Great service. Quality products. Great Tiptree institution
Great place to buy from...so few places like this left...delivery service second to none...friendly personal and brilliant service...
Fantastic customer service in Brights, really put themselves out to solve any problems and to help their customers.
Excellent recommendation recently on some weed killer. I applied it on Saturday so lets hope those weeds all run away now!
What a brilliant shop. Full of things you don't see elsewhere. Visited from Benfleet, Essex and as usual couldn't leave without buying something. I think I must have spent about an hour just looking around getting ideas for Christmas presents. Will be back.
Look on the internet....No !!! Go to Staines & Brights, look at, touch, be told all about what you want and get personal and excellent service. Washing Machine blows up on Saturday, new one in place by Tuesday. Thanks Staines & Brights.
Great service. Quality products. Great Tiptree institution
Great place to buy from...so few places like this left...delivery service second to none...friendly personal and brilliant service...
Fantastic customer service in Brights, really put themselves out to solve any problems and to help their customers.
Excellent recommendation recently on some weed killer. I applied it on Saturday so lets hope those weeds all run away now!
What a brilliant shop. Full of things you don't see elsewhere. Visited from Benfleet, Essex and as usual couldn't leave without buying something. I think I must have spent about an hour just looking around getting ideas for Christmas presents. Will be back.
Look on the internet....No !!! Go to Staines & Brights, look at, touch, be told all about what you want and get personal and excellent service. Washing Machine blows up on Saturday, new one in place by Tuesday. Thanks Staines & Brights.
Great service. Quality products. Great Tiptree institution
Great place to buy from...so few places like this left...delivery service second to none...friendly personal and brilliant service...
Fantastic customer service in Brights, really put themselves out to solve any problems and to help their customers.
Excellent recommendation recently on some weed killer. I applied it on Saturday so lets hope those weeds all run away now!
What a brilliant shop. Full of things you don't see elsewhere. Visited from Benfleet, Essex and as usual couldn't leave without buying something. I think I must have spent about an hour just looking around getting ideas for Christmas presents. Will be back.
Look on the internet....No !!! Go to Staines & Brights, look at, touch, be told all about what you want and get personal and excellent service. Washing Machine blows up on Saturday, new one in place by Tuesday. Thanks Staines & Brights.
Great service. Quality products. Great Tiptree institution
Great place to buy from...so few places like this left...delivery service second to none...friendly personal and brilliant service...
Fantastic customer service in Brights, really put themselves out to solve any problems and to help their customers.
Excellent recommendation recently on some weed killer. I applied it on Saturday so lets hope those weeds all run away now!
More about Staines & Brights Ltd
Tuesday: 08:30 - 17:00
Wednesday: 08:30 - 17:00
Thursday: 08:30 - 17:00
Friday: 08:30 - 17:00
Saturday: 08:30 - 17:00
Sunday: -