South coast franchise expands

Wessex Optical, a franchise partner of Boots Opticians operating in Dorset and Hampshire, opened a new branch and created 11 new jobs in Lymington.

The company’s sixth branch in total, the Lymington premises consist of six rooms, including a dedicated hearing care room, and will offer testing and diagnostic services across multiple clinics, seven days a week.

Zabir Ali, founder and owner of Wessex Optical, said: ‘We are so excited to expand into Lymington – our second new branch this year, and we’d like to thank the people of this beautiful historic town for extending the warmest of welcomes to the team.’