When former CEO of Luxottica UK and veteran of UK optical retailing, Richard Peck, took a call from Inspecs executive chairman and founder, Robin Totterman, asking him to meet him in Gloucester the following morning, little did he realise it would be the beginning of a transformative project for one of the most well-known names in UK optics.
What Totterman wanted to show Peck was the newest acquisition to the Inspecs portfolio, Norville Optical Group’s manufacturing business at Magdala Road in the centre of Gloucester.
In July 2020, Norville entered administration and the manufacturing business faced the very real threat of permanent closure, but a matter of days later, Inspecs had secured the future of the business with a £2.4m investment.
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