Optician Awards 2016: Celebrating all that's best in optical practice

A new venue, entertainment, new sponsors and some happy winners were the hallmarks of this year’s Optician Awards which saw 16 trophies awarded in an evening of celebration.

For the first time Optician held the Awards in the Vox, part of the Resorts World complex next to the National Exhibition Centre which housed last weekend’s Optrafair.

Among the delighted recipients were double winners Observatory the Opticians. Its Southwold practice won the Independent Practice of the Year Award, sponsored by Hoya and its Muswell Hill site the Fashion Practice of the Year Award.

Specsavers scooped three trophies on the night with Torquay taking the Multiple Practice of the Year Award and Chelmsley Wood the Contact Lens Patient Engagement Award sponsored by Johnson and Johnson. The Contact Lens Practitioner of the Year Award, sponsored by Alcon, was won by Suzanne Czerwinski of Specsavers Nottingham.