Time is running out to book your places for the 2016 Optician Awards ceremony which takes place at a brand new venue close to the National Exhibition Centre during the Optrafair weekend (April 9-11).
At the ceremony 16 trophies will be presented at a glittering black tie bash which includes a champagne reception, three-course dinner, stunning AV show and a presentation ceremony overseen by a celebrity host. Afterwards there will be dancing to a live band and a charity casino.
All of the proceeds from the charity casino will be donated to Blind Veterans UK.
New categories, new sponsors and a new venue are all features of the 2016 Optician Awards which takes place at the Vox which is housed within the Resorts World centre, on the NEC site.
Details of how to book your place are found at www.opticianawards.com. Attendance is open to anyone who wishes to attend, not just finalists and sponsors.
Optician hosts the Awards alongside Optrafair to enable as many of those from the optical profession and business as possible to attend.
The names of the finalists for the 16 Optician Awards can be found below and about 500 guests from across the optical profession and industry are expected to attend.
This is the first time the Optician Awards have been held at the recently opened Vox, a state-of-the-art banqueting facility within the Resorts World complex. Resorts World contains a shopping centre, a cinema, a casino and a Genting Hotel while the Vox boasts the latest in sound and lighting technology. The event takes place on Saturday April 9 and is just a stone’s throw from Optrafair and all of the NEC hotels.
2016 ROLL OF HONOUR SHORTLIST
Technology Practice of the Year, sponsored by Grafton Optical and its technology partners Visionix and easyscan
Buchanan Optometrists
Cameron Optometry
Keith Murphy Opticians
Parley Optometrists
The Family Optician of the Year
Buchanan Optometrists
Keith Holland & Associates
Lynne Fernandes Optometrists, Wells Road
Matheson Optometrists
Mongey Opticians
Urban Optics
Window Display of the Year
Bespoke Eyewear
Davies & Jones Optometrists
The Eye Studio
Patrick & Menzies Opticians
Amar Shah Optometrist
Multiple Practice of the Year
Specsavers, Chippenham
Specsavers, Salford
Specsavers, Torquay
Independent Practice of the Year, sponsored by Hoya
Buchanan Optometrists
Cooper & Barr Opticians
Observatory the Opticians, Southwold
The Specky Wren
Fashion Practice of the Year
Albert Road Opticians
Bespoke Eyewear
Concept Eye Clinic
Hammond and Dummer Opticians
Observatory the Opticians, Muswell Hill
The Specky Wren
Contact Lens Product of the Year
Clearcolor Phantom, Clearlab
Ortho-k, No 7 Contact Lenses
OptiExpert, CooperVision
1-Day Acuvue Moist Multifocal, Johnson & Johnson
The Community Eye Service Award
A1 Optician
Anstee & Proctor
The Eye Clinics, Leicester
Querido & Davidson
Simon Berry Optometrist
Specsavers Burnham on Sea
Lens Product of the Year
DriveSafe Lenses, Carl Zeiss Vision UK
Eyezen, Essilor
Glacier Coatings, Shamir UK
Visual Lifestyle Analysis, Waterside Laboratories
Frame of the Year
Break 243, ROLF Spectacles
Cocoa Mint CMS2000, Eyespace
Find Me Connected Sunglasses, Avant-Garde Optical
Nanovista Optical Frame, Avant-Garde Optical
TAFT, SALT. Optics
WL4134, William Morris London
Contact Lens Patient Engagement Award, sponsored by Johnson & Johnson
Classic Eyes
Dipple & Conway
Hammond and Dummer Opticians
Specsavers, Chelmsley Wood
Optical Supplier of the Year
Heidelberg Engineering
Vanalstynes
Prospect Health
Thea Pharmaceuticals
Waterside Laboratories
Contact Lens Practitioner of the Year, sponsored by Alcon
Nick Black, BBR Optometry
Suzanne Czerwinski, Specsavers, Nottingham
Keith Pearse, Eye Emporium
Keith Tempany, Leightons & Tempany
Optometrist of the Year
Ravi Chawda, Specsavers Nottingham
Lynne Fernandes, Lynne Fernandes Optometrists
Umarfarouq Jussab, The Eye Clinics
Elaine O’Donoghue, Urban Optics
Rama Venkatasubramanian, Specsavers, Burnham On Sea
Dispensing Optician of the Year
James Dawson, Serendipity Optical Consultants
Shafik Haji, Eye Opticians
Sophie Johnson, Eyesite Opticians
Aziz Mohammed, Specsavers, Salford
Andrew Oliver, TK&S Optometrists
Luke Smith, Specsavers, Nottingham
Optical Assistant Team of the Year
Hague Optical Wolverhampton
David Burghardt Vision Care
Eglinton Eyecare
Eyewise
Specsavers, Nottingham
Turners VisionCare