Another dimension
Materialise and 3DNA tell Andrew McClean how 3D technologies provide opticians with an opportunity to differentiate themselves on the high street
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Big data: Driving innovation
Driving innovation with big data
Mike Hale examines how companies are leveraging big data to improve products ...
A-Z of eyewear: GHI
A-Z of eyewear: GHI
Optician’s A to Z of Eyewear is a monthly tour of eyewear terminology, focusing ...
Emergency dispensing
Looking at labs: Emergency dispensing
Mike Hale talks to several labs about what is available for practices offering ...
A-Z of eyewear: DEF
A-Z of eyewear: DEF
Optician’s A to Z of Eyewear is a monthly tour of eyewear terminology, focusing ...
Labs: Consistency and quality
Looking at labs: Consistency and quality
Mike Hale visits Kennet Lahti Optical Glazing, one of only three glazing labs ...
Small but perfectly formed
Small but perfectly formed
Consolidation in the lens market has left just a handful of giants on the ...
How a city earned spectacles
How a city earned its spectacles
David Baker recounts the history of Oudenaarde and why spectacles sit above its ...
Ensuring compliance
Ensuring compliance at Vision Lab
Vision Lab is providing Riley safety eyewear through a range of innovative ...
Looking at labs: Automatic for the people
Looking at labs
Modern lab production technology has undergone a revolution in recent years. Chris Bennett travelled to Wrexham to see how Hoya is hoping to gain an edge on its competitors
Inside the TD Tom Davies factory
Knowledge factory
TD Tom Davies has opened the doors to its factory to help its customers go beyond the brand and explore its inner workings. Simon Jones reports
Interview: Walter Hester, founder, Maui Jim
Interview: Walter Hester
Earlier this year sunglass maker Maui Jim announced plans for a prescription lab in Braunschweig, Germany, along with a range of optical frame styles. Chris Bennett caught up with Maui Jim’s owner, Walter Hester, at Mido in Milan
Executive bifocal creatively solves an artist’s problem
Creative bifocal solution
An innovative solution to an artist’s needs for clear close and distant vision in her studio provided a welcome dispensing challenge. Jonathan Shapiro reports
Looking at labs: Amazing glazing
Amazing glazing
Mike Hale speaks to Sergio Weingarten about Galaxy Optical’s extensive lab facility and what the company offers independent practices
Looking in labs: Manufacturing lenses - part 2
Looking in labs
Mike Hale continues the series with a look at lens generators and speaks to Chris Smith of Waterside about the generation process
Looking at labs: An overview of spectacle lens manufacture
Spectacle lens manufacturing
Optical lens manufacture is something many people in practice take for granted but the high technology processes that go into producing modern spectacle lenses deserve closer scrutiny. Chris Bennett reports
Interview: Luisa Delgado, CEO Safilo and Safilo France MD Carole Binet
Interview: Luisa Delgado
With nearly half of Safilo’s leadership roles now held by women, Simon Jones discussed gender and diversity in optics with two of the company’s leading lights, CEO Luisa Delgado and Safilo France MD, Carole Binet
Looking at labs: Crucial role of independents
Crucial role of independents
Talking to opticians it seems there are almost as many reasons for using independent glazing and surfacing labs as there are prescription houses. Peter Black reports
Optician Awards 2018: Celebrating the stars
Celebrating the stars
Winning an Optician Award is the highlight of many optical careers. The race is now on to find out who will triumph in 2018. Optician editor Chris Bennett explains how the entry process is taking shape
LAB directory 2018: Where the works gets done
LAB directory 2018
Optician presents our guide to the optical labs throughout the UK and Ireland, with each company given the opportunity to provide an insight into the services they provide
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Optical Manager
Telford | Competitive salary plus benefits
Optical Assistant / Horley
Horley, Surrey | Salary up to £20,000
Optical Assistant - Tunstall
West Midlands | Competitive plus benefits
Optical Assistant - Stamford
Stamford | Competitive plus benefits
