LAB directory 2019: Where the work gets done
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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Looking at labs
Looking at labs: Automatic for the people
Modern lab production technology has undergone a revolution in recent years. ...
Knowledge factory
Inside the TD Tom Davies factory
TD Tom Davies has opened the doors to its factory to help its customers go ...
Interview: Walter Hester
Interview: Walter Hester, founder, Maui Jim
Earlier this year sunglass maker Maui Jim announced plans for a prescription ...
Amazing glazing
Looking at labs: Amazing glazing
Mike Hale speaks to Sergio Weingarten about Galaxy Optical’s extensive lab ...
Looking in labs
Looking in labs: Manufacturing lenses - part 2
Mike Hale continues the series with a look at lens generators and speaks to ...
Spectacle lens manufacturing
Looking at labs: An overview of spectacle lens manufacture
Optical lens manufacture is something many people in practice take for granted ...
Interview: Luisa Delgado
Interview: Luisa Delgado, CEO Safilo and Safilo France MD Carole Binet
With nearly half of Safilo’s leadership roles now held by women, Simon Jones ...
LAB directory 2018
LAB directory 2018: Where the works gets done
Optician presents our guide to the optical labs throughout the UK and Ireland, ...
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
Looking at labs: Changing with the times
Lab review: Sinclair Optical
Optician talks to Sinclair Optical Services site manager Dave Pitt about how the lab has adapted to the changing face of the profession over the past 30 years
Manufacturing: Green from the ground up
Green from the ground up
Long term thinking has to be at the heart of environmental planning discovers Chris Bennett from a visit to International Glazing Services in Kidderminster
Frame friends of the Earth
Frame friends of the Earth
Simon Jones reports on some of the companies at the forefront of environmentally friendly eyewear production and social responsibility
Looking at labs: The motormen driving forward Specsavers’ manufacturing
Specsavers’ manufacturing lab
Specsavers has turned to the automotive industry to help its manufacturing become world class. Chris Bennett travelled to Kidderminster to find out more
Looking at labs: Staying ahead of the game
Looking at labs
Dunelm Optical has piled investment into the lens manufacturing side of its business in the past two years. Mike Hale hears how it came about and why it can benefit independent practices
Contact point: Lens manufacturing at the heart of Europe
Modular manufacturing
Seeing a contact lens made for the first time is often a revelation for optometrists and contact lens opticians. Chris Bennett travelled to CooperVision’s Centre of Innovation near Budapest to see exactly what is involved
Looking a labs: The Caledonian sleeper
Looking a labs: Caledonian
Significant investment in Caledonian Optical has unlocked the full capabilities of what was already an established and respected lab. Simon Jones travels to Aberdeen to find out why the company is now looking beyond the borders
Looking at labs: Making contacts at No 7
Making contacts at No 7
Mike Hale visits Hastings to get the inside story on No 7 Contact Lenses and its latest products
Hassle-free service
A triumph for Waterside Labs
In the saturated sector of optical suppliers the personal customer service delivered by Waterside Laboratories to independent practice owners has seen the lens manufacturer named Optical Supplier of the Year
It's a family affair at Mazzucchelli
Family affair
Mazzucchelli is a company that many will have heard of, but few will know about. Simon Jones travels to Italy to find out more about the six generation family company
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