Leightons agrees Dorset merger with Tempanys

Two leading independents have joined forces to launch a re-branded optical practice in Dorset.

Leightons Opticians and Hearing Care agreed a merger deal with Optician Award-winning Tempanys Boutique Opticians and Contact Lens Specialists in Poole this week.

As part of the deal, Tempanys’ current location will be closed and moved to Leightons Poole, ahead of an ‘extensive refurbishment’ and re-branding as Leightons and Tempany Opticians & Hearing Care.

Following the deal, former Optician Awards Contact Lens Practitioner of the Year Keith Tempany will divide his time between the practice and the Leightons head office in Farnham, Surrey.

His expertise in contact lenses was expected to help expand Leightons’ current contact lens business and he planned to introduce new centres of excellence providing specialist lenses such as orthokeratology.