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time line (1980's - 90's) |
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1983 |
Formed by 3 local Independent Opticians to serve the local South Wales optical profession |
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1987 |
Nigel Castle the current MD joined the company to broaden the services offered. |
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1990 |
Lenstec invested in producing plastic and glass lenses whilst providing a local van service across South and West Wales. |
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1992 |
Moved to the outskirts of Caerphilly and expanded its services across the UK |
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1996 |
Built a second purpose built modern factory to support its service levels |
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time line (2000 +) |
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2003 |
Became an accredited ISO9000 laboratory and undertook a modern management structure and introduced an accredited Investor in People culture across the business. |
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2006 |
Became sole distributors for a leading German sports lens brand and a leader in corrective sports Eyewear.
Appointed as one of only two laboratories in the UK working with Seiko Optical UK. |
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2008 |
Undertook a major investment in robotic glazing machinery at both sites making Lenstec a laboratory focused on quality and becoming a leading supplier of surfaced and glazing services throughout the UK. |
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2010 |
On September 6th Lenstec acquired Tant Laboratories located in Bishop's Stortford Hertfordshire, in the South East of England to strengthen its position in serving the Independent Optical market. |
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