Latest News Briefs – Page 348
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Satisloh will distribute some of Weco's lab equipment in the...
Satisloh will distribute some of Weco's lab equipment in the USA and Mexico through an OEM arrangement. In addition, the two companies are developing a new line of finishing products that will bear the Satisloh name and be made by Weco, with a new finish blocker based on the Verifier ...
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Rudy Project, which has been branching out into golf and...
Rudy Project, which has been branching out into golf and other sports lately, has set up a French sales subsidiary. Based in Monte-Carlo, it will take over the distribution from José Alvarez, a distributor specializing in cycling products. The latest model of eyewear from Rudy Project is the Horus, a ...
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A fire that burst out in a an oil depot...
A fire that burst out in a an oil depot nearby has forced Alcon to temporarily move its UK headquarters in Hemel Hempstead to a plant in Milton Keynes. The company will bring product into the temporary location from other European factories. Alcon's global sales rose by 11.8 percent ...
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The European Commission has decided that all legal issues concerning...
The European Commission has decided that all legal issues concerning the relations between ophthalmologists and opticians will come exclusively under the jurisdiction of the member countries' national legislation. The European Council can in fact adopt measures to encourage the protection of human health, but cannot harmonize the laws of the ...
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CLARIFICATION: An article in the previous issue of EWI may...
CLARIFICATION: An article in the previous issue of EWI may have led readers to believe that Safilo, Charmant and Eschenbach are not going to show at next month's Opti München fair in Germany. This will not be the case. The only major absentees are going to be Luxottica, Marcolin and ...
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Specsavers has struck a preferential deal with Pentax for the...
Specsavers has struck a preferential deal with Pentax for the lenses sold in its stores in the UK and Ireland.
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Alain Mikli has opened his first shop-in-shop in Madrid, occupying...
Alain Mikli has opened his first shop-in-shop in Madrid, occupying a corner of the store of Angel Baranano . GrandOptical has opened an 800-sqm. store near the Paris Opera.
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Iacon, a subsidiary of Oakley, has opened its 100th retail...
Iacon, a subsidiary of Oakley, has opened its 100th retail store in Anaheim, California near the downtown area of Disneyland.
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Luciano Faccenda has left Safilo, where he was in charge...
Luciano Faccenda has left Safilo, where he was in charge of European key accounts.
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Italian exports of sunglasses to the USA reportedly increased by...
Italian exports of sunglasses to the USA reportedly increased by 19.1% in the first nine months of 2005, while those of frames dropped by 1.4%.
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Hoya Vision Care of North America acquires J.L. Optical, a...
Hoya Vision Care of North America acquires J.L. Optical, a full-service prescription laboratory based in Los Angeles.
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Essilor of America purchases majority ownership of Focus Optical Labs,...
Essilor of America purchases majority ownership of Focus Optical Labs, a full-service lab in Illinois.
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Responding to a government review of existing regulations, the UK's...
Responding to a government review of existing regulations, the UK's General Optical Council stresses the importance of consistency and asks that structural changes be avoided.
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Marchon has renewed its global license to produce and distribute...
Marchon has renewed its global license to produce and distribute Nike frames and sunglasses through 2012.
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Ellen Tracy, a division of Liz Claiborne, is licensing its...
Ellen Tracy, a division of Liz Claiborne, is licensing its trademark to ClearVision for a collection set to be launched at Vision Expo East in March.
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A new licensing agreement calls for Altair Eyewear to manufacture,...
A new licensing agreement calls for Altair Eyewear to manufacture, distribute and market sunglasses, optical frames and optical accessories under the brand name of Sigrid Olsen, an American brand of women's apparel and accessories.
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Norville will launch a new lens specifically designed for use...
Norville will launch a new lens specifically designed for use with laptop computers, allowing the reader to have a natural head and neck position while looking at the screen.
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Clearlab launches its Clear 1-day daily disposable lens in Asia,...
Clearlab launches its Clear 1-day daily disposable lens in Asia, to be distributed by Dreimlens.
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Rip Curl has launched Third Eye, a high-tech snow goggle...
Rip Curl has launched Third Eye, a high-tech snow goggle with a double polycarbonate shield supplied by Essilor's BNL subsidiary, incorporating an 8-centimeter Sony video camera on the side, selling for a recommended retail price of €499.
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OBE, the German supplier of optical hinges, is going to...
OBE, the German supplier of optical hinges, is going to use the showroom of Design Affairs in Munich for a permanent presentation of the possibilities of metal injection moulding.
