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ArticleMorrow Eyewear kicks off European expansion with Novacel partnership
Morrow Eyewear, the Belgian-based company specializing in autofocal glasses, has announced the signature of a partnership with Novacel Optical for the distribution of its eProgressive Glasses in France and Switzerland. The company said that the agreement would enable over 30 million presbyopes in the two countries with its pioneering technology. ...
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ArticleLeica brings ophthalmic lenses business in-house, opens factory
Leica Eyecare, a subsidiary of Leica Camera founded in 2021, has announced the opening of its new company headquarters and production facilities in the central Hesse region, near Frankfurt, Germany. The investment follows the decision of the German group, globally famous for its premium cameras, to bring the production of ...
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ArticleLeading French buying group evaluates lens suppliers
Along with Galileo Business Consulting, the Centrale des Opticiens (CDO) – which purports to France’s largest buying group for independent opticians – has conducted a survey of its membership to map the lay of the land between opticians and their lens suppliers. The results were released on the occasion of ...
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ArticleFrench industry survey shows double-digit inflation for raw materials
The prices of raw materials and consumables for the production of frames and lenses by French companies have increased in the double-digit range in recent years and are expected to keep rising quickly next year, according to a recent announcement by GIFO, the national eyewear industry association. The organization surveyed ...
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New warehouse at Novacel HQ
Novacel has announced the completion of the building of a new 3,000 square-meter warehouse for its equipment division at its headquarters in the north of France. The company said that the investment was meant to support the growth of its instruments business that doubled in the last six years, as ...
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Leica Eyecare partners with Cottet in Spain
The Eyency , Novacel ’s distributor in Spain for Leica Eyecare , has signed an exclusive distribution partnership with Cottet Óptica y Audiologia for the retailing of the famous German brand’s licensed lenses in the region of Catalunya. The Barcelona-based retail chain will also have a semi-exclusivity for the ...
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ArticleNovacel extends Leica footprint, increases French market share
The French-based lens maker Novacel almost put a final touch to its European distribution network for the German licensed brand Leica Eyecare , with the implementation of a network of regional distributors in Italy. Leica lenses are now available throughout Europe except for Denmark, Norway, Slovenia, ...
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Novacel plans to sell 200,000 pieces of its new progressive lens in 2021
Les Échos , the French business newspaper, reports that Novacel expects to sell 200,000 pieces of its new progressive lens in 2021. Launched in January and called Eden Zeta , the new lens is said to minimize visual aberrations and reduce visual fatigue. It incorporates Opalis Graphene , a ...
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Novacel joins AsnaV
Novacel , the lens laboratory that was Covid-19 certified last month, has recently become a member of the French Association pour l’Amélioration de la Vue (AsnaV) , joining Essilor France , BBGR and Transitions in the lens makers’ member group. Founded in 1954, AsnaV is a non-profit ...
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Leica launches new version of its customized progressive lenses
Leica , the German optics manufacturer, has launched a new version of its customized progressive lenses, called Variovid Volterra Continuum , which increase dimensional accuracy. Novacel , a French company that operates one of the largest lens laboratories in Europe, won the Silmo d’Or in September 2019 for Leica ...
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Novacel gets Covid-19 certified
Novacel , the French lens laboratory partly owned by Essilor , announced that it is the first company in the eyewear industry to obtain the Covid-19 standard by AFNOR (L’Association Française de Normalisation), a French-based control and standardization organization. The Covid-19 certification is based on an onsite verification of 93 ...
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Novacel helps opticians to relaunch their businesses
Novacel , the big French laboratory controlled by Essilor , is offering ways to help opticians relaunch their business after the French government announced that it would be relaxing a Covid-19 related lockdown on May 11.
