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A well-lit, modern, show lab is the best way for independents to engage customers - in much the same way as many restaurants now have a show kitchen. It creates immediate interest and respect for what the practice is providing. Independents can differentiate themselves enormously with in-house glazing
believes Tanya Storey, General Manager of Mainline Optical Connections.
Her extensive experience with frame and lens suppliers, plus High Street optometry, give Tanya a great insight -
An open lab on show reveals that a practice is fully in control with a high quality, value, output and a negligible carbon footprint.
The environmental conscience of Mainline Optical extends to its exclusive distribution of the MEI EasiFit Trend, recently launched for retail to provide a totally dry-cut lens.
A traditional system will use up to 15 litres of water to cut a lens. Our dry cut MEI system means no water use and the dry waste is collected in a bucket and can be disposed of efficiently without entering the water supply
added Tanya.
As Specsavers’ filtration partner, Mainline Optical is responsible for the Duo filtration system fitted in all Specsavers labs and in a host of independent practices who appreciate the neat footprint and great efficiencies.
On an annual basis, collectively, we save over 8.5million litres of water – equivalent to more than three Olympic sized swimming pools – and 4.5 tonnes of microplastics entering our waste system.
The 40-year-old Driffield business is the exclusive distributor for Huvitz technology, plus an extensive array of dispensing, edging, tinting, surfacing, glazing and filtration technologies.
Of the 24 employees, 16 are office-based and eight are field-based technical engineers who understand the demands of running a lab. Additionally, Mainline Optical are specialist servicing and maintenance agents for Nidek technology.
The comprehensive nature of this lab technology provider is supported by the company’s passion to support the traditional skills of spectacle makers –
We do everything we can to maintain the dying skills of spectacle makers and repairers. We have recently been CPD-accredited for our presentations and workshops for those who want to open up an in-store glazing lab, or update their current lab with a five year plan, proven to yield a significant return on investment.
Practices are often surprised by the scale of the support that we can offer, and the breadth of our knowledge as we can talk about practice perceptions, ranges of products and margins. We have everything on offer by way of consumables and repair products.
OSA members for 15 years, Mainline Optical gains from the support offered across the industry –
By attending the OSA meetings we know what is coming along in the industry and profession. We enjoy the camaraderie and networking, and it increases our understanding of emerging opportunities.