The Federation of Manufacturing Opticians (FMO) has compiled a list of UK frame companies that have remained open despite the coronavirus crisis.
“Although none of these companies fall into the government’s ‘essential business’ category, they are all undertaking valuable services,” said David Ellison, FMO operations director.
“As we are currently in a dynamic scenario, each company reserves the right to close at any time, in accordance with the current scenario.”
The list published here was updated by DO Online on 27 April. Each reserves the right to close in accordance with the situation on a daily basis.
FMO members
CentroStyle (Optical Centre Supplies) West Sussex 01923 239267 sales@centrostyle.com
Continental Eyewear Liverpool 0151 426 3907 sales@continental-eyewear.co.uk
Eyespace Eyewear Bromsgrove 01527 870550 info@eyespace-eyewear.co.uk
FGX UK Stoke-on-Trent 01782 813000 customerservices@fgxi.com
Hilco Europe North Yorkshire 01969 667688 info@hilco.co.uk
Norville Eyewear Gloucester 01452 528686 sales@norville.co.uk
One Optical/Bluesky Glasgow 0141 643 0639 info@oneoptical.co.uk
Rodenstock Northfleet 01474 531122 customer.service@rodenstock.co.uk
Spec-Care/Erin’s World Frames Exeter 01392 460806
Non-FMO members
Anglo American Optical London 0208 340 0888 orders@aaoco.co.uk
Banton Frameworks Glasgow 0141 474 4207 info@bantonframeworks.co.uk
Bird Sunglasses Devon ed@birdsunglasses.com
Booth & Bruce England London 0207 833 9523 info@boothandbruce.com
Britalian (for customer breakages, warranties etc) London 0844 496 7006 britalian.eyewear@gmail.com
De Rigo UK Amersham 01923 226890 info.uk@derigo.com
Dibble Optical Kent 01634 880 885 info@dibbleoptical.co.uk
Einar Harrogate 01423 859003 hello@einargroup.com
Emporium Eyewear Middlesex 0208 902 6211 info@emporiumeyewear.co.uk
Eyewear Direct (Europe) Chessington 0207 193 3334 enquiries@eyewear-direct.net
Hilton Eyewear London 0208 451 7800 websales@hilton-eyewear.com
Luxottica Hertfordshire 08081 688555 support@uk.luxottica.com
Marchon UK Guildford 01483 302 882 csuk@marchon.com
Marcolin London 0203 927 4400 infouk@marcolin.com
Max Eyewear London 0208 704 0033 office@maxeyewear.com
MC2 eyewear London 0844 496 7006 marco@mc2eyewear.com
Mondottica (limited service) Nottingham 01159 677 912 sales@mondottica.com
Murano (for emergencies) Lancashire 0844 8542777 info@muranoeyewear.co.uk
Olympus Eyewear and Ultra Ltd Leicester 0116 289 2711 sales@ultralimited.uk
Optical Service Cornwall 01579 347878 sales@opticalservice.co.uk
Peter Allen London 0207 272 2088 Pallen.4sight@gmail.com
Pro – Optic Devon 01884 266130 Nikki@pro-optic.com
Red Eyewear London 07823 44 1957 nickj@redeyewearltd.com
Silhouette UK (unavailable 6-14 April) London 07821 692 951 orders@uk.silhouette.com
Stepper UK Tonbridge 01732 375975 (leave a message) sales@stepper.co.uk
The Eyewear Company Gloucestershire 01453 791 600 admin@theeyewearcompany.co.uk
Waterside Labs Southampton 023 8042 9660 info@waterside-labs.co.uk
William Morris Essex 01279 732 424 info@williammorris.co.uk
White Designs/Funk Optics County Durham 0191 587 3604 sales@whiteoptics.co.uk
Any UK frame companies that need removing or adding to this list on DO Online, please email ncollinson@abdo.uk.com
For a list of UK surfacing and glazing labs that have remained open despite the coronavirus crisis, click here.
Image courtesy of Norville.