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Essilor
Acquires 3 More U.S. Labs
and Majority Stake of 2 in U.K. |
Essilor
International has acquired Premier Optics, Inc., Gold
Optical Enterprises, Inc. and GK Optical in the U.S. The
company has also strengthened its prescription laboratory
network in Europe with the acquisition of majority stakes in
Sinclair Optical Services and United Optical, two
independent laboratories in the United Kingdom.
In the U.S., Essilor of America has acquired the assets of
Premier Optics, Inc. and Gold Optical Enterprises, Inc., two
prescription laboratories located, respectively, in Belmont
and Fayetteville, North Carolina. Essilor has also acquired
GK Optical, a group of two prescription laboratories in
Greenwood and Fort Wayne, Indiana. The three companies’
combined full-year revenue totals $8.5 million, Essilor
said.
Based in Gloucester, England, Sinclair Optical serves the
entire English market with a broad array of products that
includes stock lenses, prescription lenses and surface
treatments. Its full-year sales amount to € 8 million.
United Optical is located in Belfast, North Ireland. It also
operates a subsidiary in Athlone, Ireland that specializes
in the edging and mounting of prescription safety lenses.
United Optical generates full-year revenue of around € 5.8
million, the company said. |
