United Kingdom is one of the world's principal eyewear producers, with frame districts, lens plants or contact lens manufacturing, and the brands, laboratories and retail groups that go with them.
Spectacles & Eyewear manufacturers in United KingdomSpectacles & Eyewear exporters in United KingdomImporters in United Kingdom
🇬🇧 United Kingdom — product families
Acetate FramesCellulose acetate, hand-finishedMetal FramesStainless steel, monel, nickel silverTitanium & Beta-Titanium FramesLight, strong, hypoallergenicTR90 & Injected FramesNylon, Grilamid, Ultem, polycarbonateRimless & Semi-Rimless FramesDrilled and grooved mountingsChildren's FramesFlexible, safe, small sizesReading Glasses (Ready Readers)+1.00 to +4.00, pharmacy and mass marketFashion & Luxury SunglassesLicensed brands and house brandsPolarised SunglassesGlare-cutting film lensesSports & Performance EyewearCycling, running, mountain, golfSafety & Protective EyewearEN 166, ANSI Z87.1, prescription safetySingle Vision LensesStock and Rx finished lensesProgressive & Bifocal LensesMultifocal designs for presbyopiaPrescription Lab ServicesRx surfacing, edging, coating, glazingOptical Retail Chains & DistributorsRetail groups, wholesalers, importersCases, Cloths & AccessoriesCases, cloths, chains, cleaningHigh-Index Lenses (1.60–1.74)Thin lenses for strong prescriptionsPolycarbonate & Trivex LensesImpact resistant, light, thinPhotochromic LensesDarken in sunlightBlue-Light & Digital LensesScreen use and occupational lensesLens Coatings & TreatmentsAR, hard coat, hydrophobic, UVSunglass LensesMineral, CR-39, nylon, TACSoft Contact LensesDaily, monthly, silicone hydrogelGoggles (Ski, Swim, Motorcycle)Sealed eyewear for sport and ridingRGP & Specialty Contact LensesRigid gas permeable, scleral, ortho-kContact Lens Solutions & CareMultipurpose, peroxide, dropsFrame Components & HingesHinges, nose pads, temple tips, screwsAcetate Sheet & Frame MaterialsCellulose acetate, TR90, titanium stockLens Blanks & MonomersCR-39, MR series, polycarbonate resinOptical Machinery & InstrumentsEdgers, generators, coaters, lensmeters
Named producers in United Kingdom
Optical Retail Chains & Distributors4 named companiesPrescription Lab Services1 named companiesAcetate Frames3 named companiesMetal Frames2 named companiesTitanium & Beta-Titanium Frames1 named companiesTR90 & Injected Frames1 named companiesRimless & Semi-Rimless Frames2 named companiesChildren's Frames1 named companiesFashion & Luxury Sunglasses3 named companiesPolarised Sunglasses1 named companiesSports & Performance Eyewear1 named companiesSoft Contact Lenses2 named companiesRGP & Specialty Contact Lenses2 named companies
Nearest ports and logistics — United Kingdom
Felixstowe, Southampton; air via Heathrow, East Midlands
Felixstowe, Southampton; air via Heathrow, East Midlands