You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are aware of any changes. This policy is effective from August 2013.
- We are a business supplying spectacle frames and lenses and also conduct eye examinations.
- We employ ten people at our branch.
- We pay special regard to environmental and social issues and how they impact on our business and society today.
- As a company we are committed to sustainable business practices and actively ensure that our suppliers are aware of these principles.
- All staff in our company are committed to these ideals and we are constantly reviewing ways to improve our policy at our quarterly staff meetings.
- We actively refuse from our suppliers any superfluous packaging and we recycle all cardboard, paper, plastic and glass received at our practice.
- We source whenever possible frames and lenses from European manufacturers. When we visit our frame and lens suppliers we ensure they meet the same ethical standards as ourselves.
- We support local schools and make a donation to a different optical charity each year.
- Obsolete computer equipment is collected and forwarded to local schools and developing world charities.
- We have introduced low voltage and LED lighting for our display stands.
- We have a Lighting Management System to control practice lighting times.
- We have recently installed a more efficient Building Management System to control heating and cooling.
- We refuse to buy products made from exotic leather such as snake skin, crocodile skin and ostrich skin.