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Top 25 Lens and optics manufacturers based in the United Kingdom

Name: Lens and optics manufacturers based in the United Kingdom
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026 172 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 172 lens and optics manufacturers headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 2,328 professional contacts across them, including 987 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers lens and optics manufacturers headquartered in the United Kingdom, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 17, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 17, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

172Companies

2,328Contacts tracked

987Verified emails

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The 25 largest lens and optics manufacturers based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 172 lens and optics manufacturers based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to lens and optics manufacturers: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Rayner	Indirect evidence	Worthing, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	501-1,000	529 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Rayner is a global leader in cataract surgery solutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
2	G&h Gooch & Housego	Partial evidence	Ilminster, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	391 contacts →
	Partial evidence “G&H is a world leader in optical designing, testing and manufacturing.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
3	Keeler	Indirect evidence	Windsor, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	185 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “While you may already know Keeler for our trusted slit lamps or our cutting-edge binocular indirect technology, we offer much more than meets the eye!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
4	Prior Scientific	Strong evidence	Cambridge, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	79 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Prior Scientific is the global leader in the design and manufacture of precision positioning devices, optical systems, automation solutions and components.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
5	Cooke Optics	Indirect evidence	Thurmaston, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	69 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We lead by introducing new products such as /i Technology, and we remember our success is built on a simple idea - do what the filmmaker needs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
6	Birmingham Optical	Partial evidence	Birmingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	45 contacts →
	Partial evidence “A reputation built on the reliable supply of an extensive range of high quality instruments and machines with our unrivalled customer service, we are known as Birmingham Optical.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
7	Bbgr UK LTD	Strong evidence	Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	45 contacts →
	Strong evidence “BBGR is one of the leading European manufacturers of optical lenses.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
8	Powerphotonic	Partial evidence	Dalgety Bay, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	44 contacts →
	Partial evidence “PowerPhotonic are industry leading experts in high precision low loss fused silica optics for beam/image optimization.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
9	Menicon UK	Partial evidence	Northampton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	38 contacts →
	Partial evidence “With over 60 years’ experience of innovating, developing and manufacturing technologically advanced, high-quality contact lenses, Menicon is one of the largest global players in…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
10	Knight Optical	Partial evidence	Harrietsham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	30 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Here at Knight Optical, we enable pioneers to harness the power of photonics.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
11	True Lens Services TLS	Strong evidence	Leicester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	24 contacts →
	Strong evidence “True Lens Services (TLS) is recognised amongst high end film makers worldwide for its lens innovation, with an unbeatable reputation in the design, manufacture and servicing of…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
12	Optimum RX Lens Specialists	Strong evidence	Morecambe, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	22 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Source, Manufacture and Supply – The Complete Ophthalmic Solution Optimum RX Lens Specialists is an independent ophthalmic manufacturing company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
13	Adlens	Indirect evidence	Eynsham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	22 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Fifteen years ago, we were a team of Oxford scientists.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
14	EYOTO	Partial evidence	Birmingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	19 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At EYOTO™, we exist to innovate - creating new technology solutions for the worldwide Optical Industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
15	Comar Optics LTD	Partial evidence	Cambridge, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	17 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Comar Optics has over 40 years of experience in suppling custom optical components and assemblies for OEMs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
16	GT Vision LTD	Partial evidence	Wickhambrook, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	17 contacts →
	Partial evidence “GT Vision Ltd is the UK's largest independent supplier of optical microscopes, advanced imaging accessories such as cameras and motorised systems, and custom engineered systems…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
17	Alrad Instruments LTD	Indirect evidence	Newbury, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	16 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Alrad Instruments ltd has been trading since 1970 we are based in Newbury in Berkshire in the south of England.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
18	Coopervision Specialty Eyecare UK	Partial evidence	St. Leonards, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	16 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At No7 Contact Lenses, we have a passion for designing and manufacturing lenses that can change lives and help businesses to thrive.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
19	Bondeye Optical	Partial evidence	Kenilworth, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	14 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Bondeye Optical is an award winning family run company supplying over 3500 optical products.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
20	Cantor Barnard	Indirect evidence	Brackley, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	14 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “David Cantor founded the original company in 1964, and the Cantor & Silver partnership was created in 1973 when he incorporated his business with that of Leslie Silver.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
21	Vista Optics LTD	Strong evidence	Widnes, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	13 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Vista Optics is a global manufacturer and supplier of a range of pioneering intraocular, contact lens and orthopaedic materials, backed by over 35 years experience in design and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
22	Beck Optronic Solutions LTD	Partial evidence	Hemel Hempstead, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	12 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Beck Optronic Solutions has a heritage stretching back to 1839 and a proud history of designing and manufacturing precision optical solutions to suit a wide range of briefs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
23	Carclo Optics	Strong evidence	Aylesbury, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	12 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Carclo Optics boasts unrivalled expertise in LED optical design, development and manufacture.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
24	Norville	Indirect evidence	Gloucester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	12 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “For generations, Norville has been a trusted name in British lensmaking.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
25	Photonic Solutions LTD	Partial evidence	Edinburgh, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	11 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Photonic Solutions are the exclusive representative of over 40 of the world's premier manufacturers of lasers, imaging solutions, modular spectroscopy instrumentation, detectors…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: lens and optics manufacturers. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names lens and optics manufacturers.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of lens and optics manufacturers, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name lens and optics manufacturers. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Lens and optics manufacturers based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 17, 2026

42.4%Verified-email coverage

13.5Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

7.0%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 17, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 172 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among lens and optics manufacturers, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “lens and optics manufacturers”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names lens and optics manufacturers), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among lens and optics manufacturers, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 987 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 17, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names lens and optics manufacturers, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many lens and optics manufacturers are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 172 lens and optics manufacturers headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Rayner, headquartered in United Kingdom, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most lens and optics manufacturers?

London leads with 12 headquartered companies, followed by Manchester (6) and Birmingham (5).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 987 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 172 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 17, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.