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Top 25 Optics manufacturers based in the United Kingdom

RevenueBase identified 285 optics manufacturers headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 6,846 professional contacts across them, including 1,340 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers 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.

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285Companies
6,846Contacts tracked
1,340Verified emails
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The 25 largest optics manufacturers based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 285 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 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.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceWorthing, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026501-1,000529 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Rayner is a global leader in cataract surgery solutions.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
2Partial evidenceIlminster, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 20261,001-5,000391 contacts →

Partial evidence

“G&H is a world leader in optical designing, testing and manufacturing.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
3Indirect evidenceWindsor, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026201-500185 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
4Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 202611-50138 contacts →

Strong evidence

“International manufacturer of handcrafted and precision photographic and sport optics equipment, Leica Camera AG has been taking its discerning clientele on a journey of…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
5Indirect evidenceNottingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 202651-200103 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Mondottica designs world-class fashion eyewear for some of the biggest brands in fashion.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
6Indirect evidenceBelfast, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026201-50080 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Since the formation of Andor Technology in 1989 we have grown to become the global leader in pioneering and manufacturing high performance light measuring solutions.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
7Indirect evidenceThurmaston, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 202651-20069 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
8Partial evidenceBirmingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 202651-20045 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
9Strong evidenceManchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 202651-20045 contacts →

Strong evidence

“BBGR is one of the leading European manufacturers of optical lenses.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
10Partial evidenceDalgety Bay, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 202611-5044 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
11Partial evidenceReading, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 202611-5043 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Eyesite is an independent optical company that offers patients the highest standards of eye care with a blend of the latest technology and traditional values of service.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
12Partial evidenceStoke Prior, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 202611-5042 contacts →

Partial evidence

“A globally renowned eyewear supplier, Eyespace is rooted in service to the optical community and its wearers, celebrating personal style while leading the industry towards a more…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
13Indirect evidenceBishop's Stortford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 202611-5038 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Haag-Streit UK, part of the Haag-Streit Group, based in Bishop’s Stortford, is a leading UK provider of general and speciality diagnostic and surgical equipment for…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
14Partial evidenceHarrietsham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 202611-5030 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Here at Knight Optical, we enable pioneers to harness the power of photonics.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
15Partial evidenceHuntingdon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 202611-5028 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Laser UK is a major distributor of high-end photonics products, including laser-based systems, optical and fibre optic components, and premium telecoms and networking products.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
16Indirect evidenceBexhill-on-sea, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 202611-5026 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Torr Scientific Limited is an innovative company that brings together a unique range of expertise, skills and equipment from the worlds of thin film vacuum coating, vacuum…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
17Partial evidenceLeicester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 202611-5024 contacts →

Partial 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
18Indirect evidenceStratford-upon-avon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 202611-5022 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“A trade-only supplier of night vision and related products.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
19Strong evidenceMorecambe, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 202651-20022 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
20Indirect evidenceEynsham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 202651-20022 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Fifteen years ago, we were a team of Oxford scientists.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
21Partial evidenceWokingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 202611-5021 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Frost Optical: Your Optometry Equipment Solution Partner Frost Optical are a leading provider in the optometry industry, offering comprehensive services tailored to optometrists…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
22Indirect evidenceBirmingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 202611-5020 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Leading the way in ophthalmic equipment innovation since 1997.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
23Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 202651-20020 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Since 25 years, Sunoptic is market leader in the optical industry with over satisfied customers in more than 65 countries worldwide.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
24Partial evidenceBirmingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 202611-5019 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
25Partial evidenceUxbridge, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 202651-20019 contacts →

Partial evidence

“ET Enterprises Limited manufactures and supplies the long established Electron Tubes brand of photomultiplier tubes and electronics that were previously made by EMI Electronics…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026

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Optics manufacturers based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 17, 2026
19.6%Verified-email coverage
24.0Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
7.0%Largest-city concentration · London
Sep 17, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
147
11-50
95
51-200
31
201-500
5
501-1,000
2
1,001-5,000
1
5,001-10,000
1

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 285 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 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 “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 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 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, 1,340 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 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 optics manufacturers are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 285 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 optics manufacturers?

London leads with 20 headquartered companies, followed by Birmingham (10) and Edinburgh (10).

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 1,340 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 285 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.