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Triple eyecare expertise offered by Specsavers
Specsavers Corporate Eyecare is offering a triple dose of eyecare expertise at the Safety & Health Expo 2010. Visitors to the stand will benefit from skilled advice on safety eyewear, Visual Display Unit (VDU) eyecare and new eyesight-related driving regulations.
Safety eyewear
The Specsavers Corporate Eyecare team will be on hand to explain their Safety Eyewear Vouchers. Safety Managers simply buy the vouchers directly from Specsavers, distribute them to the relevant employees and they can then redeem them at any Specsavers Opticians store. There is no time-consuming administration or bureaucracy associated with multiple suppliers, agents and dispensers. It is an easy, controllable process and offers exceptional value for money. The vouchers come in three denominations:
£36.81 - pays for a pair of single vision safety glasses (an additional £36.81 voucher purchases bifocal or varifocal lenses)
£53.81 - pays for a sight test and a pair of single vision safety glasses (an additional £36.81 voucher purchases bifocals or varifocals)
£12.62 - pays for an extra lens benefit, such as toughened glass, polycarbonate lenses, UV protection and anti-reflective coatings (£12.62 voucher x 2 for UltraClear coating)
There is a choice of over 30 safety frame variations, available in both metal and plastic. The frames come in a variety of colours and have a modern look, coupled, of course, with the highest safety features.
VDU eyecare
By law, employees using VDUs should be provided with an eye examination, funded by their employer, when requested. If glasses are needed specifically for VDU use, the employer is obliged to pay. The team will be available to explain the intricacies of the legislation and the simplicity of their VDU eyecare vouchers. For just £17, each voucher provides:
• a full eye examination
• if needed solely for VDU use, a pair of glasses from the £45 range, fitted with Standard PENTAX CR39 single vision lenses plus a scratch-resistant treatment
or a £45 contribution towards other frame ranges
Premium Club, which is built into every voucher, offers a further £20 contribution when glasses are selected from the £99 range or above, thus giving a combined contribution of £65. Specsavers Corporate Eyecare is offering a free Guide to VDU Legislation, which can be collected by any visitors to their stand at the Safety & Health Expo 2010.
Driving guide
Legislation passed in the EU parliament, due to be introduced in member states in 2011, sets new standards of vision for both commercial and private drivers. With Health and Safety managers keen to understand their current responsibilities and the implications of the new legislation, Specsavers Corporate Eyecare is offering a free Guide to Driving Legislation, which can be collected by any visitors to their stand at the Safety & Health Expo 2010.
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For further information please contact:
Laura Butler Sharon Mason
Specsavers Corporate Eyecare SMUK Marketing and PR
Mob: 07796 685642 Mob: 07747 611773
Tel: 01252 843350
About Specsavers
• Specsavers was founded by Doug and Dame Mary Perkins in 1984 and is now the largest privately owned opticians in the world
• The couple still run the company, along with their three children. Their eldest son John is joint managing director
• Specsavers has over 12,000 corporate clients.
• Specsavers offers a full range of corporate services including Safety Eyewear, Premium Club, Optical Care & VDU vouchers.
• Specsavers has launched a store voucher for employers, meaning companies can now offer their staff more affordable corporate eyecare.
• Specsavers was commended for ‘Voluntary Benefits Provider of the Year’ award by Employee Rewards & Benefits magazine 2007.
• Specsavers has more than 1,440 stores throughout the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Spain, Australia and New Zealand.
• Annual turnover for the Specsavers Group is forecast to reach a record £1.4 billion in 2009
• The group plans to continue its successful international expansion by opening stores in New Zealand
• Specsavers optical stores and hearing centres are owned and run by joint venture or franchise partners.
• Specsavers employs more than 26,000 staff
• Specsavers was voted Britain’s most trusted brand of opticians for the eighth year running by Reader’s Digest in 2009
• Greater than one in three people who wear glasses in the UK buy them from Specsavers* – nine and a half million glasses were exported from the warehouse to stores in 2008
• Specsavers is the largest retail provider of home delivery contact lenses in Europe and one of the top two retail suppliers of continuous wear lenses in the world
• Specsavers is now the largest retail dispenser of digital hearing aids in the UK and offer a hearing service from more than 400 locations.
• Specsavers supports numerous optical and hearing charities, including Diabetes UK, for whom they have raised more than £250,000 to fund research into diabetic retinopathy
• Since 2003 more than a quarter of a million glasses have been collected and recycled by Specsavers stores for Vision Aid Overseas for use in developing countries
*GfK Home Audit (Dec 2008)
