Transitions^® Signature^TM graphite green lenses by Essilor were voted Product of the Year in the eye care category by Canadian consumers.

This honour is part of the program from Rogers Publishing Limited. The finalists were chosen by a jury panel made up of product experts, academics and media personalities. The selected products were then presented to consumer respondents and rated on four criteria: product satisfaction, product innovation, product appeal and intent to purchase. A total of 33 Canadian products were named products of the year.

“According to our research, innovation is an important factor for Canadians in choosing products,” said Rosemary Munroe, the director of Rogers Media and Product of the Year. “This year’s winners are not only innovative, they are convenient and easy to use. Consumers are faced with so many choices when they shop, and the Product of the Year seal helps them make decisions and leads them to quality products they can trust.”

HOYA Canada, effective March 26, will include a quality checklist with every pair of edged and assembled glasses as a mark of care the company takes with each job completed, according to a statement from HOYA Canada President, Ahmos Henry. The checklist includes an “inspected by” location for the HOYA technicians to sign-off, affirming the individuals quality approval of the outgoing job.

Peter Lothes is the new president of Satisloh North America.

Lothes will be responsible for sales and operations for Satisloh in Canada and the U.S. He is replacing Larry Clarke, who was appointed president and COO of Satisloh AG last fall and relocated to Switzerland.

A graduate of Ashland University, in Ohio, Lothes was president of his family’s business, Select Optical, for over 17 years. The Columbus laboratory was acquired by Essilor of America in 2004. Five years later, Lothes became vice-president of operations–partner labs at Essilor of America, a position he held until recently. He was responsible for Essilor’s five largest production labs in the U.S. and Mexico.

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Marchon Eyewear and Salvatore Ferragamo have extended their licence agreement to December 2021.

Marchon will therefore continue to hold a worlwide licence for the design, distribution, marketing and sale of Salvatore Ferragamo branded sunglasses and optical frames for men and women. The licensing agreement first went into effect on January 1, 2012.

Produced exclusively in Italy, the Salvatore Ferragamo sunglasses and optical frames are distributed in Salvatore Ferragamo mono-brand boutiques and in leading stores and specialist opticians.

Ferragamo Group CEO Michele Norsa is enthused by the annual growth in volume registered in the last three years, which has averaged at just below 30% every year. “Marchon’s design expertise, combined with the top-quality, cutting-edge nature of their product, has had an invaluable contribution to the Ferragamo branded line, he said. As a result, we’re confident that we’ll see additional growth in the medium term.“

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