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In the run up to Optrafair 20/20 we will be announcing its new, major features first within FMO's Insider Information before releasing the details to the press. The first announcement is the ‘The Optrafair Lecture’, awarded on an annual basis to a prominent...

Last month Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, and Baroness Blackwood, Under Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, asked the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the Department of Health and Social Care...

It is with great sadness that we report the untimely death of John Conway, an esteemed veteran of the optical industry, at the age of 60. The photo shows John, on the right, receiving Honorary Life Membership of the FMO from Kingsley Sleep and Barry Dibble in 2017....

As you know, the Government has reached agreement with the EU on an extension for Brexit until 31 October 2019 at the latest, with the option to leave earlier as soon as a deal has been ratified. Dr. Andy Hepworth, Professional Relations Manager at Essilor, FMO...

The FMO’s Lens & Frame Supplementary meeting, combining the Lens Focus Group and Standards Panel, took place last week with eleven members in attendance, as you can see from the photo. The meeting was chaired by Dr Andy Hepworth and Andy Sanders, responsible for the...

Thousands of optical professionals flocked to the NEC in Birmingham from 30 March to 1 April to emerse themselves in everything that is new in optics from the exhibition floor and via eight education streams offering world-class CET and business advice. Attendees...

The Federation of Manufacturing Opticians (FMO) is delighted to announce Cosium UK Ltd as a new member. Cosium UK Ltd, who provide business management solutions for health professionals, will also be joining over 100 companies exhibiting at Optrafair 2019. Now...

The FMO is delighted to announce that the Hakim Group will be exhibiting at Optrafair 2019. The Hakim Group will also be supporting the event as Platinum sponsors, and recently became a member of the FM) This forms part of the group’s ongoing strategy and commitment...

Optrafair, the UK’s longest running and largest optical exhibition, has received the resounding support of the optical sector to extend its partnership with the Mark Allen Group (MAG), organisers of the event since their acquisition of Optician magazine in 2016....

FMO Chair Andrew Yorke and Vice Chair Stuart Burn have both been admitted into the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers (WCSM) as Freemen. Andrew's and Stuart's new Freeman status recognises their tireless work in the optical industry, helping the FMO provide a...

David Ellison, who joined FMO as its full time Membership Manager in November, is looking forward to meeting members exhibiting at and visiting Optrafair from 30 March to 1 April. Planning for Optrafair 2020 is well underway, with the FMO developing its long running,...

The FMO are delighted to announce that Roy Stoner of Keeler will be the new FMO Equipment Focus Group Chair from December 2018.  A new Chair was sought following the appointment of the present EFG Chair – Stuart Burn – to the position of Vice Chair of the FMO. Roy...