HOYA:
THE ALLY OF THE INDEPENDENT
By Denis Langlois
IT’S BEEN A BIG YEAR FOR HOYA
VISION CARE CANADA. THE OPTICS
TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY,
A DIVISION OF THE GLOBAL HOYA
CORPORATION, IS CELEBRATING A
TRIO OF MILESTONES, INCLUDING
75 YEARS OF HOYA CORPORATION
IN JAPAN. 2016 ALSO MARKS THE
20-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF HOYA
VISION CARE CANADA AND THE 10TH
ANNIVERSARY OF THE COMPANY’S
STATE-OF-THE-ART LABORATORY
FACILITY IN MISSISSAUGA, ONT. AT
A 75-10 GALA AT THE MISSISSAUGA
CONVENTION CENTRE, HOYA VISION
CARE CANADA PRESIDENT AHMOS
HENRY GAVE AN OPENING ADDRESS
IN WHICH HE DISCUSSED THE COMPANY’S GROWTH, SUCCESSES AND
DEDICATION TO BEING THE “ALLY
OF THE INDEPENDENT.”
OPTICAL PRISM RECENTLY CHATTED
WITH MR. HENRY ABOUT THE MILESTONES IT CELEBRATED THIS YEAR,
HIS SPEECH AT THE 75-10 GALA
AND WHAT’S IN STORE FOR HOYA
VISION CARE CANADA IN
THE FUTURE.
4 EYE FOCUS | December Digital 2016
Q. Mr. Henry, HOYA prides itself on being the "ally of the independent."
Please tell us more about this campaign and why it's important
to HOYA?
A. HOYA Corporation made it clear that it will not pursue a direct
competition with its valued customers by selling readers or selling
eyeglasses over the Internet. The launch of the Ally of the Independent
Practice program has taken this initiative to the next level by offering
numerous innovative opportunities to enhance the business of
independent practices who use HOYA as their lens supplier and to
ensure their success and competitiveness in the marketplace.
Q. The HOYA Canada lab in Mississauga recently turned 10 years
old. Please tell us about the major accomplishments of this laboratory
and what they have meant for the eyewear industry.
A. Our laboratory in Mississauga was and remains a major contributor
to the optical industry in Canada, making HOYA Vision Care Canada the
fastest-growing company in the Canadian optical industry. During our
10 years of operation, HOYA Vision Care Canada has brought to market
numerous innovations in lens and coating manufacturing as well as in
the area of quality control.
Q. HOYA has also celebrated another milestone -- 20 years in Canada.
What HOYA products are most popular in Canada and what do
Canadians demand from their lenses?
A. The two most popular HOYA products in the industry is our leading EX3
Anti-Reflective coating, which has earned many quality awards from
Canadian research centres like the Université de Montréal and the
University of Waterloo. In addition, our unique lens design the iD family
of lenses, which includes a wide range of progressive, vocational
and single vision lenses. Canadians demand high-performance quality
in both areas of coatings and lenses and the unmatched performance
in both categories has earned HOYA numerous satisfied customers.