Glimpses
NEW CORPORATE
HEADQUARTERS
FOR MEI
The new corporate offices of MEI,
world-renowned manufacturer of
machinery for processing ophthalmic
and sunglass lenses, officially opened
the weekend of September 24, 2016.
SAFILO EXPANDS LENS
CAPABILITY AND
TECHNOLOGY THROUGH
100% OWNERSHIP OF LENTI
Safilo Group has announced the acquisition of
a further 24.4% interest in Lenti S.r.l., a manufacturer of sun lenses based in Bergamo, already
75.6% owned. As a result, Safilo has expanded its
ownership to 100% of the company.
This acquisition further reinforces Safilo’s
stronghold in lens manufacture, where the Group
already plays an innovator role thanks to Polaroid,
the inventor of the original polarized lenses, and
the Smith Chroma Pop technology. Lenti was
founded in 1995 through the collaboration of
several optical production specialists, led by
Mr. Marco Negri and Safilo. Today, Lenti designs,
develops and manufactures lenses end-to-end,
counting on the most advanced research and
development and manufacturing capabilities that
are leading the eyewear industry and fashion
tendencies with unique graphic design lenses.
The new headquarters are located
in Ponte San Pietro (Bergamo), just
a few kilometers from the former
corporate offices in Valbrembo, and
boast 10,500 sq. m of covered space,
8,000 of which are dedicated to production and warehousing, and 2,500
set aside for offices, demonstration
labs and training rooms.
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