The amazing venue sponsors of the National Resource Centre
We are incredibly appreciative of our company sponsors, who are integral to the continued growth of the National Resource Centre. Learn more about our current digital and venue sponsors below, and visit their websites for further details about the services they offer.
Digital Sponsor: Scope Eyecare
SCOPE are passionate about delivering high-quality healthcare and pharmaceutical solutions that make a real difference. Operating in Ireland, the UK, and the USA, they offer trusted products in both ophthalmics and general healthcare – supporting better outcomes for patients and healthcare professionals alike.
Founded in 2009 by John and Tom Freyne, SCOPE leverages over 80 years of family experience in the healthcare sector. They specialise in innovative ophthalmic solutions for dry eye, blepharitis, glaucoma and AMD, as well as a range of health supplements for pharmacy and retail. They are also proud to support healthcare providers through high-quality education programmes, equipping optometrists, GPs, nurses, and pharmacists with up-to-date clinical knowledge and product insight.
At SCOPE, they combine expertise with energy, innovation with integrity – and always with the goal of improving patient care.
Digital Sponsor: Birmingham Optical
Birmingham Optical is a leading supplier of optical equipment and services, with over 60 years of experience in the industry. The company offers a wide range of products, including diagnostic devices, ophthalmic lasers, intraocular lenses, and other optical instruments from top brands like NIDEK and Keeler.
Committed to supporting eye care professionals, Birmingham Optical provides extensive training and aftercare services, ensuring that optometrists and ophthalmologists can deliver the best care to their patients. Their innovative approach brings new technologies to the market, enhancing the efficiency of eye care practices.
Birmingham Optical is also dedicated to community support, partnering with organizations such as The Prison Opticians Trust and CHECT to provide eye care for underserved communities. This combination of high-quality products, exceptional service, and community involvement makes Birmingham Optical a standout leader in the optical industry.
Digital Sponsor: The Eyewear Cafe
Adam and Malya, a husband and wife team who met at Optrafair in 2013, created The Eyewear Cafe with their combined 29 years of experience. Adam as an eyewear sales representative, predominantly in the northwest of England, whilst Malya has 17 years dispensing and practice management experience at an independent optician in Manchester.
They launched in the spare bedroom in May 2023 with their Latte Series of traditional frames. In March 2024, they added their Mocha and Espresso collections. The Mocha Series is colourful frames, whilst the Espresso Series is funky frames. The Cappuccino Series, which is all about bling, followed in May 2025 and in 2026 they will launch their fifth collection, the Cortado Series (a very smart men’s collection with a European flavour).
Digital Sponsor: Stepper Eyewear
STEPPER is synonymous with design perfection and materials excellence, creating eyecare solutions since 1970. This unique reputation is recognised by eyecare professionals and appreciated by spectacle wearers worldwide.
Starting from Hans Stepper’s original ‘SI’ frames, manufactured using advanced injection moulding processes and 3D design, through to the introduction of sophisticated, lightweight Titanium eyewear – STEPPER EYEWEAR delivers class-leading eyecare products professionals can rely on and whose patients experience the most comfortable vision.
Their frames are designed to the ensure fit is exceptional. The materials used are ‘best-for-purpose’; being lightweight, hypoallergenic, stable and durable. Combined, this delivers exceptional comfort and the perfect device to hold lenses correctly before the eyes. Choose European Fit, Asian Fit, African Fit or Alpha Fit frames to meet the precise fitting requirements of the wearer.
Digital Sponsor: EssilorLuxottica
EssilorLuxottica is a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of ophthalmic lenses, frames and sunglasses and is home to the world’s most iconic vision care and eyewear brands.
Their mission: To help people around the world “see more and be more”. This guides their strategy, inspires their approach to sustainable development and ultimately drives their ambition to help eliminate uncorrected poor vision in a generation. They believe that good vision is a basic human right and has the power to change everything.
EssilorLuxottica is a substantial investor in the future of eyecare and eyewear. By investing heavily in R&D for cutting-edge lens and frame technologies and reimagining the design, form, and function of eyewear, they constantly set new industry standards for vision care, eyewear, and the consumer experience surrounding it.
Coffee Machine Sponsor: Essilor
Essilor sponsor our much-loved coffee machines, providing endless bean-to-cup coffee, chocomilk and hot water for artisan teas to our guests. Whatever the weather, our guests have always very grateful for a warm drink upon arrival to the NRC.
Essilor believe that sight is our most precious sense and that when someone’s eye-sight is given its full potential, it can be life-changing. Dedicated to improving vision since 1849, they are committed to offering a wide range of state-of-the-art vision care solutions. Their researchers pledge for nothing less than excellence and use the latest technologies such as artificial intelligence to continuously invent the lenses of tomorrow.
Every day, they strive to minimise impact on the environment, without compromising excellence or quality, and always guaranteeing the best vision experience. As a result, their latest lens innovations are eco-designed, meaning that they come with reduced waste and plastic consumption at all levels – from sourcing to production, and all the way up to the end of every lens’ lifecycle.
Want to become a digital or venue sponsor of the NRC?
To discuss sponsorship opportunities with the NRC, please email Operations Manager Mat Stringer at MSTRINGER@abdo.org.uk who can provide further details and suitable options for your brand.
