Millmead Optical Group
Eyewear, lens and spectacle accessory brands supplied to optical practices and eye care professionals in the UK
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- New on EvolcAdded 2026-10-31
About Millmead Optical Group
Millmead Optical Group is a family-run, independently owned group of eyewear, lens and optical accessory brands. Its brands include Continental (eyewear frames), Jai Kudo (lenses and coatings), Optoplast (spectacle cases and optical accessories) and the accessories brand Louis Stone.
Its customers are optical practices and eye care professionals, which the group supports through a UK business development team. Continental's collections include the Star Fit™ children's range and licensed brands such as LK Bennett, Orla Kiely and Mr. Men and Little Miss.
The group traces its origins to 1946, when Walter Conway and Herbert Thorn founded Optoplast in Guildford. The legal entity, Millmead Optical Group Ltd, was incorporated in 2007, and the group was formed in 2017 after the acquisition of Continental Eyewear. The group is headquartered in Liverpool, where Optoplast has a manufacturing factory, and it is led by CEO James Conway.
Product: Eyewear frames, lenses and coatings, spectacle cases and optical accessories supplied to optical practices.
Jobs at Millmead Optical Group
Leadership
- Herbert Thorn · FounderSource: company website
- Walter Conway · FounderSource: company website
- Gary Conway · Joint Chief ExecutiveSource: company website
- James Conway · Chief executive officerSource: company website
- Mike Carberry · Chief operating officerSource: company website
- Josh Marsh · HEAD OF PRODUCT & BRANDsSource: company website
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