ABB Optical

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ABB Optical North America is one of the nation's leading distributors of optical products, including contact lenses, ophthalmic lenses, frames, sunglasses, accessories and contact lens solutions. Our dynamic vision care organization also manufactures GP contact lenses. The company's impressive growth over the years is attributable to our customer-centric management style, providing products and services that help eye-care professionals manage their practices most efficiently and effectively. ABB's distribution business has its roots in the 1989 purchase of Co-Optics Distribution by ABB's founder, Angel Alvarez, who renamed the company Alvaco, initiating more than a decade of expansion. The company increased its base of operations significantly with the April 1998 acquisition of RLI Vision, an RGP lab and ophthalmic products distribution business in Cohasset, Massachusetts and relocating to Marshfield, Massachusetts in May of 2004. ABB gained a strong west coast presence, in September 2002 , with its acquisition of the C&E Vision Group's contact lens distribution division in San Clemente, California. In September and October 2003, ABB bought the contact lens distribution arm of Optical Supply Buying Group and Contact Optical, respectively, adding numerous mid-west customers to its continuing expanding eye-care provider list. In June of 2005, ABB completed its acquisition of Wise Optical of Yonkers, NY. This newest acquisition puts ABB in the forefront as the nation's...

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