Duncan and Todd Group, Scotland’s largest independent optometrist plus hearing care specialist, offers appointed a product growth manager to help drive its growth plans.
Gillian Sibeth will work as part of the team to support the group’s retail and external manufacturing arms.
The newly-created role will see her travelling to branches across Scotland and managing the particular roll-out of frames, lenses and other products, including developing training and career opportunities.
Gillian brings more than 25 years of experience in the optical sector, most recently with a practice in Edinburgh, where she was a retail dispensing optician specialising in individual and artisan eyewear.
She said: “I am excited in order to have taken on a new challenge. My focus is on client experience plus finding a solution to their visual needs as well as personal tailoring in styling the ideal eyewear.
“This is a fantastic opportunity to join a forward-thinking group so I is looking forward to working with the particular Duncan and Todd team across Scotland and helping to drive sales growth. ”
Growing the business
Frances Rus, managing director of Duncan and Todd Group, stated: “We are delighted to have Gillian on board to help us drive sales plus grow the business through our store offering and also our increased manufacturing capabilities at our new premises in Aberdeen.
“She brings a huge amount associated with experience as a dispensing optician with a proven track record in retail and will be key to our growth plans in 2023 and beyond. ”
Duncan plus Todd Group recently marked its 50th anniversary having a multimillion pound investment into the new manufacturing lab and the acquisition of five branches across the country.
The Group was founded in 1972 by Norman Duncan and Stewart Todd, who opened their first branch within Peterhead with the aim associated with providing a professional local eyecare service.
It has since expanded significantly and now boasts a lot more than forty branches.
It has recently acquired a number of impartial opticians, which includes Eyewise Optometrists in Banchory, Pitlochry Opticians, G A Henderson Optometrist in Thurso and The particular Spectacle Company in Stonehaven and Montrose.
The acquisition of nine practices from Black & Lizars in 2019 bolstered Duncan plus Todd’s reach across Scotland, from the Borders and Central Belt to the Highlands and Islands, as well as the company is now looking for further acquisition targets.
Over the particular past few years, the group has spent in hearing care along with free listening to tests and supply, fitting plus tuning of a comprehensive range of hearing aids, including digital aids.
The new lab – which is usually expected to open in Dyce, Aberdeen, within the next few weeks – represents the major investment in property for the group’s production arm Caledonian Optical and the very latest equipment for manufacturing bespoke lens for customers.
The girls also group operates Smart Employee Eyecare (SEE), a simple web-based service in order to satisfy a company’s legal HSE compliance requirements with regard to employees’ eye care to large public and private sector clients.
For more information, visit www.duncanandtodd.com
