Leightons

Leightons Opticians and Hearing Care is a British chain of opticians, with 34 branches in London and south east England as of March 2016,[1] employing 227 people.[2]

Leightons Holdings Ltd
TypePrivate
IndustryEyecare
Founded1928 (1928)
Headquarters
Farnham, Surrey
,
UK
Number of locations
34
Area served
South east England
Key people
H. O. Leighton (founder)
Ryan Leighton (CEO)
Number of employees
227
Websitewww.leightons.co.uk
Leightons, Putney Exchange, London

The company was founded in 1928 by H. O. Leighton, and the CEO is his grandson, Ryan Leighton,[3] The head office is in Farnham, Surrey, and they run a franchise business model.[4]

In January 2016, they agreed to merge with Tempanys.[2]

References

  1. "Branch list – Leightons Opticians & Hearing Care". Leightons.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-02.
  2. "Leightons agrees Dorset merger with Tempanys | Optician". Opticianonline.net. Retrieved 2016-04-02.
  3. "Ryan Leighton – Leightons Opticians & Hearing Care". Leightons.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-02.
  4. "Business Ownership – Leightons Opticians & Hearing Care". Leightons.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-02.
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