Dear member,

It is our duty to inform everyone about a big change in the organization chart of CECOP UK. We are pleased to present our new team in the UK.

DJean De Contades / Europe Manager

Jean is a multilingual professional with more than 15 years experience in commercial and international brand development. He is in charge to manage the Company’s operations in Europe and to give strategic guidance and direction to the Board to ensure that the Company achieves its objectives and mission, which is to “get the optometrist entrepreneurs reach their dreams, by their side, being their true trusted partner.

Ana Ramírez / Key Account Manager

Ana is the new account manager for UK members. She is Optometrist and has a long experienced career within the optics world. She lived in the UK for 7 years and worked as a DO. Back in Spain now, she is looking forward to meeting all the members of the group and give you support in everything you need.

David Carvalho / UK & Portugal Country Manager

David, International MBA at IE Business School, has an extensive experience as a MD, Consultant and Entrepreneur. He is specialized in development, expansion, business management and e-commerce. He is also the Country Manager of CECOP Portugal, where he is doing a magnificent role fighting challenges successfully.

Beatriz Acosta / UK Finance Controller

Beatriz has lived in London for the last 5 years working in retail and studying an LLM in International Business Law. She came back to Spain last October, and joined CECOP as Financial Controller for the UK. She is happy to help you with anything you need as she is also in charge of Customer Service.

Carlos García / Marketing & Design

“Charly” has been working in the food and beverages sector, and now joins CECOP to give another point of view to the field of the opticians. He has a Master in Marketing & Sales, and he’ll help all of you with everything you need about marketing and communication. He is the “millenial”.

We are sure they will bring positivity and effort. We are seeking a better future for you all. 
 
We wish them the best of luck.

UK Team

Hope to see you all soon .

Discover our Communication Plan with our campaigns for April, May and June. Hope you love them!

Contact us at info@cecop.co.uk for more details!

We've worked hard but came back home with positive vibes, huge smiles and plenty satisfaction.

Hope to see you all soon.

We are happy to see you in ExCel, London this month.

The whole UK team will be on hand to take visitors through our full portfolio of private label products and unique services, all exclusively available to our members.

We are impatient to see you all at the 100% Optical 2017.

Do not forget it!

Come and see us at stand E170

Members of the industry from around the UK and more descended on the Capital at the ExCel Centre in East London on 6th – 8th February, for what turned out to be a fantastic show at 100% Optical, 2016! Following feedback from a number of our attending members and partner suppliers, CECOP decided to have a presence at the exhibition for the very first time.

The UK team were on hand to take visitors through our full portfolio of private label products and unique services, all exclusively available to our members. At the show we showcased the latest models from our frame collections as well as our vast selection of new marketing campaigns, out now in our 2016 catalogue. At CECOP, our aim is to support independent opticians across all areas of their business and it is always a pleasure to introduce our full selection of offerings to new and existing members.

News of the new CECOP project, launching in late February caused quite a buzz around the stand and we cannot wait to share further details with the group in the immediate future. Many members were excited to experience a taster of the project and signed up on the day for our exclusive preview event.

100% Optical was a great opportunity for CECOP to come together with independents and suppliers, and enjoy what transpired to be an excellent show where we were able to showcase exactly what we do.  

The CECOP marketing team is delighted to present our brand new 2016 campaign plan; a fantastic marketing tool available to all CECOP associates, enabling them to plan all of their marketing activity for the year ahead. The campaign plan is centred around 10 planned campaigns; 5 based on promotional activities, based on products and discounts, and 5 based on the various eye care services and conditions that our members wish to raise awareness of. Our range of professional and attractive campaigns cover all bases for any independent optician looking to effectively promote their business.

As well as our strategically planned campaigns, we also offer a range of seasonal and special occasion point of sale materials, such as Valentine’s Day, store anniversaries, Black Friday and annual sales periods, all of which can be personalised to the practice’s needs.

The 2015 campaign plan was a hit with our members with many taking advantage of our various personalisation options, including the addition of logos and prices and even a number of bespoke campaigns too. The new campaign is out now, ready for our members to pre-plan their marketing strategy for 2016!

As eye care professionals, we all know the importance of vision and so this year we have chosen to support Optometry Giving Sight with our #CECOPGIVING campaign.

Optometry Giving Sight is the only global fundraising initiative that specifically targets the prevention of blindness and impaired vision due to uncorrected refractive error – simply the need for an eye exam and a pair of glasses. More than 600 million people around the world are blind or vision impaired because they do not have access to an eye examination and glasses they need.

Donations will allow training eye care professionals to ensure that in time, underserved communities have access to high quality eye care services from within. Optometry Giving Sight is committed to investing in long term strategies for education and human resources development, involving the establishment of culturally appropriate education programs to produce eye care professionals and other supporting personnel. This takes the shape in education programs and schools of optometry, where local people are trained as degree-qualified optometrists, optometric and spectacle technicians, refractionists, eye care health workers and vision center staff.

Our members and all of their customers can support the cause, by simply putting on the charity specs that can be cut out from our Christmas card available in our associated independents. Then take the best Christmas selfie, and upload it on Facebook and Twitter with the hashtag #CECOPGIVING that we are now promoting online.

For every picture received CECOP will donate £2 towards Optometry Giving Sight and their amazing and deserving causes.

On Sunday 4th October and Monday 5th October, over 80 representatives from practices across the UK descended on the beautiful Forest of Arden Marriott Hotel & Country Club for the 5th annual ExpoCECOP.

The weekend began with our extensive exhibition held in the Marquee in the scenic grounds of the hotel, attended by many of our partner suppliers. Exhibitors included Altacor, BiB, Bondeye, Clearlab, De Rigo, Eyespace, Marchon, mark’ennovy, Maui Jim, Miab, Minima, Mondottica, Ocuco, Snowbird Finance, Yogurt Top Marketing, Zeiss and debuted our latest suppliers, The Outside Clinic and Optos. The schedule was reworked from previous years and now featured a solid four hours of exhibition time allowing for many conversations and presentations to take place. As with every CECOP event, the day ended with a gala dinner and entertainment; with this year’s theme being the island paradise of Cuba, the destination for our loyalty programme, ViveCECOP in 2016.

Monday featured a packed schedule of CET lectures and presentations on a varied range of topics from Retinal Imaging to Social Media Marketing. “It’s always a pleasure to meet with both new and old members at the Expo and speak with them alongside our partner suppliers”, says Lee Woodward, CECOP UK Sales Director, “the aim of our ExpoCECOP is to unite all aspects of CECOP under one roof to develop and build new relationships in a relaxed and enjoyable setting. The feedback has been fantastic and it is safe to say that we achieved our objectives.” The entire CECOP team is delighted with the results and looking forward to further developing the show for 2016.

putting on the charity specs that can be cut out from our Christmas card available in our associated independents. Then take the best Christmas selfie, and upload it on Facebook and Twitter with the hashtag #CECOPGIVING that we are now promoting online.

For every picture received CECOP will donate £2 towards Optometry Giving Sight and their amazing and deserving causes.