ROCHESTER, NY —Art-Craft Optical, the U.S.-based eyewear and safety frame manufacturer here, has acquired Las Vegas-based Hudson Optical, the safety frame company, in a deal which closed earlier this month, according to executives at both companies. Details of the transaction were not disclosed. The two family-owned firms will transition their sales and operations to be managed […]
Founded in 1918, Rochester, New York-based Art-Craft Optical prides itself on being the oldest family owned and operated frame manufacturer in the U.S. Art-Craft began with the aim of producing frames for the U.S., Canadian and British war efforts, and the company, now in the hands of the third generation of the Eagle family, hasn’t […]
Art-Craft Optical is doing their part to help protect consumers, institutions and corporate environments by supplying Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club 5 Million face shields for retail sale. A well-established relationship based on reliability and the capability to handle fast turnaround from order-to-delivery landed Art-Craft the deal. The first delivery was made in an unprecedented turnaround […]
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AWARDS GENTEX CORPORATION AIRCREW LASER EYE PROTECTION (ALEP) DAYTIME SPECTACLE CONTRACT July 16, 2020 CARBONDALE, PA July 16, 2020 – Gentex Corporation, a global leader in personal protection and situational awareness solutions for defense forces, aircrew, emergency responders, and industrial personnel, announced today that it was awarded the United States Air […]