New Team Member

We at CR Surfacing Laboratories are incredibly excited to introduce you to our newest member of the Business Development Management Team. Please welcome Lisa Jago. As we are heading towards a busy end of year after the lockdown, we are extremely excited to expand our BDM Team on the road and introduce you to Lisa…

Australis Launch

CR Surfacing has done it again… the live virtual launch event of our latest innovation was only streamed on the 30th of June, yet it already generated an enormous interest, as independent optometry practices booked out our Business Development Managers for six weeks ahead. For the audience’s surprise, CR Surfacing announced, “this is not a new lens design”. The Australis is An…

Colours of Australia

Keeping in line with our efforts to help consumers identify Australian owned businesses and locally made products, we are renaming our Satin Mirror Coat Colours in preparation for the summer season. This re-packaging will make it easy to identify the colour and the Australian origin of the product. CR Surfacing offers 6 mirror colours on…

COVID-19 UPDATE

Complying with the recent decision by the Victorian State Government Under Stage 4 ‘Stay at Home’ Restrictions, CR Surfacing Laboratories remains open for on-site work with a COVID Safe Plan in place and industry specific obligations. A heartfelt thank you for your continuous support, compassion and wonderful Australian spirit. It is crucial to the continuation…

Focus on Australia

As we all endeavour to work our way through and overcome the COVID-19 crisis, our message as Australian Independent Optometrists has never been more important. CR Surfacing, as the only 100% Australian Owned and Operated lens manufacturer, plans to partner with our supporting practices and promote our local businesses together. The sentiment around supporting Australian…

Supporting Volunteer Eyecare Project in Nepal

Seven Australian optometrists and eight optometry students were among a team of eye care professionals who examined the eyes of more than 1,000 people a day during a recent eye care aid trip to Nepal. Optometry Australia’s Member Support and Policy Advisor, Ben Hamlyn, who was part of the group, said the eye care workers…

Bushfire Relief

CR Surfacing Volunteers packed up their swags and tents to head to Bruthen last weekend in aid of rebuilding damaged properties after the devastating bushfires in Australia. With Blaze Aid’s coordination, CR Surfacing removed 3.3km of burnt barbed wire fencing and rebuilt 500m of new fencing in 2 days. In spite of the shocking scenes…

Australian Manufacturing

CR Surfacing Laboratories is Australia’s largest manufacturing lens laboratory, continuing to produce exclusively within Australia. Celebrating over 40 years in the industry, our commitment to supporting independent 
Optometry – whilst maintaining our own independence – has seen us grow to become
a true market leader. CR Surfacing Laboratories will continue to process all work within Australia…

We Are a Proud Supply Partner to ProVision

It is our great pleasure to announce that CR Surfacing Laboratories is now a proud Supply Partner to ProVision, effective as of Wednesday, the 1st March 2017. ProVision is Australia’s largest network of professional independent optometrists with almost 450 members nationally. ProVision is dedicated to growing member’s business in a way that enables them to…

Our Thoughts on Essilor / Luxottica Merger

Over the past 40 years, CR Surfacing Laboratories has been dedicated to supporting Independent Optics in Australia and New Zealand. Our focus has always been to provide our customers with the very best service, quality and the latest in cutting edge technologies. This is vitally important to us, as our sole income, growth and future…