Case Study: Specsavers achieves trusted safety eyewear quality assurance with BSI certification

How BSI Kitemark™ Certification and CE Marking With BSI Have Helped Specsavers Reassure Customers of the Quality of Its Safety Eyewear

Specsavers, the UK-based optician and supplier of safety eyewear, needed to demonstrate the highest level of manufacturing rigour and product quality after moving production to Birmingham in 2011. To reassure both individual and corporate customers and meet EU requirements, Specsavers worked with BSI to gain ISO 9001 certification for its manufacturing sites, CE marking for Medical Devices, and BSI Kitemark certification for Personal Protective Equipment.

BSI began with a gap analysis and provided clear guidance on testing, timescales, costs, and preparation, helping Specsavers align its processes and documentation with the required standards. As a result, Specsavers strengthened customer confidence, improved loyalty, and differentiated its safety eyewear in the market, supporting sales growth and especially boosting corporate tenders by giving buyers confidence in the BSI-certified quality and reliability of the products.

Specsavers

Stuart McCafferty

Compliance Manager