Cooke Optics To Expand Facilities

Cooke Optics has unveiled plans to open a second factory.

The premises would be located less than two miles from its current Leicester facility and will help to meet the growing demand for its lenses, as well as to facilitate the development and manufacture of new ranges.

The new facility is scheduled to open in June 2017 and is expected to increase output by 25%.

The 700sq.m. factory will generate approximately 12 new jobs associated with the assembly and inspection of Cooke's hand-crafted lenses. Initially, it will focus on building the new Cooke Panchro/i Classic range, which was announced at IBC 2016 and will make its debut at NAB 2017.

Les Zellan, Chairman and Owner, Cooke Optics, said: "Following the expansion of our existing factory in 2013, we are in the enviable position of needing yet more space as demand for our lenses continues to grow. With the ongoing affection for lenses that bring character to digital images, new ranges such as the Panchro/i Classics and modified series like the Anamorphic/i SF and uncoated S4/i are more sought after than ever. The new factory will help us to bring cinematographers more choices for their stories."

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(JP/LM)