Founded in 1938 by qualified optician and pharmacist Solomon Scriven, Scrivens Opticians started operating from the heart of the Midlands, with a focus on customer care and excellent eye care service. Scrivens’ business expanded rapidly at the end of the Second World War, and by the early 1950s, expanded in London and Sheffield.

It was during this same period that a hearing aid service was introduced into Scrivens Opticians with the aim to add an additional dimension to our services and provide customers with even more solutions. Over the years the company has grown with branches in Hartlepool in the north, Penzance in the south, Diss in the east and Rhyl in the west. As the business has grown we’ve acquired individual practices and optical chains – these include Melson Wingate, Ronald Brown Opticians, and the Owl Group.