History
Leader Optec was established in 1993 boasting 30 years of experience and memories, take a look at our history timeline and discover more about our journey.
1993
Business established as an independent spin-out of the optronics cluster based around the Pilkington group in North Wales
2000
Company was formally converted into a limited company and moved to a larger site on St. Asaph Business Park
2002
ISO 9001 certification gained and repeatedly retained and updated to the current ISO 9001-2015
2008
Introduction of copper assembly division of patch assemblies and pre-term looms.
2010
Appointed official distribution partner for Sumitomo fusion splicers range
2011
Appointed as official distribution partner for EXFO, the worldwide No. 1 in fibre optic test solutions
2012
Development and introduction of Expanded Beam harsh environment assemblies
2014
Investment and introduction of high density MPO connectivity
2015
Introduction of MTP® connectivity following US Conec training and approval
2016
Launch of the premium Lite Linke MTP® Elite Data Centre Solutions
2017
Introduction of Laser Cleaving technology to its processes for accuracy, consistency and efficiency
2018
The business celebrates its 25th year anniversary
2020
Appointed as official distribution partner for Jonard Tools, a global leader in design and manufacture of installation tooling
2021
Sales team re-located to an additional office space to allow for expansion in our production unit
2022
Expansion in our Data Centre range, introduce VSFF connectors including MDC, SN & CS connectivity
2022
Introduction of Active cable assemblies & components – AOC, DAC & SFP/QSFP modules
2023
Development and introduction of Polarisation Maintaining (PM) fibre assemblies
2023
The business celebrates its 30th year anniversary
