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