UDuncan noTodd bathi bazotshala “izigidi zamaRandi” elabhorethri entsha yokukhiqiza ngemuva kokuthenga ezinye izitolo ezinhlanu ze-optical ezweni lonke.
INorth East, inkampani ephethe lolu hlelo, imemezele ukuthi izosebenzisa izigidi zamaRandi efektri entsha yombukiso kanye ne-contact lens e-Aberdeen.
UDuncan noTodd bathi ukutshalwa kwezimali “kwezigidi eziningi zamaRandi” ezindaweni zokukhiqiza ezintsha kuzokwenziwa ngokuthengwa kodokotela bezibuko abahlanu begatsha ezweni lonke.
Iqembu iDuncan and Todd lasungulwa ngo-1972 nguNorman Duncan noStuart Todd, abavula igatsha labo lokuqala ePeterhead.
Manje njengoba liholwa nguMqondisi Ophethe uFrancis Rus, leli qembu likhule kakhulu eminyakeni edlule e-Aberdeenshire nangale kwalokho, linamagatsha angaphezu kuka-40.
Muva nje uthole izitolo eziningi ezizimele ze-optical, okubalwa kuzo i-Eyewise Optometrists yaseBanchory Street, i-Pitlochry Opticians, i-GA Henderson Optometrist yaseThurso, kanye ne-Optical Companies yaseStonehaven naseMontrose.
Iphinde ibone iziguli ezibhalisiwe esitolo seGibson Opticians e-Aberdeen's Rosemont Viaduct, esivaliwe ngenxa yomhlalaphansi.
Eminyakeni embalwa edlule, leli qembu litshale imali ekunakekelweni kwezindlebe futhi lihlinzeka ngalezi zinsizakalo kulo lonke elaseScotland, okuhlanganisa ukuhlolwa kokuzwa kwamahhala kanye nokuhlinzekwa, ukufakwa nokufakwa kwezinsiza zokuzwa ezahlukahlukene, okuhlanganisa nezedijithali.
Uphiko lokukhiqiza lwenkampani, iCaledonian Optical, luzovula ilabhorethri entsha eDyce kamuva kulo nyaka ukuze lukhiqize amalensi enziwe ngokwezifiso.
UNksz Rus uthe: “Ukugubha iminyaka engama-50 yethu kuyingqophamlando enkulu futhi iDuncan and Todd Group yayicishe ingabonakali kusukela ekuqaleni inegatsha elilodwa kuphela ePeterhead.
"Kodwa-ke, izindinganiso esasiziphethe ngaleso sikhathi ziseyiqiniso nanamuhla futhi siyaziqhenya ngokuhlinzeka ngezinsizakalo ezingabizi, zomuntu siqu nezekhwalithi emgwaqweni omkhulu emadolobheni kulo lonke izwe."
“Njengoba singena eminyakeni eyishumi entsha eDuncan and Todd, senze izinto eziningi ezithinta amasu futhi satshala imali eningi elabhorethri entsha ezokwandisa amakhono ethu okukhiqiza amalensi kubalingani bethu namakhasimende kulo lonke elase-UK.
"Sivule nezitolo ezintsha, saqeda ukulungiswa futhi sandisa uhla lwethu lwezinsizakalo. Ukuhlanganisa izinkampani ezincane, ezizimele emndenini wakwaDuncan noTodd kusivumele ukuthi sinikeze iziguli zethu uhla olubanzi lwezinsizakalo, ikakhulukazi emkhakheni wokunakekelwa kwezindlebe."
Wanezela: “Sihlala sifuna amathuba amasha okuthenga futhi sibheka izinketho ngaphakathi kohlelo lwethu lwamanje lokukhulisa. Lokhu kuzobaluleka kithi njengoba silungiselela ukuvula ilebhu yethu entsha kamuva kulo nyaka. Lesi yisikhathi esijabulisayo njengoba sigubha iminyaka engama-50 yethu.”