Centro Style
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1976
- HeadquartersVedano Olona, Italy
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
Centro Style firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Centro Style
- Legal name
- CENTRO STYLE S.p.A.
- Website
- https://centrostyle.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1976
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Centro Style industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Optical Goods Manufacturing and Distribution
- NAICS
- Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing (339115), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451)
- SIC
- Ophthalmic Goods (3851), Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827), Laboratory Apparatus & Furniture (3821)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Optical Dispensing & Eyewear Devices (Frames, Lenses, Lens Edging/Finishing Equipment) (HLAHAJAD)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Eyewear Components & Parts (Lenses excluded) (CRAAAKAH), Sport & Performance Eyewear (CRAAAKAC), Optical Dispensing & Eyewear Retail (Glasses/Frames/Lenses) (HLAKAKAL)
Keywords
Where Centro Style is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Vedano Olona
- HQ country
- Italy
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices2 records
Markets served
Centro Style business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Optical Laboratory Components and Tools: Sale of laboratory spare parts (hinges, screws, nuts, washers, bushings, plugs, temples, nose pads), tools (screwdrivers, pliers, precision instruments, measuring tools), and machinery (ventilettes, testers, polishers, drills, ultrasonics, grindstones, welders, tinting equipment) to optical laboratories.
- Eyewear Products: Sale of finished eyewear products including prescription frames (adult and children), sunglasses, clip-on frames, blue light plano frames, reading glasses, and sports eyewear under proprietary brands (Active Frames, Neyeture, Airport, Centro Style).
- Lens Products: Sale of prescription and plano lenses including sun lenses (base 2, 4, 6, 8), special lenses (driving, gaming, sport), blue light lenses, clear lenses, and displays.
- Accessories: Sale of optical accessories including lens cleaning products (Be Pop! microfiber line), eyeglass chains, cords, cases, finders, contactology accessories, and reading accessories.
- Professional Services and Training: Provides online training portal, the Together digital platform with planning tools, social kits, and webinars for optical shops; plus custom lens cutting and mounting services through the Service Centre.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | B2B account pricing for registered optical shop clients |
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels7 records
Centro Style product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Centro Style manufactures and distributes a comprehensive range of optical products including finished eyewear (prescription frames, sunglasses, clip-on, blue light, reading, sports, safety) under proprietary brands Active Frames, Neyeture, Airport, and CentroStyle. The company supplies optical laboratories with spare parts (hinges, screws, nose pads), precision tools, measuring instruments, machinery (drills, ultrasonics, welders, polishers), consumables, and the proprietary patented Lab Modular System. It also offers prescription and plano lenses, accessories (chains, cases, microfiber cleaning), low vision aids, visual training equipment, and professional training through the Together platform.
Product overview
Centro Style is an Italian family-managed optical industry company founded in 1976, offering a comprehensive 360-degree range of products and services for optical centers. The portfolio is organized into multiple interconnected categories: laboratory products (Lab Modular System, Service Centre, spare parts, tools, measuring instruments, pliers, machines, and consumables), lenses (sunglasses, special, blue light, clear), eyewear (Active Frames for children, Neyeture sustainable brand, Airport design brand), accessories (chains, cords, cases, microfiber), and vision care (low vision products, visual training equipment). The company operates four primary brands: Active Frames (children's eyewear with 6 collections), Neyeture (sustainable eyewear with magnetic clip-on and biobased materials), Airport (design-inspired eyewear with city themes), and Lab (Modular System for laboratory organization). Additional services include digital platforms for optical centers (Together), online lens configurators for low vision and certified safety/sports eyewear, and professional training. The offerings are designed to serve optical laboratories, optical centers, and end consumers from children to adults.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Active: Children's eyewear brand offering 6 collections designed for specific needs of children of different ages, considering nasal septum conformation, comfort, safety and optical center maintenance.
- Neyeture
- Airport
- Lab Modular System
Products and services
- Active Frames Children's eyewear brand with 6 collections designed for specific needs of children of different ages (0-14 years), including prescription frames, clip-on, and blue light plano options, considering nasal septum conformation, comfort, safety, and optical center maintenance.
- Neyeture Sustainable eyewear brand featuring frames with magnetic clip-on, Biobased Eyewear Collection, attention to material sustainability from product to packaging, and handcrafted wooden chain elements. Includes environmental initiatives such as River Cleaner plastic recovery project.
- Airport Design eyewear brand inspired by world cities with refined materials, offering sunglasses, prescription frames, reading glasses, and accessories (chains, microfiber cloths, cases, fashion lenses). Includes the Inarmocromia colorimetry-inspired collection.
- Lab Modular System A patented organized modular system for optical laboratories, color-coded into 4 variants (Smarty BLU, GREEN, ORANGE, RED) to identify different uses, with the eyewear at the center of the system. Includes kits, cubes, trays, and Smarty containers for organizing laboratory space of any size.
Quantifiable outcome
- Serves over 8,000 optical shop clients in Italy with a team of 150+ professionals
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use Centro Style
Customer profileNamed customers1 record
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Centro Style technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature4 records
Centro Style partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Federottica LombardiacoreAdherence to the 'Eticamente' project, a Federottica Lombardia initiative aimed at enhancing the role of the optometrist and promoting synergy between independent optical shops and suppliers. Centro Style shares values of ethical business conduct, quality products, post-sale service, and ongoing technical-scientific training.
- University of Milan-Bicocca - Centro di Ricerche in Ottica e OptometriacorePartnership in the UniForYourEyes project, promoted by the University of Milan-Bicocca in collaboration with Fondazione Cariplo. Centro Style donates prescription frames for children and adolescents to provide eye care to people in economic difficulty in the Milan area, extending from the original Municipality 9 to all city districts.
- Blue Eco LinecoreEnvironmental sustainability partnership supporting the River Cleaner project to reduce ocean plastic pollution. For every Neyeture frame sold, Centro Style contributes to funding the River Cleaner initiative which aims to recover up to 25,000 kg of plastic from rivers daily, preventing plastic from reaching oceans. A capsule collection was also created to celebrate the partnership.
- Pricon (Germany)coreExclusive distributor for the Active Sport Fitti frame in Germany, tested according to DIN58184 SCHOOL + SPORT standard for children's sports safety eyewear.
- Aviva (Australia)coreAustralian distributor representing Centro Style products at ODMA Fair and other Australian optical events, presenting Active Frames, Be Pop!, Lab Modular System, and full eyewear range.
- Optical Life Accessories (New Zealand)coreNew Zealand distributor presenting Centro Style products at ADONZ conference and local optical events, showcasing innovative product range to the New Zealand optical market.
- Optic World Kft (Hungary)coreHungarian distributor that organized the first Visual Wellbeing and Visual Training workshop in Budapest, involving optometrists and pediatric ophthalmologists with Centro Style's Visual Training product range.
- AJG (Poland)corePolish distributor participating with a dedicated exhibition space for Centro Style Visual Training products at an optometry congress in Krakow.
- Lso (Spain)coreSpanish distributor representing Centro Style at Expooptica Madrid, presenting the latest product innovations across all Centro Style brands.
- NV Acessorios & Oculos Ltda (Brazil)coreBrazilian distributor presenting Centro Style at Expo Optica Brazil, showcasing Active Frames (children), reading glasses, and the laboratory product range.
- Optech (Belgium)coreBelgian business partner presenting the full Centro Style product range at Belgoptic Update Event, including frames, chains, laboratory, and Visual Training.
- Optica Life AccessoriescoreDistributor representing Centro Style at the ADONZ annual conference in New Zealand with a dedicated commercial stand.
- Fondazione CariplocorePartner in the UniForYourEyes project promoted alongside Università Bicocca, targeting adults and children in economic difficulty in Milan through the QuBì childhood poverty program.
- La7 Television NetworkminorFeatured in the TV program 'Like, tutto ciò che piace' on La7, discussing visual wellbeing and the impact of the pandemic on eye health.
Scale indicators11 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Centro Style competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- De Rigo: Italian eyewear group (Police, Sting, Lozza brands) producing frames and sunglasses for global optical retail. Comparable Italian heritage, optical-shop distribution model, and category overlap with Centro Style's Airport and consumer eyewear lines.
- Safilo: Italian eyewear manufacturer with global wholesale distribution and licensed brands. Directly comparable as a fellow Italian optical company selling frames and sunglasses into optical retail, though Safilo is significantly larger and publicly listed.
- Marcolin: Italian eyewear manufacturer producing frames and sunglasses for licensed and proprietary brands. Same country, same customer base (optical shops), and same product category as Centro Style's frame and sunglass lines.
- Silhouette International: Austrian premium eyewear manufacturer producing lightweight titanium frames and sunglasses. Comparable in serving optical retail with branded frames, with greater premium positioning but similar customer base.
- Mondottica: International eyewear distributor and manufacturer with strong global optical retail relationships. Comparable go-to-market through independent optical shops and distribution-led international expansion model.
- Inspecs Group: UK-based eyewear designer and manufacturer selling branded and private-label frames to optical retailers globally. Comparable B2B optical-supply model and multi-brand portfolio, though without the lab equipment and lens businesses.
Broad incumbents
- Carl Zeiss Vision (ZEISS): Global ophthalmic optics manufacturer producing precision lenses, lens edging equipment, and finishing instruments. Direct overlap with Centro Style's lens products and laboratory equipment business at the high-precision end of the market.
- EssilorLuxottica: Global eyewear and lens giant encompassing Luxottica (frames) and Essilor (lenses). Massive incumbency, vertical integration from lens manufacturing through retail; competes with Centro Style across frames, lenses, and ophthalmic instruments, but at a vastly larger scale and broader portfolio.
- Briot (Essilor): Manufacturer of optical laboratory equipment (edging, mounting, lens finishing systems) used by optical shops and labs. Closest competitor to Centro Style's machinery and Lab Modular System offering, but owned by the dominant lens incumbent.
Emerging players
- Schweizer Optik: Manufacturer of low-vision aids, magnifying lenses, and LED reading systems. Directly comparable to Centro Style's low-vision and visual training product line, including Schweizer magnifying lenses that Centro Style itself distributes.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Centro Style social profiles
Digital presenceCentro Style compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance3 records
Centro Style financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Centro Style leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
Centro Style funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Centro Style M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Centro Style
What does Centro Style do?
Centro Style manufactures and distributes a comprehensive range of optical products including finished eyewear (prescription frames, sunglasses, clip-on, blue light, reading, sports, safety) under proprietary brands Active Frames, Neyeture, Airport, and CentroStyle. The company supplies optical laboratories with spare parts (hinges, screws, nose pads), precision tools, measuring instruments, machinery (drills, ultrasonics, welders, polishers), consumables, and the proprietary patented Lab Modular System. It also offers prescription and plano lenses, accessories (chains, cases, microfiber cleaning), low vision aids, visual training equipment, and professional training through the Together platform.
Is Centro Style a public or private company?
Centro Style is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.
When was Centro Style founded?
Centro Style was founded in 1976. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is Centro Style based?
Centro Style is headquartered in Vedano Olona, Italy, in the Europe region.
How does Centro Style make money?
Five revenue lines are on record. Optical Laboratory Components and Tools are the primary driver. The others are eyewear Products, lens Products, accessories and professional Services and Training.
Who are Centro Style's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are De Rigo, Safilo, Marcolin, Silhouette International, Mondottica and Inspecs Group. Broad incumbents are Carl Zeiss Vision (ZEISS), EssilorLuxottica and Briot (Essilor). Schweizer Optik is listed as an emerging player.
Does Centro Style have an API?
No public API is recorded for Centro Style.
What industry is Centro Style in?
Centro Style's product category is Optical Goods Manufacturing and Distribution. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HLAHAJAD, Optical Dispensing & Eyewear Devices (Frames, Lenses, Lens Edging/Finishing Equipment), with a secondary code of CRAAAKAH, Eyewear Components & Parts (Lenses excluded). Its NAICS code is 339115 and its SIC code is 3851.