ABB Optical Group president Brad Weinbrum with Association for
Corporate Growth president John K. Majer.

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla—Optical product distributor, ABB Optical Group received the 2014 Deal of the Year Award from the South Florida Chapter of the Association of Corporate Growth at the organization’s annual award dinner last month. The award recognized the successful merger of ABB Concise and Optical Distributor Group (as reported by VMail), which expanded the company’s customer base to 30,000 eyecare professionals nationwide.

“We are honored to receive the Deal of the Year Award from the Association of Corporate Growth and greatly appreciate the recognition of our company’s fundamental commitment to eyecare professionals,” said Brad Weinbrum, president of ABB Optical Group, in accepting the award.


“Consolidating the strengths of ABB Concise and Optical Distributor Group has allowed us to maintain our position as an industry leader and continue to offer innovative programs that help our customers succeed in today’s highly competitive market.”

Based here with four distribution centers across the U.S. and a full-service digital lens laboratory in Hawthorne, N.Y., ABB Optical Group distributes stock ophthalmic lenses and brand-name disposable, gas permeable, and custom specialty soft contact lenses to more than two-thirds of eyecare professionals nationwide. The company also offers practice building services such as pricing strategy tools, business reviews, annual supply staff training and e-commerce solutions, including patient ordering websites yourlens.com and primaryecp.com.