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NZ Optics, 1997 Enjoying the pre-dinner drinks at the launching of the Eye Bank: (from left) Paul Rose. Ian Handricks and Mike Webber.
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Feb 15, 19971 min read
Lens pioneer turns eye to computer wizardry
NZ Herald, 15th February 1997 Diversification into developing a range of high-technology computer products by contact lens manufacturer...
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Feb 12, 19971 min read
Hirstlens Officially Open Lab
NZ Optics Magazine 12 Feb 1997 Hon. Maurice Williamson, Minister of Science and Technology, officially commissioned the Hirstlens contact...
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Dec 31, 19961 min read
Innovation in Engineering
Industrial Research Ltd. Profile Book, 1997 In a project for Hirstlens, Industrial Research uses a computer-aided design system to design...
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Jun 6, 19961 min read
Contact Lens company diversifies
NZ Optics Magazine, 1996 Hirstlens has formed a new division of the company which will operate in the computer technology field. Beyond...
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Jun 1, 19961 min read
Sharevision - New Communication Technology
NZ Optics Magazine, 1st June 1996 A unique method of visual and audio communication has been released in New Zealand. Sharevision is an...
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Mar 3, 19961 min read
Job opportunities
NZ Optics, 1996 Job opportunities in the optical industry and marketing oneself for the job market were topics that Mr Ian Handricks...
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Jan 1, 19961 min read
Bifocal project now subject to case study
NZ Optics Magazine, 1996 The Horizon Bifocal project has raised a lot of interested within government circles and has been chosen as one...
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Apr 1, 19958 min read
Four eyes see better than two
Management Magazine, April 1995 Working to a flat, joke-studded, no holds barred management style, partners Ian Handricks and John...
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Feb 28, 19952 min read
Opportunities for low-cost accounting
Engineering News, March 1995 Engineers and manufacturers naturally resent investment in administrative overhead. Yet there are signs that...
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Jan 1, 19952 min read
Hirstlens awarded grant to develop bifocal lens
NZ Optics Magazine, 1995 Hirstlens have been awarded a grant worth $109,000 by the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology to...
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Jul 10, 19942 min read
Solution 'glued' together with engineering nous
The Dominion, 11th July 1994 When contact lens manufacturer Ian Handricks developed the lmagic digital processing system, he did not plan...
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Nov 30, 19939 min read
Double Vision
NZ Business Magazine, December 1993 By Daniel Riordan Auckland’s ritzy Pan Pacific Hotel is buzzing - literally. Fifteen model racing...
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Sep 3, 19932 min read
Bright idea, Big future?
NZ Listener, 4th September 1993 New Zealand inventors may come up with the ideas, but their problem is finding money to develop and...
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Apr 25, 19931 min read
Breakthrough on Contact Lenses
Orlando Sentinal - 25th April 1993 A small New Zealand firm says it has produced an improved bifocal contact lens that would fit most...
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Mar 19, 19932 min read
Change of focus on contact lens
Front Page - NZ Herald, 19th March 1993 By Kevin Townsend An Auckland company and Government scientists have smoothed a problem with...
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Mar 1, 19932 min read
New Bifocal Lens Developed
INNOVATE, Industrial Research Ltd Magazine, March 1993 Precisely customised bifocal contact lenses are being produced by a new automated...
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Sep 22, 19891 min read
Ian Handricks and Hirst team at Durasoft launch
NZ Optics, September 1989 The Hirst team looking over the Durasoft orders (from left) Sharon Green, Ian Handricks, Margaret Dyason and...
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Aug 1, 19894 min read
Coloured Lens For Fashion & Fun!
NZ Optics, August 1989 Now. .Coloured Lens For Fashion & Fun! A new contact lens that provides a natural looking colour change to the eye...
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Jun 6, 19893 min read
Precision Vision
New Zealand Computer Scene - June 1989 by Brenda Lobb Right here in New Zealand we have the most advanced machinery - the Rolls Royce of...
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Jun 1, 19883 min read
Hirstlens again in private ownership
NZ Optics - June 1988 John Shennan and Ian Handricks have successfully negotiated the purchase of Hirstlens from the Receivers of...
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Jul 1, 19873 min read
Seminar Success
OHL News, July 1987 "Closing the Gap between Clinical Requirements and Manufacturing Capabilities" was the theme of our highly successful...
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Feb 2, 19871 min read
Meeting the team
OHL News, February 1987 Ian is responsible for sales of Polytech equipment, predominantly in the UK and Europe. He has been with the...
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Oct 28, 19861 min read
United States Patent No. 4,619,082
28th October 1986 United States Patent Ian L. Handricks Patent Number: 4,619,082 Date of Patent: Oct. 28, 1986 METHOD OF...
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