Assessment · opticians round opticians-2026-09

Specs Factory review

Researched for Opticians in Telford

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Trading as SEVERN OPTICAL LIMITED · 2 Market Street, Wellington, Shropshire, TF1 1BW · Service area: Wellington, Telford

Specs Factory in short

Specs Factory is an online-led glasses seller with a Wellington shop, showing frame prices up front across branded ranges. The shop lists brands and model prices with an email address for all enquiries. The site names a Dawley manufacturing company behind the name, active for over a decade. Our verdict is that it suits buyers who want budget frames ordered mostly online.

Customer reviews are warm, with a 4.6 rating on Google. Frames start from thirty-five pounds across the shop. The company record sits behind the trading name.

What counts against Specs Factory is standing: no optical-register entry, NHS listing or named practitioner could be sourced, so it sits outside this round. Contact runs by email with no published hours.

Specs Factory reviews and ratings on other sites

Every public rating we hold for Specs Factory, with the source, scale, count and the date we read it. These are customers' ratings, not ours.
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Google4.6 out of 515

Our verdict

Our verdict is that this seller suits buyers who want prescription glasses from £35 through an online-led family business [1]. An active manufacturing company stands behind the name [4]. With no checkable optical registration or NHS listing it is not assessed in this round, and phone contact is limited.

Score summary

We researched this provider but have not scored it, because it did not meet one of our eligibility requirements.

G3 · No GOC register entry, NHS listing or named practitioner was found for this business in the sources checked [1] [2] [4].

Evidence

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FactValueSourceRead
Years trading12Source companies-house

Industry qualifications

Can't be sourced. We looked at the issuing registers, the business's own website and platforms such as Checkatrade and Which? Trusted Traders and found no scheme membership or registration to record.

Strengths

  • You see frame prices up front from £35 across branded ranges, seen 4 September 2026 [1].

  • The site names Severn Optical Ltd of Dawley as the business behind the name, active on the company record since 2014 [2] [4].

  • The Google listing holds 4.6 from 15 reviews, seen 4 September 2026 [3].

Limitations

  • No GOC registration, NHS listing or named practitioner could be sourced, so the practice fails our eligibility requirements [1] [2] [4].

  • The site asks buyers to email rather than call, and no opening hours are published [2].

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Questions about Specs Factory

Is Specs Factory any good?

On the evidence, it suits budget frame buyers: the shop shows prices up front and holds warm Google reviews. It is not assessed in our round for lack of checkable standing. Browse the shop, then weigh that gap before you order.

Is Specs Factory registered?

No optical-register entry, NHS listing or named practitioner could be sourced for this business in the sources checked. That gap is why it fails our basic checks. Ask the business for a checkable practitioner name, and check the reply against the register yourself.

What does Specs Factory charge?

Frames are published from thirty-five pounds with brand and model prices across the shop. Email for the full fitted price including lenses before you commit. Compare that total against a high-street quote, and ask what the lenses add to the frame price.

Where does Specs Factory work?

The seller works online with a Wellington shop and a Dawley company address, contactable by email. There is no phone line or published hours. Email your prescription details to confirm they can make your lenses, and ask how long the order takes.

How is Specs Factory ranked?

It is not assessed in our September round, since no checkable optical registration or NHS listing could be sourced. It can send the missing detail for the next round. Read the ranked reviews while you wait, and claim the listing to send fresh evidence.

Others assessed for this trade

  1. Vision Express Opticians - Telford69.8 / 100Ranked 1. Best for shopping-centre practice with registered optometrist and OCT scanning.
  2. Specsavers Opticians and Audiologists - Telford66.8 / 100Ranked 2. Best for high-street eye and hearing tests with online booking.
  3. HD Eyes65.9 / 100Ranked 3. Best for independent Lawley practice with OCT scanning.
  4. Vision Express Opticians - Wellington64.8 / 100Ranked 4. Best for Wellington eye tests with designer frames.

Sources

  1. Specs Factory homepage — frame range and prices Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  2. Specs Factory contact page — trading name and address Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  3. Google Maps listing — Specs Factory Wellington Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  4. Companies House — SEVERN OPTICAL LIMITED overview (08906400) Retrieved 4 September 2026.

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