Optical Filters was presented with the Business of the Year Award by the NW Commission in April 2009.

Michael Dent, Chairman of the Optical Filters Group said “We are thrilled and honored to receive this award from the NW Commission.  The decision to locate our US business in NW Pennsylvania was a conscious one.  Our talented staff, drawn from the large pool of good quality people available in this region, are key to our success together with excellent communication links and the positive support of the development agencies such as the NW Commission."