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Lakeland Industries, Inc. manufactures protective clothing and apparel for industry, healthcare and first responders under the Lakeland Fire + Safety identity. News about LAKE commonly covers fiscal results, cash flow and portfolio actions, including the completed sale of the HPFR and HiViz product lines and the company’s focus on Fire Services and core industrial personal protective equipment.
Company updates also track firefighter PPE certifications and launches, including NFPA 1970:2025 certified turnout gear, gloves, hoods, helmets, boots and proximity gear across its brand portfolio. Recurring developments include customer orders for fire gear, EMEA fire sales activity, LHD Germany operating changes, logistics initiatives and leadership updates tied to the company’s global fire and industrial safety platform.
Lakeland Fire + Safety (NASDAQ: LAKE) announced that its Arizona PPE Recon subsidiary has renewed PPE decontamination, inspection and repair services for the Phoenix Fire Department for the 10th consecutive year on March 4, 2026. The contract covers NFPA 1850‑aligned cleaning, documented inspections, advanced decontamination, repairs, rentals and related sales.
Phoenix Fire employs over 1,900 sworn and 400 civilian staff, operates 59+ stations across ~520 square miles, serves ~1.4 million residents and responds to ~231,000 annual emergency calls.
Lakeland Fire + Safety (NASDAQ: LAKE) opened California PPE, Fresno, a 9,800 sq. ft. facility offering NFPA 1850-compliant decontamination, inspection, repair and training for California fire departments. The site includes Circul-Air Genius extractors and commercial Juki sewing machines. The facility’s UL verification as a registered ISP is pending. California PPE will host NFPA 1850 classes March 3-4, 2026, with a grand opening and open house lunch on March 4 from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm.
Lakeland Fire + Safety (NASDAQ: LAKE) appointed Lee D. Rudow to its Board of Directors, effective April 9, 2026, increasing the board to 8 members with 7 independent directors. Rudow brings >33 years in industrial leadership and >14 years as CEO of Transcat, including 67 consecutive quarters of year-over-year service revenue growth. He will join at a time Lakeland seeks to scale its Fire and Industrial platforms globally and support M&A integration, operational execution, and corporate governance.
Lakeland Fire + Safety (NASDAQ: LAKE) announced that California PPE Recon has signed a long-term lease to install Tersus Solutions' CO₂ advanced cleaning and decontamination system at its Riverside, CA facility.
The waterless liquid CO₂ system, expected to be shown at FDIC International 2026, is the first CO₂ turnout gear cleaning system in California and is designed to remove up to 98% of PAHs while returning dry gear faster.
Lakeland Fire + Safety (NASDAQ: LAKE) announced on Feb 18, 2026 that its California PPE Recon subsidiary was selected to provide turnout gear maintenance and decontamination services for the City of Newport Beach Fire Department.
Services will follow NFPA 1850 standards and include documented inspection, repair, advanced decontamination, rentals, and sales of cleaning detergents and equipment.
Lakeland Fire + Safety (NASDAQ: LAKE) appointed Calven Swinea as Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately, after serving as Interim CFO since January 2026 and as VP of Finance since September 2020.
Management priorities include strengthening liquidity, accelerating debt reduction, improving working capital and inventory turns, enforcing expense discipline, and completing full ERP deployment during fiscal 2027 to centralize data and strengthen controls.
Lakeland Fire + Safety (NASDAQ: LAKE) announced that its Jolly Scarpe brand completed urgent shipments of operational boots to the Italian Ministry of the Interior for police assigned to the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.
Jolly delivered in under 48 hours to multiple Olympic sites; terms of the order were not disclosed. The Ministry placed an additional order of the same model after the initial rapid deployment.
Lakeland Fire + Safety (NASDAQ: LAKE) announced on Feb 3, 2026 that its Eagle FR subsidiary won a multi-year contract to supply Ultimate Glow+ structural firefighting gloves to seven UK County Fire and Rescue Services; terms were not disclosed.
The award followed a fully competitive open tender with independent technical evaluation and wearer trials, where Ultimate Glow+ ranked number one for compliance, operational feedback, and alignment with social and sustainability requirements.
Lakeland Fire + Safety (NASDAQ: LAKE) announced an order from the Belgian Federal Police and local police departments for certified safety footwear on January 28, 2026. This marks the third award under a six-year tender relationship, highlighting product performance, supply reliability, and distributor-led delivery across Europe.
The company noted potential for further orders and emphasized cross-selling opportunities across fire, police, industrial, and military verticals.
Lakeland Fire + Safety (NASDAQ: LAKE) issued a shareholder letter covering fiscal 2026 (year ended Jan 31, 2026) noting strategic progress but results below expectations.
Key items: four accretive 2024 acquisitions; 2025 integration; signed a $5.6M three-year Hong Kong services contract and a $3.1M Italian boot shipment; Decatur warehouse sale-leaseback for $6.1M producing a $4.3M gain; acquired Arizona and California PPE Recon (~$5M ARR); pursuing ~$178M in global tenders including ~$38M in high-probability opportunities. Management bought shares to signal confidence.