What Lakeland Industries does

Lakeland Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: LAKE), founded in 1982 and headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, is a publicly traded manufacturer of personal protective equipment (PPE) operating under the Lakeland Fire + Safety brand. The company designs and manufactures chemical protective clothing (ChemMax and Interceptor Plus lines), flame resistant apparel (Lakeland FR, Pyrolon), cleanroom garments (CleanMax, MicroMax), disposable coveralls, arc flash protective clothing, and — following a multi-year acquisition campaign — firefighter turnout gear, helmets, boots, gloves, and hoods across its Eagle FR, Pacific Helmets, Jolly Scarpe, LHD Group, and Veridian brands. Lakeland holds NFPA 1970:2025 certifications covering its full head-to-toe firefighter PPE portfolio and EN certifications for European markets, supported by proprietary permeation test data for 50+ chemicals under ASTM F739 and ISO 6529 standards.

The company operates 14+ offices and production facilities across the United States, China, Mexico, India, Vietnam, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Italy, Romania, Germany, Hong Kong, and Australia, with products sold into more than 50 countries through a global distributor network supplemented by direct sales to municipal and national fire departments. Lakeland generated $192.6 million in FY2026 net sales (15.2% year-over-year growth), with its Fire Services segment growing 48.6% and Q1 FY2027 net sales of $47.4 million. Revenue streams include Fire Services hardware (turnout gear, helmets, boots, gloves, hoods, wildland gear), Industrial PPE hardware (chemical suits, FR clothing, cleanroom apparel, arc flash protection, disposable coveralls), and recurring PPE maintenance and decontamination services through Arizona PPE Recon and California PPE Recon subsidiaries operating under NFPA 1850 standards.

The company is mid-turnaround following the termination of CFO Roger D. Shannon in December 2025, securities class action litigation covering December 2023 to December 2025, a stock decline of approximately 39% on December 10, 2025, a full-year FY2026 net loss of $25.3 million, margin compression, multiple earnings misses, and a manufacturing consolidation plan relocating production from India to Mexico and Vietnam. Lakeland is executing portfolio simplification (divestiture of HPFR and HiViz to National Safety Apparel for ~$14 million in March 2026), head-to-toe NFPA 1970:2025 certification across acquired brands, and large framework wins including the UK NFCC National Firefighter PPE Framework worth up to £220 million over seven years.

Name

Lakeland Industries

Legal name

Lakeland Industries, Inc.

Website

https://lakeland.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Lakeland Industries (NASDAQ: LAKE) is a publicly traded manufacturer of personal protective equipment, specializing in certified chemical protective clothing, flame resistant apparel, and firefighter turnout gear, boots, and helmets sold across 50+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Protective Equipment (PPE)

NAICS

Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (333415)

SIC

Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip (3585)

akta.pro primary industry

Protective Disposable Wear (Masks, Gloves, Shoe Covers, Hairnets) (CRADALAJ)

Keywords

• Protective clothing manufacturing
• Firefighter turnout gear
• Chemical protective suits
• Industrial safety apparel
• PPE fire services

Headquarters

HQ city

Ronkonkoma

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Fire Services Products: Firefighter protective equipment including turnout gear, helmets, boots, gloves, hoods, and wildland gear sold through distributors and direct to fire departments. Fire Services segment grew 48.6% in FY2026 and 11% in Q1 FY2027.
2. Industrial PPE Products: Chemical protective clothing (ChemMax, Interceptor Plus), cleanroom suits (CleanMax), flame-resistant clothing, ARC flash protection, disposable coveralls, and other industrial PPE sold to manufacturing, chemical, pharmaceutical, and utility sectors.
3. PPE Maintenance and Service: PPE decontamination, inspection, and repair services (NFPA 1850 compliant) provided through Arizona PPE and California PPE subsidiaries. Long-term service contracts with fire departments including 10-year partnership with Phoenix Fire Department.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Lakeland Industries designs, manufactures, and sells protective clothing and personal protective equipment (PPE) for industrial, chemical, fire services, and cleanroom applications. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio spanning chemical protective suits (ChemMax, Interceptor Plus), firefighter turnout gear, helmets, boots, flame-resistant clothing, cleanroom garments, and disposable coveralls, distributed globally under both organic brands (ChemMax, CleanMax, MicroMax, Pyrolon, SafeGard, Lakeland FR, Arc X) and acquired brands (Eagle FR, Pacific Helmets, Jolly Scarpe, LHD, Veridian). Lakeland also provides PPE decontamination, inspection, and repair services through wholly owned subsidiaries Arizona PPE Recon and California PPE Recon.

Product overview

Lakeland Fire + Safety operates as a comprehensive protective clothing and safety equipment manufacturer offering a diversified portfolio of branded PPE products across multiple protection categories. The company offers a unified platform approach combining organic brands (ChemMax, Interceptor Plus, CleanMax, Lakeland FR, MicroMax, Pyrolon, SafeGard, Arc X) with strategically acquired brands (Eagle FR, Pacific Helmets, Jolly Safety Footwear, LHD, Veridian). The product portfolio spans chemical protective clothing (from lightweight to Level A encapsulating suits), flame resistant clothing, firefighting helmets and boots, cleanroom garments, and specialized offerings for military, police, and rescue applications. The company also provides PPE maintenance and decontamination services through subsidiary operations. Lakeland sells to industrial, healthcare, and first responder markets across more than 50 countries, positioning itself as a one-stop provider of head-to-toe certified firefighter PPE following recent NFPA 1970:2025 certifications across its brand portfolio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pacific Helmets: Fire and rescue helmets designed and manufactured in New Zealand
• Jolly Scarpe
• Veridian
• Eagle FR
• LHD
• ChemMax
• Interceptor Plus
• CleanMax
• MicroMax
• Pyrolon
• SafeGard
• Lakeland FR

Products and services

• ChemMax Chemical Protective Clothing Scalable chemical protective clothing line ranging from lightweight to multi-barrier advanced protection, designed for chemical splash, spray, and hazardous environment protection across wastewater, chemical mixing, remediation, and petrochemical applications.
• Interceptor Plus Gas-Tight Encapsulating Suits Top-level chemical protection in Level A encapsulating and non-encapsulating configurations providing gas, vapor, aerosol, liquid, and particulate protection with heat-sealed seams and non-halogenated film for gas-tight and vapor-tight encapsulation.
• CleanMax Cleanroom Apparel Cleanroom and sterile environment protective clothing designed for use in critical environments including pharmaceutical manufacturing and biotechnology applications requiring contamination control.
• Pyrolon CBFR Self-Extinguishing Fabric Self-extinguishing fabric providing advanced chemical protection for applications where flash fire is present; designed to be worn over primary flame-resistant clothing. Meets ANSI/ISEA 203 standard for secondary flame-resistant clothing.
• Lakeland FR Flame-Resistant Clothing Flame resistant clothing product line for industrial applications requiring thermal protection.
• MicroMax Protective Apparel Protective clothing product line in the Lakeland portfolio for limited-use disposable industrial protection applications.
• SafeGard Protective Apparel Protective clothing product line in Lakeland's portfolio for general industrial protection applications.
• Arc X Rainwear Rain protective clothing with arc flash protection capabilities for utility workers and electrical maintenance personnel.
• Pacific Helmets Fire and Rescue Helmets Fire and rescue helmets designed and manufactured in New Zealand for various firefighting and rescue operations; innovative designs providing premium solutions in the safety helmet market.
• Jolly Safety Footwear Professional footwear for fire, military, police, and rescue markets, headquartered in Montebelluna, Italy with manufacturing in Bucharest, Romania; 150 employees across Italian and Romanian operations.
• Eagle FR Flame-Resistant Protective Clothing Leading designer and supplier of protective clothing for fire and industrial sectors based in Manchester, UK, offering differentiated products through innovative technical solutions.
• LHD Fire and Rescue Gear and Workwear EN-certified firefighter suits, workwear, and fire service accessories serving European, Asian, and Australian markets; headquartered in Wesseling, Germany with offices in Hong Kong and Australia.
• Veridian Fire Protective Gear Fire protective gear serving the US market with exceptional quality, comfort, performance, on-time delivery, and value to firefighters nationwide.
• FireFlex Elite L-100 Structural Firefighting Boot NFPA 1970:2025-certified structural firefighting boot with enhanced structural protection, melt-resistant soles, flame-resistant components, and puncture protection for firefighters.
• Arizona PPE Recon Decontamination, Inspection, and Repair Services NFPA 1850-compliant PPE decontamination, inspection, and repair services for fire departments; renewed partnership with Phoenix Fire Department for the 10th consecutive year.
• California PPE Recon Decontamination, Inspection, and Repair Services NFPA 1850-compliant PPE maintenance service center providing decontamination, inspection, and repair services for firefighting personal protective equipment for California fire departments.

Quantifiable outcome

• Fire Services segment grew 48.6% in FY2026 and 11% in Q1 FY2027
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered key, operational and portfolio simplification.

• Energy QueenslandkeyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 May 2026Multi-year extension of field workwear agreement with Energy Queensland, one of Australia's largest utility providers. Updated agreement establishes framework with pathway to multi-million-dollar annual revenue contribution to Industrial segment with increasing purchasing concentration.
• Dekkers LogisticsoperationalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 May 2026Third-party logistics provider for LHD Germany operations, transitioning from Wessling facility; expected to generate approximately $300,000 in annual lease cost savings while improving flexibility and scalability across Europe.
• National Safety Apparelportfolio simplificationStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 March 2026Sale of HPFR and HiViz product lines for approximately $14 million to streamline portfolio and focus on core fire services and industrial PPE markets. Lakeland providing transitional support under services agreement.
• Phoenix Fire DepartmentkeyOthers10-year partnership for PPE decontamination, inspection, and repair services; 1,900+ firefighters, 59+ stations, 231,000+ emergency calls annually; demonstrates sustained service quality builds lasting customer retention.

Scale indicators21 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• National Safety Apparel: National Safety Apparel recently acquired Lakeland's HPFR and HiViz product lines for ~$14M, directly comparable to Lakeland's flame-resistant and high-visibility product portfolios in industrial PPE markets.
• Ansell: Ansell is a global leader in chemical and industrial protective gloves and apparel. Directly comparable to Lakeland's ChemMax, Interceptor Plus, and CleanMax lines serving chemical, pharmaceutical, and cleanroom markets.
• Dräger: Dräger is a Germany-based manufacturer of safety equipment including firefighter turnout gear, breathing apparatus, and gas detection. Comparable to LHD Group and Eagle FR's EN-certified fire service offerings in EMEA markets.
• MSA Safety: MSA Safety is a leading global manufacturer of firefighter helmets, turnout gear, gas detection, and protective equipment. Directly comparable to Lakeland's firefighter PPE portfolio across LHD, Eagle, Pacific Helmets, Veridian, and Jolly brands.
• Bullard: Bullard is a US-based manufacturer of firefighter helmets, thermal imagers, and respiratory protection equipment. Directly comparable to Lakeland's Pacific Helmets brand and broader fire services portfolio.
• Bulwark Protection: Bulwark Protection is a leading brand in flame-resistant (FR) workwear, directly comparable to Lakeland FR and Pyrolon product lines serving industrial and electrical safety customers.

Broad incumbents

• Honeywell Safety Products: Honeywell Safety Products (now part of PPE conglomerate offerings including North, Howard Leight, Miller) competes with Lakeland across industrial and fire safety PPE markets with a much broader portfolio.
• DuPont Personal Protection: DuPont's Tyvek and Tychem product lines are industry-standard chemical protective clothing solutions. Comparable to ChemMax and Interceptor Plus portfolios across industrial chemical protection use cases.
• 3M Safety & Industrial: 3M's Safety & Industrial division provides broad PPE solutions including respiratory protection, chemical suits, and fall protection. Adjacent competitor to Lakeland's industrial PPE portfolio with significantly broader scope.

Emerging players

• Avon Protection: Avon Protection specializes in respiratory and CBRN protective equipment for military, police, and first responders. Partial overlap with Lakeland's Interceptor Plus Level A encapsulation suits and broader hazmat protection offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Lakelandind

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A6 records

Investments1 record

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