{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"170362","rtpr_id":"nGNXbY4vNs-20261015","ticker":"LAKE","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["LAKE"],"title":"Lakeland Fire + Safety Awarded Firefighting Glove Contract by South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-10-15T12:31:00.127Z","article_body":"Eagle’s Ultimate Glow+ Structural Firefighting Gloves Expected to Equip More\nthan 700 South Yorkshire Firefighters\n\nProduct Specified on National NFCC PPE Framework, Providing Procurement Access\nAcross UK Fire & Rescue Services\n\nHUNTSVILLE, Ala., Oct. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lakeland Industries, Inc.\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=k7nFFdnpFmLWyeE5qVkN8gQW1AtdjrkOOHNKT_2dT0FyokUKw22v3j87RQm1iy-A7_-9HBb6h5hXept7mxvfilac_OPUabrI55_prF2QarI=) (\"Lakeland\nFire + Safety\" or \"Lakeland\") (NASDAQ: LAKE) today announced that its Eagle\nTechnical Products business has been awarded a 3.5-year contract to supply\nEagle’s Ultimate Glow+ PBI(®) structural firefighting gloves to South\nYorkshire Fire & Rescue Service\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=Se37hFiZ8BFCRL-MVq6zLWEaWtqWDtpZp2vsx9smZi10zzt2cR2RHVA5JiF_vMHmhLO4Xah5PAs_dUI5bN10Vm0fWM6-kEa3rBn3utwhGp65-Fpl_VJmOdGP1j2CYBiC)\nin the United Kingdom.\n\nThe contract was awarded through the Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority\nframework following a wearer trial conducted at South Yorkshire’s Breathing\nApparatus Instructor Training Centre, where operational personnel assessed the\ngloves under realistic training conditions, with a particular focus on\nprotection, dexterity, comfort and overall wearer performance. The award is\nexpected to equip more than 700 firefighters. Financial terms of the agreement\nwere not disclosed.\n\nEagle’s CE European certified Ultimate Glow+ firefighter gloves combine\nphotoluminescent technology with a design focused on dexterity, comfort and\ncontrol. Designed to support situational awareness in smoke and low-light\nconditions, the range features an innovative knuckle construction, a\nsilicone-coated Kevlar(®) palm for grip and abrasion resistance, and three\ncuff options to suit different wearer requirements.\n\n\"This award demonstrates the strength of our product in the environment that\nmatters most: in the hands of firefighters under demanding conditions,\" said\nJim Jenkins, President, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman of\nLakeland Industries. \"South Yorkshire’s selection of Eagle’s Ultimate\nGlow+ followed a rigorous wearer trial focused on protection, dexterity,\ncomfort and overall performance. With the glove also specified on the new\nnational NFCC framework, other UK fire and rescue services now have an\nestablished procurement route to the same product, expanding the opportunity\nwell beyond this contract.\"\n\nJon Reeves, Business Development Manager at Eagle Technical Products, added,\n\"We are delighted to have secured this contract with South Yorkshire Fire &\nRescue Service. The award follows a successful wearer trial at the BAI\nTraining Centre, where firefighters were able to evaluate the glove in\ndemanding and operationally relevant conditions. This contract reflects the\nquality and performance of the product, as well as Eagle’s ability to\nsupport fire and rescue services throughout evaluation, procurement and\ncontract mobilization.\"\n\nEagle will work closely with South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service to support\nmobilization of the contract and ensure a smooth introduction of the gloves to\noperational personnel.\n\nAbout Lakeland Fire + Safety\n\nLakeland Fire + Safety manufactures and sells a comprehensive line of fire\nservices and industrial protective clothing and accessories for the industrial\nand first responder markets. In addition, we provide decontamination, repair\nand rental services that complement our fire services portfolio. Our products\nare sold globally by our in-house sales teams, our customer service group, and\nauthorized independent sales representatives to a strategic global network of\nselective fire and industrial distributors and wholesale partners. Our\nauthorized distributors supply end users across various industries, including\nintegrated oil, chemical/petrochemical, automobile, transportation, steel,\nglass, construction, smelting, cleanroom, janitorial, pharmaceutical, and\nhigh-tech electronics manufacturers, as well as scientific, medical\nlaboratories, and the utilities industry. In addition, we supply federal,\nstate and local governmental agencies and departments, including fire and law\nenforcement, airport crash rescue units, the Department of Defense, the\nDepartment of Homeland Security and the Centers for Disease Control.\nInternationally, we sell to a mix of end-users directly and to industrial\ndistributors, depending on the particular country and market. In addition to\nthe United States, sales are made into more than 50 foreign countries, the\nmajority of which were into China, the European Economic Community (\"EEC\"),\nCanada, Chile, Argentina, Commonwealth of Independent States (\"CIS\") Region,\nColombia, Mexico, Ecuador, India, Uruguay, Middle East, Southeast Asia,\nAustralia, Hong Kong and New Zealand.\n\nFor more information about Lakeland, please visit the Company's website at\nwww.lakeland.com.\n\n\"Safe Harbor\" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of\n1995\n\nThis press release contains estimates, predictions, opinions, goals and other\n\"forward-looking statements\" as that phrase is defined in the Private\nSecurities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, without\nlimitation, references to the Company's predictions or expectations of future\nbusiness or financial performance as well as its goals and objectives for\nfuture operations, financial and business trends, business prospects, and\nmanagement's expectations for earnings, revenues, expenses, inventory levels,\ncapital levels, liquidity levels, or other future financial or business\nperformance, strategies or expectations, including without limitation our\nplans to deliver comprehensive care, rental and training solutions. All\nstatements, other than statements of historical facts, which address\nLakeland's expectations of sources or uses for capital, or which express the\nCompany's expectation for the future with respect to financial performance or\noperating strategies, can be identified as forward-looking statements.\nForward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions as\ndescribed from time to time in press releases and Forms 8-K, registration\nstatements, quarterly and annual reports and other reports and filings filed\nwith the Securities and Exchange Commission or made by management. As a\nresult, there can be no assurance that Lakeland's future results will not be\nmaterially different from those described herein as \"believed,\" \"projected,\"\n\"planned,\" \"intended,\" \"anticipated,\" \"can,\" \"estimated\" or \"expected,\" or\nother words which reflect the current view of the Company with respect to\nfuture events. We caution readers that these forward-looking statements speak\nonly as of the date hereof. The Company hereby expressly disclaims any\nobligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any\nsuch statements to reflect any change in the Company's expectations or any\nchange in events, conditions or circumstances on which such statement is\nbased, except as may be required by law.\n\nInvestor Relations\nChris Tyson\nExecutive Vice President\nMZ Group - MZ North America\n949-491-8235\nLAKE@mzgroup.us \nwww.mzgroup.us \n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/853426e1-ec8b-4f99-b196-74543514c3ba)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNXbY4vNs-20261015","title":"Lakeland Fire + Safety Awarded Firefighting Glove Contract by South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"LAKE","created":"2026-10-15T12:31:00.127Z","tickers":["LAKE"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"Eagle’s Ultimate Glow+ Structural Firefighting Gloves Expected to Equip More\nthan 700 South Yorkshire Firefighters\n\nProduct Specified on National NFCC PPE Framework, Providing Procurement Access\nAcross UK Fire & Rescue Services\n\nHUNTSVILLE, Ala., Oct. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lakeland Industries, Inc.\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=k7nFFdnpFmLWyeE5qVkN8gQW1AtdjrkOOHNKT_2dT0FyokUKw22v3j87RQm1iy-A7_-9HBb6h5hXept7mxvfilac_OPUabrI55_prF2QarI=) (\"Lakeland\nFire + Safety\" or \"Lakeland\") (NASDAQ: LAKE) today announced that its Eagle\nTechnical Products business has been awarded a 3.5-year contract to supply\nEagle’s Ultimate Glow+ PBI(®) structural firefighting gloves to South\nYorkshire Fire & Rescue Service\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=Se37hFiZ8BFCRL-MVq6zLWEaWtqWDtpZp2vsx9smZi10zzt2cR2RHVA5JiF_vMHmhLO4Xah5PAs_dUI5bN10Vm0fWM6-kEa3rBn3utwhGp65-Fpl_VJmOdGP1j2CYBiC)\nin the United Kingdom.\n\nThe contract was awarded through the Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority\nframework following a wearer trial conducted at South Yorkshire’s Breathing\nApparatus Instructor Training Centre, where operational personnel assessed the\ngloves under realistic training conditions, with a particular focus on\nprotection, dexterity, comfort and overall wearer performance. The award is\nexpected to equip more than 700 firefighters. Financial terms of the agreement\nwere not disclosed.\n\nEagle’s CE European certified Ultimate Glow+ firefighter gloves combine\nphotoluminescent technology with a design focused on dexterity, comfort and\ncontrol. Designed to support situational awareness in smoke and low-light\nconditions, the range features an innovative knuckle construction, a\nsilicone-coated Kevlar(®) palm for grip and abrasion resistance, and three\ncuff options to suit different wearer requirements.\n\n\"This award demonstrates the strength of our product in the environment that\nmatters most: in the hands of firefighters under demanding conditions,\" said\nJim Jenkins, President, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman of\nLakeland Industries. \"South Yorkshire’s selection of Eagle’s Ultimate\nGlow+ followed a rigorous wearer trial focused on protection, dexterity,\ncomfort and overall performance. With the glove also specified on the new\nnational NFCC framework, other UK fire and rescue services now have an\nestablished procurement route to the same product, expanding the opportunity\nwell beyond this contract.\"\n\nJon Reeves, Business Development Manager at Eagle Technical Products, added,\n\"We are delighted to have secured this contract with South Yorkshire Fire &\nRescue Service. The award follows a successful wearer trial at the BAI\nTraining Centre, where firefighters were able to evaluate the glove in\ndemanding and operationally relevant conditions. This contract reflects the\nquality and performance of the product, as well as Eagle’s ability to\nsupport fire and rescue services throughout evaluation, procurement and\ncontract mobilization.\"\n\nEagle will work closely with South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service to support\nmobilization of the contract and ensure a smooth introduction of the gloves to\noperational personnel.\n\nAbout Lakeland Fire + Safety\n\nLakeland Fire + Safety manufactures and sells a comprehensive line of fire\nservices and industrial protective clothing and accessories for the industrial\nand first responder markets. In addition, we provide decontamination, repair\nand rental services that complement our fire services portfolio. Our products\nare sold globally by our in-house sales teams, our customer service group, and\nauthorized independent sales representatives to a strategic global network of\nselective fire and industrial distributors and wholesale partners. Our\nauthorized distributors supply end users across various industries, including\nintegrated oil, chemical/petrochemical, automobile, transportation, steel,\nglass, construction, smelting, cleanroom, janitorial, pharmaceutical, and\nhigh-tech electronics manufacturers, as well as scientific, medical\nlaboratories, and the utilities industry. In addition, we supply federal,\nstate and local governmental agencies and departments, including fire and law\nenforcement, airport crash rescue units, the Department of Defense, the\nDepartment of Homeland Security and the Centers for Disease Control.\nInternationally, we sell to a mix of end-users directly and to industrial\ndistributors, depending on the particular country and market. In addition to\nthe United States, sales are made into more than 50 foreign countries, the\nmajority of which were into China, the European Economic Community (\"EEC\"),\nCanada, Chile, Argentina, Commonwealth of Independent States (\"CIS\") Region,\nColombia, Mexico, Ecuador, India, Uruguay, Middle East, Southeast Asia,\nAustralia, Hong Kong and New Zealand.\n\nFor more information about Lakeland, please visit the Company's website at\nwww.lakeland.com.\n\n\"Safe Harbor\" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of\n1995\n\nThis press release contains estimates, predictions, opinions, goals and other\n\"forward-looking statements\" as that phrase is defined in the Private\nSecurities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, without\nlimitation, references to the Company's predictions or expectations of future\nbusiness or financial performance as well as its goals and objectives for\nfuture operations, financial and business trends, business prospects, and\nmanagement's expectations for earnings, revenues, expenses, inventory levels,\ncapital levels, liquidity levels, or other future financial or business\nperformance, strategies or expectations, including without limitation our\nplans to deliver comprehensive care, rental and training solutions. All\nstatements, other than statements of historical facts, which address\nLakeland's expectations of sources or uses for capital, or which express the\nCompany's expectation for the future with respect to financial performance or\noperating strategies, can be identified as forward-looking statements.\nForward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions as\ndescribed from time to time in press releases and Forms 8-K, registration\nstatements, quarterly and annual reports and other reports and filings filed\nwith the Securities and Exchange Commission or made by management. As a\nresult, there can be no assurance that Lakeland's future results will not be\nmaterially different from those described herein as \"believed,\" \"projected,\"\n\"planned,\" \"intended,\" \"anticipated,\" \"can,\" \"estimated\" or \"expected,\" or\nother words which reflect the current view of the Company with respect to\nfuture events. We caution readers that these forward-looking statements speak\nonly as of the date hereof. The Company hereby expressly disclaims any\nobligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any\nsuch statements to reflect any change in the Company's expectations or any\nchange in events, conditions or circumstances on which such statement is\nbased, except as may be required by law.\n\nInvestor Relations\nChris Tyson\nExecutive Vice President\nMZ Group - MZ North America\n949-491-8235\nLAKE@mzgroup.us \nwww.mzgroup.us \n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/853426e1-ec8b-4f99-b196-74543514c3ba)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-10-15T12:31:00.171627126Z","server_sent_at_ms":1792067460171},"received_at":"2026-10-15T12:31:00.221Z","source_url":null},"analysis":{"id":"158552","press_release_id":"170362","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Machinery","sector":"Industrials"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"operations_update","narrative":"Lakeland Industries' Eagle Technical Products unit won a 3.5-year contract to supply Ultimate Glow+ PBI structural firefighting gloves to South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service in the UK.\n\nThe award, made via the Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority framework after a wearer trial, will equip more than 700 firefighters; 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