{"id":93639,"date":"2024-08-22T08:20:30","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T14:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/?page_id=93639"},"modified":"2024-12-30T15:05:48","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T21:05:48","slug":"corporate-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/corporate-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Corporate History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"93639\" class=\"elementor elementor-93639\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c17ad5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6c17ad5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9684916 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9684916\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Corporate History<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-506049c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"506049c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Founded in Ronkonkoma, New York, in 1982 as Lakeland Industries, leadership quickly recognized the opportunity for global expansion, establishing and maintaining manufacturing facilities. The Lakeland Fire + Safety headquarters resides in Huntsville, AL, less than an hour from one of our North American fulfillment centers.<\/p><p>Lakeland Fire + Safety continues to manage or own all our manufacturing and maintains over fourteen offices and production facilities worldwide, giving our customers several unique advantages, including:<\/p><ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\"><li>Shorter lead times<\/li><li>More visibility into fulfillment<\/li><li>Better planning for future inventory<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da55e7c elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"da55e7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2280\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2280\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> View the Lakeland Timeline <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fad fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fad fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2280\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9608319 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9608319\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c6616c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"7c6616c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"container\" data-elementor-id=\"93632\" class=\"elementor elementor-93632\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-7330\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ae85cd6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ae85cd6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43599115 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-timeline\" data-id=\"43599115\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-timeline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-jet-timeline jet-elements\"><div class=\"jet-timeline jet-timeline--align-center jet-timeline--align-middle\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-timeline__line\"><div class=\"jet-timeline__line-progress\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"jet-timeline-list\"><div class=\"jet-timeline-item jet-timeline-item--animated elementor-repeater-item-053b5bb jet-timeline-item--image-outside_before\">\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"772\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/40th_archive_1982-1-e1663185122939.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13617\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/40th_archive_1982-1-e1663185122939.webp 980w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/40th_archive_1982-1-e1663185122939-600x473.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/40th_archive_1982-1-e1663185122939-300x236.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/40th_archive_1982-1-e1663185122939-768x605.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><\/div><h3 class=\"timeline-item__card-title\">1982<\/h3><div class=\"timeline-item__card-desc\">Lakeland is incorporated in New York and focuses on disposable, limited use protective industrial garments and specialty work gloves. <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"timeline-item__point-content timeline-item__point-content--icon\"><span class=\"jet-elements-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-lakeland-shield\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"772\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/40th_archive_1982-1-e1663185122939.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13617\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/40th_archive_1982-1-e1663185122939.webp 980w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/40th_archive_1982-1-e1663185122939-600x473.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/40th_archive_1982-1-e1663185122939-300x236.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/40th_archive_1982-1-e1663185122939-768x605.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jet-timeline-item jet-timeline-item--animated elementor-repeater-item-2534fec jet-timeline-item--image-outside_before\">\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1245\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/packing-slip-copy.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13618\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/packing-slip-copy.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/packing-slip-copy-482x600.webp 482w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/packing-slip-copy-300x375.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/packing-slip-copy-241x300.webp 241w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/packing-slip-copy-768x956.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/packing-slip-copy-822x1024.webp 822w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><\/div><h3 class=\"timeline-item__card-title\">1983<\/h3><div class=\"timeline-item__card-desc\">1st order ships from Decatur facility. <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"timeline-item__point-content timeline-item__point-content--icon\"><span class=\"jet-elements-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-lakeland-shield\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1245\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/packing-slip-copy.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13618\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/packing-slip-copy.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/packing-slip-copy-482x600.webp 482w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/packing-slip-copy-300x375.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/packing-slip-copy-241x300.webp 241w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/packing-slip-copy-768x956.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/packing-slip-copy-822x1024.webp 822w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jet-timeline-item jet-timeline-item--animated elementor-repeater-item-adadc90 jet-timeline-item--image-outside_before\">\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"746\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/40th_archive_1986.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13620\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/40th_archive_1986.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/40th_archive_1986-600x448.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/40th_archive_1986-300x224.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/40th_archive_1986-768x573.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><\/div><h3 class=\"timeline-item__card-title\">1986<\/h3><div class=\"timeline-item__card-desc\">After finding success in the disposables market, Lakeland launches an expansion into the fire service and chemical markets, focusing on firefighter protective apparel and disposable chemical PPE.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"timeline-item__point-content timeline-item__point-content--icon\"><span class=\"jet-elements-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-lakeland-shield\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"746\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/40th_archive_1986.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13620\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/40th_archive_1986.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/40th_archive_1986-600x448.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/40th_archive_1986-300x224.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/40th_archive_1986-768x573.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jet-timeline-item jet-timeline-item--animated elementor-repeater-item-839e031 jet-timeline-item--image-outside_before\">\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1995-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13626\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1995-1.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1995-1-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1995-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1995-1-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><\/div><h3 class=\"timeline-item__card-title\">1994-1997<\/h3><div class=\"timeline-item__card-desc\">From 1994-1997, Lakeland expanded operations at its Decatur, Alabama facility and established additional locations across Canada and Mexico.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"timeline-item__point-content timeline-item__point-content--icon\"><span class=\"jet-elements-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-lakeland-shield\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1995-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13626\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1995-1.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1995-1-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1995-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1995-1-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jet-timeline-item jet-timeline-item--animated elementor-repeater-item-7511b51 jet-timeline-item--image-outside_before\">\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"669\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1998.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13719\" alt=\"Manufacturing workers in China gathered around cutting tables with dozens of large stacks of white disposable fabric tied off in sections laying on the tables\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1998.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1998-600x401.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1998-300x201.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1998-768x514.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><\/div><h3 class=\"timeline-item__card-title\">1998<\/h3><div class=\"timeline-item__card-desc\">Plants in Weifang, China and Celaya, Mexico come online.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"timeline-item__point-content timeline-item__point-content--icon\"><span class=\"jet-elements-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-lakeland-shield\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"669\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1998.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13719\" alt=\"Manufacturing workers in China gathered around cutting tables with dozens of large stacks of white disposable fabric tied off in sections laying on the tables\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1998.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1998-600x401.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1998-300x201.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1998-768x514.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jet-timeline-item jet-timeline-item--animated elementor-repeater-item-3997bc6 jet-timeline-item--image-outside_before\">\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2970\" height=\"2385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1999-scaled.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13707\" alt=\"Boxes being moved in the Decatur warehouse facility\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><\/div><h3 class=\"timeline-item__card-title\">1999<\/h3><div class=\"timeline-item__card-desc\">36,000 sq., ft. added to Decatur, Alabama facility.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"timeline-item__point-content timeline-item__point-content--icon\"><span class=\"jet-elements-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-lakeland-shield\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2970\" height=\"2385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1999-scaled.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13707\" alt=\"Boxes being moved in the Decatur warehouse facility\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jet-timeline-item jet-timeline-item--animated elementor-repeater-item-ae95d83 jet-timeline-item--image-outside_before\">\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"998\" height=\"882\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-chemmax1-action-inspection.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-94472\" alt=\"Chemical workers inspecting hazardous area protected by Lakeland Chemical PPE\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-chemmax1-action-inspection.webp 998w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-chemmax1-action-inspection-300x265.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-chemmax1-action-inspection-150x133.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-chemmax1-action-inspection-768x679.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-chemmax1-action-inspection-673x595.webp 673w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-chemmax1-action-inspection-100x88.webp 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 998px) 100vw, 998px\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><\/div><h3 class=\"timeline-item__card-title\">2005<\/h3><div class=\"timeline-item__card-desc\">Lakeland Industries acquires Indian glove maker RFB Latex and high visibility product manufacturer Mifflin Valley Inc.<br><br>ChemMax line of chemical protective apparel introduced.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"timeline-item__point-content timeline-item__point-content--icon\"><span class=\"jet-elements-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-lakeland-shield\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"998\" height=\"882\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-chemmax1-action-inspection.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-94472\" alt=\"Chemical workers inspecting hazardous area protected by Lakeland Chemical PPE\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-chemmax1-action-inspection.webp 998w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-chemmax1-action-inspection-300x265.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-chemmax1-action-inspection-150x133.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-chemmax1-action-inspection-768x679.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-chemmax1-action-inspection-673x595.webp 673w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-chemmax1-action-inspection-100x88.webp 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 998px) 100vw, 998px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jet-timeline-item jet-timeline-item--animated elementor-repeater-item-59e150b jet-timeline-item--image-outside_before\">\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"674\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13714\" alt=\"Lakeland factory in China during the 2014 Ebola outbreak\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014-600x404.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014-300x202.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014-768x518.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><\/div><h3 class=\"timeline-item__card-title\">2014<\/h3><div class=\"timeline-item__card-desc\">In response to the largest Ebola outbreak in history, Lakeland shifts production to help meet the need for protective suits for healthcare workers.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"timeline-item__point-content timeline-item__point-content--icon\"><span class=\"jet-elements-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-lakeland-shield\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"674\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13714\" alt=\"Lakeland factory in China during the 2014 Ebola outbreak\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014-600x404.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014-300x202.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014-768x518.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jet-timeline-item jet-timeline-item--animated elementor-repeater-item-960ade0 jet-timeline-item--image-outside_before\">\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13715\" alt=\"Lakeland facilities in Vietnam\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018-600x450.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018-768x576.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><\/div><h3 class=\"timeline-item__card-title\">2018<\/h3><div class=\"timeline-item__card-desc\">New manufacturing facilities begin production in India and Vietnam. <br><br>CleanMax introduced for use in cleanrooms around the world.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"timeline-item__point-content timeline-item__point-content--icon\"><span class=\"jet-elements-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-lakeland-shield\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13715\" alt=\"Lakeland facilities in Vietnam\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018-600x450.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018-768x576.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jet-timeline-item jet-timeline-item--animated elementor-repeater-item-1f5dc9a jet-timeline-item--image-outside_before\">\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13716\" alt=\"Lakeland employees gathered at the Decatur warehouse with past governor of Alabama, Robert Bentley\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019-600x377.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019-300x189.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019-768x483.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><\/div><h3 class=\"timeline-item__card-title\">2019<\/h3><div class=\"timeline-item__card-desc\">More than 500 global employees added to Lakeland\u2019s team as the company expands manufacturing capacity.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"timeline-item__point-content timeline-item__point-content--icon\"><span class=\"jet-elements-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-lakeland-shield\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13716\" alt=\"Lakeland employees gathered at the Decatur warehouse with past governor of Alabama, Robert Bentley\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019-600x377.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019-300x189.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019-768x483.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jet-timeline-item jet-timeline-item--animated elementor-repeater-item-85b98a1 jet-timeline-item--image-outside_before\">\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"998\" height=\"882\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-cleanmax-action-cleanroom-998x882-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-94473\" alt=\"Cleanroom worker protecting a critical environment lab from contamination by wearing Lakeland CleanMax PPE\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-cleanmax-action-cleanroom-998x882-1.webp 998w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-cleanmax-action-cleanroom-998x882-1-300x265.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-cleanmax-action-cleanroom-998x882-1-150x133.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-cleanmax-action-cleanroom-998x882-1-768x679.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-cleanmax-action-cleanroom-998x882-1-673x595.webp 673w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-cleanmax-action-cleanroom-998x882-1-100x88.webp 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 998px) 100vw, 998px\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><\/div><h3 class=\"timeline-item__card-title\">2020<\/h3><div class=\"timeline-item__card-desc\">First US COVID-19 cases reported. Lakeland drastically shifts production to meet the need for hospital PPE.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"timeline-item__point-content timeline-item__point-content--icon\"><span class=\"jet-elements-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-lakeland-shield\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"998\" height=\"882\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-cleanmax-action-cleanroom-998x882-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-94473\" alt=\"Cleanroom worker protecting a critical environment lab from contamination by wearing Lakeland CleanMax PPE\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-cleanmax-action-cleanroom-998x882-1.webp 998w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-cleanmax-action-cleanroom-998x882-1-300x265.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-cleanmax-action-cleanroom-998x882-1-150x133.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-cleanmax-action-cleanroom-998x882-1-768x679.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-cleanmax-action-cleanroom-998x882-1-673x595.webp 673w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-cleanmax-action-cleanroom-998x882-1-100x88.webp 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 998px) 100vw, 998px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jet-timeline-item jet-timeline-item--animated elementor-repeater-item-db537c8 jet-timeline-item--image-outside_before\">\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><\/div><h3 class=\"timeline-item__card-title\">2021<\/h3><div class=\"timeline-item__card-desc\">Lakeland corporate HQ moves to Huntsville, AL.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"timeline-item__point-content timeline-item__point-content--icon\"><span class=\"jet-elements-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-lakeland-shield\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jet-timeline-item jet-timeline-item--animated elementor-repeater-item-5359add jet-timeline-item--image-outside_before\">\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"235\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-eagle-fr-brown-600x235-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-94474\" alt=\"Lakeland Eagle FR logo - white text on beige background\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-eagle-fr-brown-600x235-1.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-eagle-fr-brown-600x235-1-300x118.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-eagle-fr-brown-600x235-1-150x59.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-eagle-fr-brown-600x235-1-100x39.webp 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><\/div><h3 class=\"timeline-item__card-title\">2022 - Lakeland acquires Eagle FR<\/h3><div class=\"timeline-item__card-desc\">Headquartered in Manchester, UK, Eagle is a leading designer and provider of protective apparel to the fire and industrial sectors. Eagle provides differentiated product offerings through its innovative and technical solutions.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"timeline-item__point-content timeline-item__point-content--icon\"><span class=\"jet-elements-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-lakeland-shield\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"235\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-eagle-fr-brown-600x235-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-94474\" alt=\"Lakeland Eagle FR logo - white text on beige background\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-eagle-fr-brown-600x235-1.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-eagle-fr-brown-600x235-1-300x118.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-eagle-fr-brown-600x235-1-150x59.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-eagle-fr-brown-600x235-1-100x39.webp 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jet-timeline-item jet-timeline-item--animated elementor-repeater-item-1597992 jet-timeline-item--image-outside_before\">\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-pacific-helmets-blue-600x225-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-94475\" alt=\"Lakeland Pacific Helmets logo - white text on blue background\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-pacific-helmets-blue-600x225-1.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-pacific-helmets-blue-600x225-1-300x113.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-pacific-helmets-blue-600x225-1-150x56.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-pacific-helmets-blue-600x225-1-100x38.webp 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><\/div><h3 class=\"timeline-item__card-title\">2023 - Lakeland acquires Pacific Helmets<\/h3><div class=\"timeline-item__card-desc\">Pacific Helmets, headquartered in Whanganui, New Zealand, is renowned for its cutting-edge design and manufacturing of helmets for various firefighting and rescue operations. Their team of 70 employees has been instrumental in delivering premium, innovative solutions in the safety helmet market.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"timeline-item__point-content timeline-item__point-content--icon\"><span class=\"jet-elements-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-lakeland-shield\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-pacific-helmets-blue-600x225-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-94475\" alt=\"Lakeland Pacific Helmets logo - white text on blue background\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-pacific-helmets-blue-600x225-1.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-pacific-helmets-blue-600x225-1-300x113.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-pacific-helmets-blue-600x225-1-150x56.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-pacific-helmets-blue-600x225-1-100x38.webp 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jet-timeline-item jet-timeline-item--animated elementor-repeater-item-697f427 jet-timeline-item--image-outside_before\">\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-jolly-navy-600x236-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-94476\" alt=\"Lakeland JOLLY\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-jolly-navy-600x236-1.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-jolly-navy-600x236-1-300x118.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-jolly-navy-600x236-1-150x59.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-jolly-navy-600x236-1-100x39.webp 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><\/div><h3 class=\"timeline-item__card-title\">2024 - Lakeland acquires Jolly<\/h3><div class=\"timeline-item__card-desc\">Jolly is a leading designer and manufacturer of professional footwear for the firefighting, military, police, and rescue markets. The company is headquartered in Montebelluna, Italy, with manufacturing operations in Bucharest, Romania, and has 150 employees. <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"timeline-item__point-content timeline-item__point-content--icon\"><span class=\"jet-elements-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-lakeland-shield\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-jolly-navy-600x236-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-94476\" alt=\"Lakeland JOLLY\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-jolly-navy-600x236-1.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-jolly-navy-600x236-1-300x118.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-jolly-navy-600x236-1-150x59.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-jolly-navy-600x236-1-100x39.webp 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jet-timeline-item jet-timeline-item--animated elementor-repeater-item-05b87d2 jet-timeline-item--image-outside_before\">\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-lhd-600x356-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-94477\" alt=\"Lakeland LHD logo - White text on dark background with 3 quarters of a thick circle in the top left corner connecting lakeland text on the top left corner to the bottom left of the LHD text. Sections are colored in orange, yellow, and blue going counterclockwise\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-lhd-600x356-1.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-lhd-600x356-1-300x178.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-lhd-600x356-1-150x89.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-lhd-600x356-1-100x59.webp 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><\/div><h3 class=\"timeline-item__card-title\">June 2024 - Lakeland acquires LHD<\/h3><div class=\"timeline-item__card-desc\">LHD is headquartered in the German city of Wesseling with offices extending to Hong Kong and Australia, serving the European, Asian, and Australian markets that require high-quality, EN-certified firefighter suits and workwear.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"timeline-item__point-content timeline-item__point-content--icon\"><span class=\"jet-elements-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-lakeland-shield\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-lhd-600x356-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-94477\" alt=\"Lakeland LHD logo - White text on dark background with 3 quarters of a thick circle in the top left corner connecting lakeland text on the top left corner to the bottom left of the LHD text. Sections are colored in orange, yellow, and blue going counterclockwise\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-lhd-600x356-1.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-lhd-600x356-1-300x178.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-lhd-600x356-1-150x89.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/lakeland-lhd-600x356-1-100x59.webp 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jet-timeline-item jet-timeline-item--animated elementor-repeater-item-1e79632 jet-timeline-item--image-outside_before\">\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"362\" height=\"111\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/veridian-logo-drk-bgnd.avif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-118482\" alt=\"Veridian - Fire Protective Gear text with triangular shaped detail to the left of the text.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/veridian-logo-drk-bgnd.avif 362w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/veridian-logo-drk-bgnd-300x92.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/veridian-logo-drk-bgnd-150x46.avif 150w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/veridian-logo-drk-bgnd-100x31.avif 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 362px) 100vw, 362px\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><\/div><h3 class=\"timeline-item__card-title\">December 2024 - Lakeland acquires Veridian<\/h3><div class=\"timeline-item__card-desc\">Created in 1992 to serve an established international customer base, Veridian protective products have earned the respect and acceptance of customers around the world. Veridian is growing quickly in the U.S.A., offering exceptional quality, comfort, performance, timely delivery and value to firefighters nationwide.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"timeline-item__point-content timeline-item__point-content--icon\"><span class=\"jet-elements-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-lakeland-shield\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"362\" height=\"111\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/veridian-logo-drk-bgnd.avif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-118482\" alt=\"Veridian - Fire Protective Gear text with triangular shaped detail to the left of the text.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/veridian-logo-drk-bgnd.avif 362w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/veridian-logo-drk-bgnd-300x92.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/veridian-logo-drk-bgnd-150x46.avif 150w, https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/veridian-logo-drk-bgnd-100x31.avif 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 362px) 100vw, 362px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc62f2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc62f2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Shielded Leaf<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1fc823 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1fc823\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The original Lakeland brand utilized a green and white leaf: an organic, natural element that speaks to the lives we seek to help protect. There is a tremendous amount of history and hard work that propelled the Lakeland name to its current status as a leader in the global worker safety space, which we are proud to pull into our new brand direction.<\/p><p>To pay homage to the origins of Lakeland Fire + Safety, we decided to transform the original oak leaf into a shielded leaf &#8211; a nod to our protective apparel that acts as a last line of defense for workers in critical situations.<\/p><p>The streamlined visual direction of the dual-tone shielded leaf, along with a more traditional stamped-type font, speaks to a balance that Lakeland Fire + Safety prioritizes: designing, developing, and manufacturing modern protective apparel for workers in mission-critical environments.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1baa481 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"1baa481\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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of new, unpredictable, or challenging situations.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li><strong>Accountability:<\/strong> Always act with integrity and character, openly<br \/>accept responsibility for decisions and their impact on others and<br \/>communicate timely to ensure appropriate outcomes.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li><strong>Resilience:<\/strong> Face obstacles with a positive attitude, learn from<br \/>setbacks, and embrace new challenges with optimism and energy.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li><strong>Engagement:<\/strong> Respectfully engage and interact with our valued<br \/>customers, fellow Lakeland teammates, our communities, and<br \/>our external partners to achieve the success we desire.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c97dd4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"c97dd4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"our-brands\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bf6dd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5bf6dd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Brand Families <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b13ad4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b13ad4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"about-us-links\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\">\n \t<li class=\"icon-link-out-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/firegear.lakeland.com\">Lakeland Fire<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li class=\"icon-link-out-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eagletechnicalproducts.com\/\">Eagle FR<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li class=\"icon-link-out-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pacifichelmets.com\/\">Pacific Helmets<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li class=\"icon-link-out-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jollyscarpe.com\/\">Jolly Scarpe<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li class=\"icon-link-out-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lhd-group.com\/\">LHD<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li class=\"icon-link-out-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.veridian.net\/\">Veridian<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/micromax\/\">MicroMax<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/safegard\/\">SafeGard<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/chemmax\/\">ChemMax<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/pyrolon\/\">Pyrolon<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/interceptor-plus\/\">Interceptor Plus<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/cleanmax\/\">CleanMax<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/lakeland-fr\/\">Lakeland FR<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lakeland.com\/lakeland-high-performance-fr\/\">High Performance 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