Lakeland Fire + Safety Achieves NFPA 1970 Certification for Ultimate Glow+ Leather Firefighting Gloves-NFPA 321 Series
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Lakeland Fire + Safety (NASDAQ: LAKE) announced on Jan 13, 2026 that its Lakeland Ultimate Glow+ Leather Firefighting Gloves-NFPA 321 Series achieved NFPA 1970:2025 certification. This is the company's first NFPA 1970:2025 certificated product and meets the NFPA 1970:2025 restricted substances list. The company said the glove will be available to market in the coming weeks and is the first of multiple products in a certification pipeline covering Lakeland’s head-to-toe offering.
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- NFPA 1970:2025 certified for structural firefighter gloves
- First NFPA 1970:2025 product in Lakeland’s portfolio
- Glove expected available to market in coming weeks
- Meets NFPA 1970:2025 restricted substances list
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News Market Reaction – LAKE
On the day this news was published, LAKE declined 2.37%, reflecting a moderate negative market reaction. Argus tracked a trough of -4.6% from its starting point during tracking. Our momentum scanner triggered 2 alerts that day, indicating moderate trading interest and price volatility. This price movement removed approximately $2M from the company's valuation, bringing the market cap to $93M at that time.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
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LAKE gained 4.74% while key apparel peers showed mixed moves: SGC up 0.31%, PLCE down 1.26%, JL down 0.8%, LITB down 3.69%, JRSH flat. This points to a stock-specific reaction rather than a broad sector move.
Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18 | Contract award | Positive | +0.8% | Single-supplier ANAC fire equipment tender win in Argentina. |
| Dec 09 | Earnings report | Negative | +0.0% | Q3 2026 loss, lower margins and pulled guidance with flat price reaction. |
| Dec 03 | New order | Positive | +4.6% | Malaysia Bomba PPE order reinforcing Southeast Asia presence. |
| Nov 25 | Conference call | Neutral | +4.8% | Announcement of Q3 2026 results call and webcast logistics. |
| Nov 19 | Capacity expansion | Positive | -4.4% | California PPE facility expansion to grow service platform. |
Operational and contract wins have often coincided with positive price reactions, while strategic or financial updates have shown more mixed or divergent moves.
Over the last few months, Lakeland reported several commercial and strategic milestones. Contract wins in Argentina and Malaysia for firefighter PPE supported international expansion and were followed by positive moves of 0.85% and 4.57%. A California PPE facility expansion on Nov 19, 2025 coincided with a -4.41% move, while weak fiscal Q3 2026 earnings, including a $16.0M net loss and margin pressure, saw little immediate reaction. Against this backdrop, today’s NFPA 1970:2025 glove certification fits the theme of building out the fire services platform.
Market Pulse Summary
This announcement highlights Lakeland’s first NFPA 1970:2025-certified glove, reinforcing its strategy of deepening firefighter PPE capabilities. Recent history shows a mix of contract wins in Argentina and Malaysia, a California PPE facility expansion, and challenging Q3 2026 results featuring a $16.0M net loss. Investors may watch how this certification supports the growing fire services segment, especially given shares trading well below the $14.96 200-day moving average and 65.95% under the 52-week high.
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Milestone Marks the First NFPA 1970 Certificated Product in Lakeland Fire + Safety’s Portfolio
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Jan. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lakeland Industries, Inc. ("Lakeland Fire + Safety" or "Lakeland") (NASDAQ: LAKE), a leading global manufacturer of protective clothing and apparel for industry, healthcare and first responders, today announced that its Lakeland Ultimate Glow+ Leather Firefighting Gloves-NFPA 321 Series has officially achieved NFPA 1970:2025 certification. This milestone marks the first NFPA 1970:2025 certificated product in Lakeland Fire + Safety’s portfolio and represents a significant advancement in the company’s ongoing commitment to firefighter protection, performance, and compliance.
The NFPA 1970:2025 standard established rigorous new requirements for structural firefighter gloves, addressing heat resistance, dexterity, durability, and overall performance under extreme conditions. Achieving certification under this new standard underscores Lakeland’s ability to innovate rapidly while maintaining the highest levels of quality and safety. Lakeland expects the NFPA 1970:2025 Certified Ultimate Glow+ Leather Firefighting Gloves-NFPA 321 Series to be available to the market in the coming weeks.
“We are incredibly excited to bring our first NFPA 1970:2025 certified product to market,” said Jim Jenkins, President and CEO of Lakeland Industries. “This certification reflects countless hours of engineering, testing, and collaboration, and we believe this glove will set a new benchmark for performance and protection.”
This glove meets the NFPA 1970:2025 restricted substances list, as well. This is the first of many products in the certification pipeline covering Lakeland’s head-to-toe product offering.
Believed to be the first to announce an NFPA 1970:2025 certified glove to enter full production and reach the marketplace, the Lakeland Ultimate Glow+ Leather Firefighting Gloves-NFPA 321 Series reinforces the company’s position as a leader in firefighter PPE innovation.
About Lakeland Fire + Safety
Lakeland Fire + Safety manufactures and sells a comprehensive line of fire services and industrial protective clothing and accessories for the industrial and first responder markets. In addition, we provide decontamination, repair and rental services that complement our fire services portfolio. Our products are sold globally by our in-house sales teams, our customer service group, and authorized independent sales representatives to a strategic global network of selective fire and industrial distributors and wholesale partners. Our authorized distributors supply end users across various industries, including integrated oil, chemical/petrochemical, automobile, transportation, steel, glass, construction, smelting, cleanroom, janitorial, pharmaceutical, and high-tech electronics manufacturers, as well as scientific, medical laboratories, and the utilities industry. In addition, we supply federal, state and local governmental agencies and departments, including fire and law enforcement, airport crash rescue units, the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security and the Centers for Disease Control. Internationally, we sell to a mix of end-users directly and to industrial distributors, depending on the particular country and market. In addition to the United States, sales are made into more than 50 foreign countries, the majority of which were into China, the European Economic Community ("EEC"), Canada, Chile, Argentina, Commonwealth of Independent States (“CIS”) Region, Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, India, Uruguay, Middle East, Southeast Asia, Australia, Hong Kong and New Zealand.
For more information about Lakeland, please visit the Company's website at www.lakeland.com.
"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
This press release contains estimates, predictions, opinions, goals and other "forward-looking statements" as that phrase is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, without limitation, references to the Company's predictions or expectations of future business or financial performance as well as its goals and objectives for future operations, financial and business trends, business prospects, and management's expectations for earnings, revenues, expenses, inventory levels, capital levels, liquidity levels, or other future financial or business performance, strategies or expectations, including without limitation our M&A strategy and tariff mitigation plans. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, which address Lakeland's expectations of sources or uses for capital, or which express the Company's expectation for the future with respect to financial performance or operating strategies, can be identified as forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions as described from time to time in press releases and Forms 8-K, registration statements, quarterly and annual reports and other reports and filings filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission or made by management. As a result, there can be no assurance that Lakeland's future results will not be materially different from those described herein as "believed," "projected," "planned," "intended," "anticipated," "can," "estimated" or "expected," or other words which reflect the current view of the Company with respect to future events. We caution readers that these forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof. The Company hereby expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any such statements to reflect any change in the Company's expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which such statement is based, except as may be required by law.
Investor Relations
Chris Tyson
Executive Vice President
MZ Group - MZ North America
949-491-8235
LAKE@mzgroup.us
www.mzgroup.us
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