Lakeland Fire + Safety Awarded Firefighting Glove Contract by South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service
The gloves’ inclusion on a national procurement framework gives other UK fire and rescue services an established purchasing route.
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Rhea-AI Summary
Lakeland Fire + Safety (LAKE) secured a 3.5-year contract through its Eagle Technical Products business to supply South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service.
The agreement covers Eagle’s Ultimate Glow+ PBI structural firefighting gloves and is expected to equip more than 700 firefighters. The award followed a wearer trial at South Yorkshire’s Breathing Apparatus Instructor Training Centre and was made through the Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority framework. The gloves are also specified on the national NFCC protective equipment framework, providing a procurement route for other UK fire and rescue services. Eagle will support contract mobilization and introduction of the gloves to operational personnel.
How this balance works
Rhea-AI gives every point it takes from this document a weight. Minor counts 1, Moderate 3 and Major 9, so one Major point outweighs several Minor ones. The bar adds up the weights on each side, and when neither side holds more than 65% of the total the balance reads Mixed.
It reads the document as published, with the same rules for every company, and it does not look at what the market expected or at how the stock traded, so a point can be objectively good on a day the stock falls.
Rhea-AI Sentiment measures something else, the tone of the wording.
Hollow bars mark forward-looking points. How the balance works
Positive
- Moderate pointEagle secured a 3.5-year supply contract with South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service.
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.The glove award is expected to equip more than 700 firefighters.
- Minor pointNational NFCC framework inclusion provides procurement access for other UK fire and rescue services.
Negative
- None.
Key Figures
- Contract term
- 3.5 years
- Supply agreement with South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service
- Firefighters expected to be equipped
- More than 700 firefighters
- South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service contract
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Eagle’s Ultimate Glow+ Structural Firefighting Gloves Expected to Equip More than 700 South Yorkshire Firefighters
Product Specified on National NFCC PPE Framework, Providing Procurement Access Across UK Fire & Rescue Services
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Oct. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lakeland Industries, Inc. ("Lakeland Fire + Safety" or "Lakeland") (NASDAQ: LAKE) today announced that its Eagle Technical Products business has been awarded a 3.5-year contract to supply Eagle’s Ultimate Glow+ PBI® structural firefighting gloves to South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service in the United Kingdom.
The contract was awarded through the Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority framework following a wearer trial conducted at South Yorkshire’s Breathing Apparatus Instructor Training Centre, where operational personnel assessed the gloves under realistic training conditions, with a particular focus on protection, dexterity, comfort and overall wearer performance. The award is expected to equip more than 700 firefighters. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Eagle’s CE European certified Ultimate Glow+ firefighter gloves combine photoluminescent technology with a design focused on dexterity, comfort and control. Designed to support situational awareness in smoke and low-light conditions, the range features an innovative knuckle construction, a silicone-coated Kevlar® palm for grip and abrasion resistance, and three cuff options to suit different wearer requirements.
"This award demonstrates the strength of our product in the environment that matters most: in the hands of firefighters under demanding conditions," said Jim Jenkins, President, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman of Lakeland Industries. "South Yorkshire’s selection of Eagle’s Ultimate Glow+ followed a rigorous wearer trial focused on protection, dexterity, comfort and overall performance. With the glove also specified on the new national NFCC framework, other UK fire and rescue services now have an established procurement route to the same product, expanding the opportunity well beyond this contract."
Jon Reeves, Business Development Manager at Eagle Technical Products, added, "We are delighted to have secured this contract with South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service. The award follows a successful wearer trial at the BAI Training Centre, where firefighters were able to evaluate the glove in demanding and operationally relevant conditions. This contract reflects the quality and performance of the product, as well as Eagle’s ability to support fire and rescue services throughout evaluation, procurement and contract mobilization."
Eagle will work closely with South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service to support mobilization of the contract and ensure a smooth introduction of the gloves to operational personnel.
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.
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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 plans to deliver comprehensive care, rental and training solutions. 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.
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