Lakeland Fire + Safety Receives Additional NFPA 1970 Certifications for Gloves, Hoods, Helmets, Structural Turnout and Proximity Gear
Rhea-AI Summary
Lakeland Fire + Safety (NASDAQ: LAKE) announced that multiple products — including Structural Turnout and Proximity Gear, Veridian Gloves and Fire Particulate Blocking Hoods, and Pacific Helmets — have achieved NFPA 1970:2025 certification, completing a head-to-toe certified PPE portfolio.
The company said certified gear from Mexico, China and made-in-USA lines will be available to customers in the coming weeks and will be showcased at FDIC 2026, April 20-25, 2026 in Indianapolis.
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- Multiple product lines achieved NFPA 1970:2025 certification
- Full head-to-toe certified firefighter PPE portfolio completed
- Market availability expected in the coming weeks from certified facilities
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News Market Reaction – LAKE
On the day this news was published, LAKE gained 3.89%, reflecting a moderate positive market reaction. Argus tracked a trough of -12.6% from its starting point during tracking. Our momentum scanner triggered 4 alerts that day, indicating moderate trading interest and price volatility. This price movement added approximately $3M to the company's valuation, bringing the market cap to $81.59M at that time.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
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Several apparel peers (e.g., PLCE, SGC, JRSH) also showed declines, but none appeared in the momentum scanner and moves were smaller than LAKE’s -7.77%, pointing to a stock-specific reaction rather than a coordinated sector move.
Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19 | Legal/liability headline | Negative | +0.0% | Headline alleging risks tied to a $46M offering and acquisition exposure. |
| Mar 12 | Legal/liability headline | Negative | -1.3% | Repeat allegations around $46M offering and acquisition-related risks. |
| Mar 12 | Investor conference | Neutral | -1.3% | ROTH Conference participation to discuss acquisitions and global expansion. |
| Mar 05 | Legal/liability headline | Negative | -1.4% | Report that CEO and CFO face alleged liability for shareholder losses. |
| Mar 04 | Contract renewal | Positive | +0.1% | Arizona PPE renewal supporting Phoenix Fire Department for 10th year. |
Recent news with clearly negative tone, including legal and liability headlines, generally aligned with modest price pressure, while one neutral-to-positive conference update saw a negative divergence.
Over recent weeks, Lakeland’s news flow mixed strategic and legal developments. Legal-focused headlines on alleged acquisition risks and potential executive liability coincided with flat to slightly negative moves. A March 12 update about attending the 38th Annual ROTH Conference also saw shares trade down, despite its neutral/strategic tone. By contrast, the renewal of PPE services for the Phoenix Fire Department on Mar 4, 2026 drew a small positive reaction. Against this backdrop, today’s broad NFPA 1970:2025 certifications extend the firefighter PPE growth narrative.
Market Pulse Summary
This announcement highlights Lakeland’s completion of NFPA 1970:2025 certifications across key firefighter PPE components, reinforcing its head‑to‑toe product strategy. Recent history includes contract renewals, executive changes, and legal‑themed headlines, indicating multiple moving pieces in the story. Investors may track adoption of the new certified gear, progress on integration and liquidity priorities, and any further updates on acquisitions or legal matters as they assess the company’s positioning in firefighter protection markets.
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NFPA 1970 Certificated Products Across Lakeland Fire + Safety’s Growing Head-to-Toe Portfolio Allows Customers to Commence Purchase Orders and Solidifies Market Leadership
New Certified Products and Expanded PPE Options to be Showcased at FDIC 2026 in April
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., March 23, 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 products including Lakeland Structural Turnout and Proximity Gear; Veridian Gloves and Fire Particulate Blocking Hoods; and Pacific Helmets, have officially achieved NFPA 1970:2025 certification, further strengthening Lakeland’s full head-to-toe firefighter Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) portfolio. These certifications follow NFPA 1970:2025 certifications for Eagle Firefighting Gloves in January 2026 and Veridian Structural Firefighting Boots in February 2026, and now represent a full head-to-toe range of certified products across Lakeland’s brand portfolio.
The NFPA 1970:2025 standard established new requirements for protective ensembles for structural and proximity firefighting, addressing restricted substances and optional labeling for low-fluorine elements, ensuring wired connections are compatible with Personal Alert Safety Systems (PASS) devices, and new testing for ease of cleaning and ease of helmet disassembly for cleaning. The NFPA 1970:2025 standard also established rigorous new requirements for structural firefighter gloves, addressing heat resistance, dexterity, durability, and overall performance under extreme conditions. For hoods, the new standard adds a mandatory requirement that structural firefighting hoods have particulate-blocking capabilities and greater breathability. Helmet standards include removable soft goods for easier cleaning, a minimum chin strap width, and specific, separate internal labels for identification.
Lakeland expects the NFPA 1970:2025 Certified Structural Turnout Gear and Proximity Gear from its certified Mexico and China manufacturing facilities, made-in-the-USA Veridian Gloves and Fire Particulate Blocking Hoods, and Pacific Helmets to be available to the market in the coming weeks.
“After achieving NFPA 1970:2025 certification for our Ultimate Glow+ Leather Firefighting Gloves-NFPA 321 Series in January, these additional certifications highlight our ability to innovate rapidly while maintaining the highest levels of quality and safety, and now allow our customers the ability to order NFPA 1970:2025 certified gear across our entire brand portfolio,” said Jim Jenkins, President and CEO of Lakeland. “Today, all Veridian Gloves have been certified.
“As we continue to advance the certification pipeline covering our head-to-toe product offering, we are setting a new benchmark for performance and protection and reinforcing our position as a leader in firefighter PPE innovation. We look forward to showcasing new certified products and expanded PPE options at FDIC 2026 taking place April 20-25, 2026, in Indianapolis, including gear designed to meet the latest NFPA 1970 turnout gear standards,” concluded Jenkins.
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.
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Chris Tyson
Executive Vice President
MZ Group - MZ North America
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