Who owns Veridian?
Veridian is owned by Lakeland (the United States, NASDAQ: LAKE), which has owned the brand since 16 December 2024.[1]
Evidence: Lakeland Industries, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-04-16, SEC EDGAR, 16 April 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Lakeland Industries, Inc. verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Huntsville, Alabama
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, Des Moines
- Founded
- 1992
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Fashion apparel › Workwear
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: LAKE
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Veridian
Veridian is a maker of firefighter protective apparel, including fire and rescue garments, gloves and boots, headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. The 10-K says it was founded in 1992 and that Lakeland Industries acquired it on 16 December 2024 for about $26.3 million in cash, giving Lakeland two US manufacturing sites that produce Veridian-brand turnout gear and gloves.
What Lakeland's annual report says about Veridian
Sentences about Veridian from Lakeland's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
On December 16, 2024, the Company acquired U.S. based Veridian Limited ("Veridian") for cash consideration of approximately $26.3 million subject to post-closing adjustments and customary holdback provisions.
Founded in 1992, Veridian is a leading provider of firefighter protective apparel, including fire and rescue garments, gloves and boots and is headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa.
These facilities currently produce Veridian's brand of fire turnout gear and gloves, but they are in the process of being certified to produce Lakeland turnout gear for the U.S. market.
How often Lakeland names Veridian in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named more often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of Veridian
Where Veridian sits in Lakeland
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Lakeland
Lakeland controls 6 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in apparel, footwear & accessories.
Also in apparel, footwear & accessories
Other brands in workwear, and who owns them
Lakeland has more brands in workwear on Brandtree than any other owner: 5 of 26.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| EripioWear | Hultafors Group | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| BAMKO | Superior Group | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Duluth Trading | Duluth Holdings | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Bofilon | Groupe Eram | 🇫🇷 France |
| Hard Yakka | Wesfarmers | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Bates | Wolverine Worldwide | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Carhartt | Carhartt | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Pega Forte | Grendene | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
About the owner: Lakeland
Lakeland is a publicly listed company headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, United States, founded in 1986. Brandtree records 6 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: LAKE.
Lakeland Industries does business as Lakeland Fire + Safety and makes protective clothing for firefighters and industrial workers, with net sales of $192.6 million in the year to 31 January 2026. It was incorporated in Delaware in 1986 and says it runs nine manufacturing locations in eight countries. Since February 2024 it has bought several fire-service businesses, among them Jolly Scarpe in Italy, the LHD fire and rescue business in Germany and Veridian in the United States.
🇺🇸 Veridian and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Veridian is not one of them.
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- Aerie — American Eagle Outfitters 🇺🇸
- All in Motion — Target 🇺🇸
- Allen Edmonds — Caleres 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Veridian?
The parent company of Veridian is Lakeland, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Veridian American?
Yes. Veridian originated in the United States in 1992 and its owner, Lakeland, is also headquartered in the United States.
Since when has Lakeland owned Veridian?
Lakeland has owned Veridian since 16 December 2024.
Is Veridian still owned by Lakeland?
Yes. As of 10 October 2026, Veridian is still owned by Lakeland. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Lakeland Industries, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-04-16 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 16 April 2026; retrieved 6 October 2026.
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