Lakeland

Did you know we’re turning 60 this year? It’s certainly been a busy 60 years filled with amazing customers, colleagues, friends, and of course all the amazing must-have products that we love sharing with you. As a bit of Friday fun, check out our 60th Birthday Bingo. Let us know in the comments how many you can check off.

Today we’re celebrating at Lakeland as we’ve just received our Sunday Times Best Places to Work award. This one really is close to our hearts and genuinely feels like a celebration of all our colleagues who come together to make Lakeland a brilliant place to work. Well done Team Lakeland! #BestPlacesToWorkUK

A few members of our team spent a morning with Red Squirrel Ranger, Josh last month, installing nest boxes. This is a lovely update on red squirrel activity in Cumbria, and what a brilliant video. 🐿️ Well done Josh and the Cumbria Wildlife Trust, we’re delighted to support you.

🙌 It’s #WorldRainforestDay! 🌿These incredible ecosystems provide habitats and homes for an array of different plants and animals. There are even #TemperateRainforests right here in the UK! 🍄 Dripping with moisture from more than 200 days of rainfall a year and shrouded in mists and lush green foliage, Britain's rainforests are perfect for scarce bryophytes, lichens and fungi as well as a host of wildlife species, some of which are found nowhere else in the world. 🌍 Temperate Rainforests can be found along the UK's western seaboard, in places such as the West coast of Scotland, Cornwall, Cumbria and parts of Northern Ireland. 💚 At Lakeland, we’re proud to support the Woodland Trust who care for rare temperate rainforests nationwide. They work to protect and manage these biodiverse habitats so that generations for years to come can experience them. 👉 Take a glimpse into Britain's beautiful and fragile temperate rainforests, all from the comfort of your own home: Wales-rainforest-v2.8 (woodlandtrust.org.uk)

We are seeking an Assistant Management Accountant/Finance Business Partner to join our Commercial Finance team based in Windermere. If you would like to find out more, please follow the link below: https://lnkd.in/ehx_B_TN

As we celebrate our 60th anniversary year in 2024, it’s important that we take the time to acknowledge the people who helped make Lakeland who we are today. It’s 20 years since Michelle Kershaw, our much-loved, much-missed Customer Director passed away, and this morning we gathered at the front of our flagship store to lay flowers, sharing our wonderful memories of this special lady. Here’s a picture of Michelle in the early days of Lakeland, at a press show sharing our latest innovations. Read more about how Lakeland has innovated and grown as a company, to become the brand you know and love today - https://lnkd.in/eEDvWPVd

We're so excited for our latest myLakeland member event, this really is going to be a great one. Always a treat and perfect timing if you're in need of family recipe inspiration for next week. #myLakeland #baberflavour

Last week, some of our lucky colleagues had the opportunity to work with the Cumbria Wildlife Trust and be squirrel rangers for the day. Each year, we donate the money generated from our 10p carrier bag charge to an environmental cause. We have supported the Cumbria Wildlife Trust in 2022 and 2023 with a £20k donation each year towards Lakeland meadows to encourage wildlife. This year we donated £20k again, this time to support the great work they do to help the red squirrel population. Some of this donation has been utilised to install red squirrel nest boxes in various woodland locations near Windermere where our head office is located. Seven of our colleagues had the chance to join Cumbria Wildlife Trust’s Red Squirrel Ranger, Josh, while he carried out the installation. Joshua, who grew up in Elterwater, began volunteering as a squirrel warden during Covid. He said: “I feel privileged having this job, it gives you a positive outlook. I still get a thrill every time I see a red.” There are promising signs that conservation work is paying off. Joshua said: “Generally, the reds in our area are doing well. I have seen a lot more red squirrels this year than last. This conservation work relies on good information. We need to know where the reds are living and visiting. I don’t believe there would be any red squirrels left in Cumbria without the fantastic work done by volunteers and funding initiatives that support our work. That’s why we are so grateful to Lakeland for all their support”. #CumbriaWildlifeTrust #Cumbria

We’re so excited here at Lakeland today having found out that we’ve been recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work list for 2024.   Here’s what our CEO, Steve Knights had to say about this amazing news.   ‘I’m absolutely delighted to share that Lakeland has been recognised as a great place to work in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work list for 2024. An amazing achievement made even more special as we celebrate our 60th anniversary year. This is an outstanding achievement for Lakeland and is well deserved recognition for all our amazing colleagues who are the real driving force behind creating such a superb working culture.’ #STBPTW #BestPlacesToWork