Lakeland, which was established in 1964 as Lakeland Plastics, employs roughly 1,000 people across a chain of 59 stores, at its head office in Windermere and its distribution centres. Money latest: ...

The family behind the cookware retailer Lakeland has put it up for sale amid rising cost pressures from Rachel Reeves’s ...

The business was founded as Lakeland Plastics in 1964 by Alan Rayner to sell plastic bags for freezing food. He later handed the reins to his three sons, Sam, Martin and Julian Rayner, who ran the ...

Lakeland, which was established in 1964 as Lakeland Plastics, employs roughly 1,000 people across a chain of 59 stores, at its head office in Windermere and its distribution centres. Money latest ...