Lakeland Limited
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Lakeland Limited is a chain of kitchenware stores in the United Kingdom.
[edit] History
Alan Rayner, an agricultural feed salesman, had the idea of providing local farmers with polythene bags for packing poultry. He set up a mail order business with his wife Dorothy, supplying agricultural plastics and home-freezing products from the garage of their Windermere home in the Lake District.
In 1974, Alan retired and his three sons Martin, Sam and Julian took over marking the beginning of Lakeland Plastics, the Creative Kitchenware Company.
The range of products grew to include wooden, glass, ceramic and stainless steel kitchenware, as well as a range of specialist foods.
In 1997 Lakeland Plastics changed its name to Lakeland Limited to reflect its changing product lines.
[edit] Current Business
The Lakeland Limited Head Office is now based based in Windermere at Alexandra Buildings with its distribution centre on the Shap Road industrial estate in Kendal. Lakeland Limited has around 4,000 products in its range and produces around 18 catalogues each year which are posted to its customers or picked up in store, they reflect the companies main target for customers; Home kitchenware, solutions for the home and craft and seasonally; summer items and christmas items.Lakeland Limited's retail outlets have also expanded. There are now 33 Lakeland Limited stores with its flagship store next to its Windermere head office.
