KITCHENWARE firm Lakeland has opened its first store in the Middle East.

The store, in the Mirdif Centre mall in Dubai, is the first of what the company hopes will become a chain in the region.

Sam Rayner, managing director at Lakeland, said, “We’re delighted to have opened our first international store and we look forward to welcoming many new customers to Lakeland.

“We have received frequent requests from customers in the Middle East for a Lakeland store, and I’m really pleased that we have now been able to bring the Lakeland brand to them”.