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We’re excited to announce a limited-time Stock Clearance Sale from Green Creative, one of our trusted vendors. From now through September 30, 2025, you can save 50% off select Green Creative products and enjoy free shipping while supplies last. Huge Savings on Top Green Creative Products This clearance event includes a wide variety of fixtures and retrofit solutions that contractors, facility managers, and building owners rely on every day. Read more Green Creative Stock Clearance Sale: 50% Off + Free Shipping!

For years, vapor-tight fixtures have been the go-to solution for tough environments like warehouses, food prep areas, and parking garages. The problem is that most are still difficult to install, complicated to wire for controls, and not always built to survive real-world abuse. The new VTSR 8-Foot Vapor Tight LED Series from Best Lighting Products is designed to change that. With simple installation features, rugged construction, and plug-and-pl Read more VTSR 8-Foot Vapor Tight: Easy to Install, Built for Abuse, Ready for Smart Controls

Outdoor lighting is often expected to be purely functional, bright enough for safety and durable enough for the elements. But what if a fixture could also elevate the space with architectural style? Westgate Manufacturing’s new BOL-602 Series Bollard Lights deliver exactly that balance. These bollards combine performance, versatility, and modern design, making them a perfect fit for pathways, entrances, plazas, campuses, and hospitality set Read more BOL-602 Series Bollard Lights: Where Function Meets Architecture

We’re excited to announce that a new resource has been added to our Application Guides library: The Complete Guide to Stairwell Lighting: Codes, Rebates, ROI, and Fixture Choices. This guide is designed for contractors, building owners, and facility managers who need a clear, practical reference for choosing and upgrading stairwell lighting. Why Stairwell Lighting Matters Stairwells are often overlooked in lighting design, but they are crit Read more New Stairwell Lighting Application Guide Now Available

Looking to spruce up your lighting design? Linear pendant suspensions might just be the perfect adornments for your ceiling. With their sleek and distinctly tasteful rectilinear form factor, these artsy suspensions can make your room instantly feel larger, while bringing a distinct sense of elegance to the space. As you’re about to see, there are endless colors, themes, and styles to choose from—and today we want to help you to do ju Read more 101 Creative Ways to Set Up Linear Pendant Lighting

As a general or electrical contractor working on lighting a commercial garage for a large business, your main concern is that the whole place gets an adequate amount of light that is both well balanced and visually appealing. Great lighting reduces eye fatigue and headaches. Increasing the visibility of moving vehicles, other objects, and people moving around will also significantly reduce accidents in a commercial garage. One way to impro Read more Garage Lights: 6 Tips and Tricks to Improve Lighting

As a contractor or electrician handling the lighting of a commercial garage, your primary concern is adequate visibility at all times. You need to reduce any liability caused by accidents due to poor lighting. You've probably measured the space and laid out a plan with positioning for each light fixture. Now all you need to do is buy the LED lights.Table of Contents The Number of LED Light Fixtures A Reputable LED Light Fixture Seller Choo Read more 4 Factors to Consider When Buying Commercial LED Garage Lights

Gone are the days when we strung lightbulbs on lampposts to light the outdoors. Today, sophisticated LED wall packs can be finely tuned to our unique needs. Some of the most common factors that play a part in choosing the perfect wall pack for outdoor lighting include: Beam spread/light distribution pattern Light source technology (LED, HID, or fluorescent) Light output Applications: tunnel, walkway, wall, or entryway lighting Ex Read more 4 High Performance LED Wall Packs Perfect for Outdoor Lighting

There’s no reason to use incandescent or sodium vapor flood lights in outdoor lighting today. Such lamps produce a dim yellow light which, while sufficient for basic visibility, is terrible for security. In comparison, LED flood lights offer much better safety and security features. High Intensity Discharge (HID) technology does produce high-quality illumination that’s perfect for security floodlights, but it scores low on power consumpti Read more 4 Safety and Security Benefits of LED Flood Lights

You might already know that low bay lights are best for ceilings 12–20 feet high, while high bay lights are used in ceilings higher than 20 feet. But that’s only half the story. While it’s true that the mounting height of the fixtures is the deciding factor, both high bay and low bay lights have unique design features you need to consider for each application. These include: Beam angle Lumen output Mounting type Lighting techn Read more High Bay vs Low Bay Lights: An Essential Buyer's Guide