Madera, CA - B-K Lighting is pleased to announce our partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy – SSL Quality Advocates Program. Jointly developed by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Next ...

B-K Lighting & TEKA Illumination Raise Money for Local Charity
November 20, 2009

Thanks to the support of B-K Lighting and TEKA Illumination, the 4th Annual Angel Babies Golf Classic raised more than $32,000.

This is the second consecutive year that B-K Lighting and TEKA Illumination served as ...

BKU Omicron Class
November 13, 2009
Congratulations to all Fall 2009 Omicron Class Graduates of B-K University known as BKU! As a BKU Alumnus, you join more than 675 graduates who have walked through these doors in the past eight years to ...

MINI MICRO­™ SERIES TRANSITIONS TO BKSSL™
October 28, 2009
Madera, California - October 27, 2009 - As you may be aware, Sylvania has recently announced the discontinuation of its MiniStar® bi-pin halogen lamp. This lamp is used in B-K Lighting's Mini Micro™ family of ...

B-K Lighting/TEKA Illumination Host 4th Annual Angel Babies Golf Classic
October 13, 2009
B-K Lighting and TEKA Illumination, along with Hinds Hospice, were proud sponsors of the 4th Annual Angel Babies Golf Classic on Monday, October 19th at Fort Washington Country Club. As with previous years, it ...

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer
October 06, 2009
Where will your walk take you? Sunday, 7:00am, Woodward Park, Fresno, California. On a cool brisk October morning, an eager group of B-K Lighting, Teka Illumination, Star Finishes, Blue Dolphin Engineering and Etendue employees made the ...

Win Gas for a Month Contest Winners
October 01, 2009
Congratulations to the Winners of September's Win Gas for a Month contest. Three winners from each region were selected by answering the not-so-simple equation we posted online. Here are the winners: Pacific Region Mark Liske · Nevada Lighting ...

Download the September Issue of Starlines
September 15, 2009
A new issue of Starlines is now available online. This month, B-K Lighting and its employees honor the victims and heroes of the September 11th attacks with a special tribute. Also, B-K Lighting serves as muse for ...

B-K Lighting Employees Honor Pledge to Never Forget 9/11
September 11, 2009
As they have for the last seven years, employees of B-K Lighting, TEKA Illumination, Star Finishes and Blue Dolphin Design & Engineering have gathered for a 9/11 Memorial Service acknowledging the brave men and women ...

Meet the August SmartSweepstakes Winners
September 09, 2009
Congratulations to Dalton Smith (pictured right) of Curtis H. Stout in Little Rock, Arkansas and Russ Fason (pictured left) of WER Witsell·Evans·Rasco Architects/Planners in Little Rock, Arkansas. Our sixth monthly winners in the SMART SWEEPSTAKES took ...

B-K Lighting to Host 9/11 Ceremony
September 04, 2009
Madera, CA - On September 11th, employees of B-K Lighting, Teka Illumination, Star Finishes and Blue Dolphin Engineering will gather to honor the fallen, the survivors and their families. For the past seven years, B-K Lighting, ...

B-K Lighting Receives U.S. Patent for ICEE™
August 17, 2009
B-K Lighting, Inc., was awarded United States Patent No. 7,560,148 for the Interstice Cooling Evacuated Enclosure – also known as ICEE™. Designed for use with Precision2® and Tenaya2® in-grade luminaries, ICEE™ provides a meaningful reduction in ...

Meet the July SmartSweepstakes Winners
August 12, 2009
Congratulations to Dave Yates of The New Design Light and Maria Abapolnikova of Palindrome Lighting Design. Our fourth monthly winners in the SMART SWEEPSTAKES took full advantage of the new Mini DriveStar™/iLUME™ and Teka High Light™ ...

2009 A|L Light & Architecture Design Awards Recognize B-K Lighting
August 10, 2009
August 10, 2009 - B-K Lighting is recognized as a Specified Manufacturer in the 2009 A|L Light & Architecture Design Awards issue. Products from B-K Lighting were featured in not just one, but two designs selected ...

Read the August Issue of Starlines
August 07, 2009
A new issue of Starlines is available online.
This month's issue features a project that blends the best of B-K Lighting Teka Illumination, the latest monthly winners in the SmartSweepstakes and a custom design that will ...

B-K Lighting Fixtures Featured in Award Winning Projects
August 07, 2009
Madera, CA - August 10, 2009 - B-K Lighting is recognized as a Specified Manufacturer in the 2009 A|L Light & Architecture Design Awards issue. Products from B-K Lighting were featured in not just one, ...

SmartSweepstakes June Monthly Winners
July 02, 2009
Our fourth monthly winners in the SMART SWEEPSTAKES took full advantage of the new Mini DriveStar™/iLUME™ and Teka High Light™ sample cases and the UPM™ retrofit sample case! Lucky winners Pete Veren of NRG Sales ...

Read the June Issue of Starlines
June 18, 2009
A new issue of Starlines is available online.
This month's issue features new guidelines for specification integrity, the latest winners in the SmartSweepstakes and a custom design that adds a modern touch to a historic building.

May SmartSweepstakes Winners Announced
June 09, 2009
Sales Agent Jason Kwintner of LumenSource in Alpharetta, Georgia and Specifier Dominique Hirsiger of ASD in Atlanta, Georgia are the May Monthly winners. Our third monthly winners in the SmartSweepstakes took full advantage of the new ...

2009 Guidelines for Specification Integrity
May 14, 2009

In 2000, the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD), in conjunction with the Lighting Industry Resource Council (LIRC), published a comprehensive set of recommended actions that design professionals can take ...

Read this Month's Newsletter
May 08, 2009
A new issue of Starlines is available online. This month's issue features our recent trek to San Francisco for the AIA Convention, more SmartSweepstakes Winners and this month's Green Tip. Download This Month's Starlines ...

SmartSweepstakes April Monthly Winners
May 05, 2009
Sales Agent Dave Emory of Lightrix, Inc. of Portland, Oregon, and Specifier Kristen McAlister of Cameron, McCarthy Gilbert & Sheibe, Landscape Archtects, LLC of Eugene, Oregon are the April Monthly winners. Our second monthly winners in ...

Etendue Café at B-K Lighting Celebrates 1st Anniversary with Expanded Menu
May 04, 2009
Last Spring, Etendue Café at B-K Lighting opened its doors to offer fresh meals and drinks to employees of B-K Lighting, TEKA Illuminations, Star Finishes and Blue Dolphin Design & Engineering. “The first few weeks, we ...

B-K Lighting & TEKA Illumination Take the Hi-Res!
April 30, 2009
Interested in high-resolution images of our product application shots for your website or representative literature?

Visit our websites at www.bklighting.com and www.tekaillumination.com to download those amazingly clear and accurate high-resolution images.

The ...

Join B-K Lighting/TEKA Illumination at the 2009 AIA Convention
April 28, 2009
See the latest releases from B-K Lighting/TEKA Illumination and register for our SmartSweepstakes at this year's American Institute of Architects Convention in San Francisco.

B-K Lighting/TEKA Illumination are located in booth 1617, in the South Exhibit ...

Mini Drivestar™ Wins Award at Las Vegas Expo
April 21, 2009
The votes were counted and the results are official – B-K Lighting’s newly released Mini Drivestar™ was awarded BEST LED OUTDOOR PRODUCT at the Rise & Design Expo in Las Vegas. Introduced in April 2009, Mini ...

SmartSweepstakes March Monthly Winners
April 03, 2009
Sales Agent Miriam Andrews of N.E. Light and Specifier Adam S. Kibbe of Collaborative Lighting are our March Monthly winners. Our first monthly winners in the SmartSweepstakes took full advantage of the new TEKA High Light ...

Check Fraud Warning
March 23, 2009
On Friday March 20th, B-K Lighting was notified that fraudulent checks, bearing our company logo, address, and signature stamp have been identified in an ongoing federal prosecution of check scammers. The scam consists of a fraudulent ...

B-K Lighting/TEKA Illumination Seen on 'Extreme Makover: Home Edition'
February 23, 2009
B-K Lighting and TEKA Illumination were recently featured on ABC's Emmy-winning reality home improvement program, "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." The episode featuring the Riojas family aired March 8, 2009 on the ABC Television Network. The popular television ...

GreenSource Initiative™ Offer Increases Efficacy & Provides Discount
February 17, 2009
Madera, California - February 17, 2009 - With more stringent energy codes, increased energy costs and demand for green principles, B-K Lighting and TEKA Illumination are committed to providing the industry with a sustainable high-quality ...

Introducing GreenSource Initiative™
January 26, 2009
B-K Lighting and TEKA Illumination proudly introduce the The GreenSource Initiative™. The GreenSource Initiative™ addresses the environmental needs of proper resource management and higher energy efficacy. It is a natural extension of our corporate philosophy, which ...

Who’s Who B-K Singers Contest Winners
December 15, 2008
Congratulations to the winners of the 2008 Who's Who B-K Singers Contest. Stuart Schafer of S.L. Bagby Co. Nick Marotta of Arizona Lighting Sales - Phoenix Rick Hartt of Arizona Lighting Sales - Phoenix Adrienne Kelly of Prudential Lighting Steve ...

B-K Lighting Recognized as Top 10 Manufacturer in 2008 ACE.al Awards
November 25, 2008
Madera, CA - November 25, 2008 - Readers of Architectural Lighting Magazine have selected B-K Lighting as a Top 10 Manufacturer in the 2008 Architects’ Choice for Excellence Awards. Now in its seventh year, the ACE.al ...

Congratulations to BKU Fall 2008 XI Class Graduates
November 14, 2008
Congratulations to all Fall 2008 Xi Class Graduates of B-K University aptly known as BKU! As a BKU Alumnus, you join more than 650 graduates who have walked through these doors in the past seven years ...

B-K Lighting Winter Holiday Schedule
November 11, 2008
B-K Lighting has announced its 2008 Winter Holiday Schedule. B-K offices will be closed on: November 27 & 28 for the Thanksgiving Holiday. December 25 & 26 for the Christmas Holiday January 1 & 2 (2009) for New Year's ...

B-K Lighting Helps Make Southern California Fundraiser A Success
October 29, 2008
Even as dangerous wildfires moved across parts of Southern California, a team of golfers sponsored by B-K Lighting bravely teed off for a special golf tournament. On October 6th, they took part in the the Annual ...

B-K Lighting Illuminates the City of Boston
October 02, 2008
A first for Boston! illuminaleBOSTON, a five-day citywide lighting festival showcasing ten legendary landmarks throughout the city was a collaborative effort of local designers and Festival Founder, Lana Nathe of Light Insight Design Studio. B-K ...

September 11...We will never forget
September 11, 2008
To others it meant that we would not forget those that died that day trying to save and protect innocent victims and to others it meant not to forget the very brave men and women ...

Sustainable Landscape Ligthing Systems Overview
August 01, 2008
Providing Energy-efficient, Material-efficient and Design-efficient Solutions in Outdoor Settings Landscape lighting links people to the earth, the trees and the plants around them. Exterior lighting enables people to be comfortable outdoors after dark. It also improves ...

Ladies In Lighting - Day At The Races
July 31, 2008
The O’Connor Sales Agency with the support of many manufacturers has contributed to a unique event for the past 15 years at the Del Mar Race Track. The organization is known as Ladies In Lighting. ...

Principals of Principle
July 23, 2008
For the past few years, B-K Lighting and Teka Illumination have played an active role in The Nuckolls Fund for Lighting Education by underwriting The Nuckolls Fun Run and Walk at Lightfair. But as many ...

Sustainable Landscape Lighting Systems
May 18, 2008
Receive 1 LU credit! B-K Lighting is a proud sponsor of McGraw Hill Construction Continuing Education Center. In an effort to obtain the latest and most advanced knowledge in the lighting industry, McGraw Hill has ...

B-K Lighting and Teka Illumination Partners with Blue Dolphin Engineering
April 30, 2008
April 30, 2008 - Doug Hagen, President/CEO of B-K Lighting and Teka Illumination announces an exciting new partnership with Mark Jackson, President of Blue Dolphin Design and Engineering. The partnership between the two companies combines ...

Congratulations to all Spring 2008 NU Class Graduates
March 07, 2008
Congratulations BKU Alumni, you are part of a privileged group of graduates who have walked the halls, experienced the first class manufacturing process and witnessed informative lectures at our BKU campus. You have seen for ...

“Change Will Do You Good” Sweepstakes Winner is Lou Long
March 07, 2008
Lou and her winning specifier will set sail for the Panama Canal in the near future. Our vacation packages include airfare and cruise for four to the Panama Canal. Our “Change Will Do You Good ...

B-K Lighting & TEKA Illumination Join Forces with CLTC
February 27, 2008
Madera, CA- Feb. 27, 2008 - B-K Lighting and Teka Illumination are proud to announce a new partnership with the California Lighting Technology Center at the University of California, Davis. Established through a joint effort ...

Teka Illumination is Moving
November 16, 2007
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Congratulations to all Fall 2007 MU Class Graduates
November 09, 2007
Congratulations to all Fall 2007 MU Class Graduates! You are now part of an elite group known as BKU Alumni. Over 650 graduates have walked through these doors in the past six years to learn ...

IALD Elects New Fellows
October 14, 2007
The International Association of Lighting Designers elevated three of its members to IALD-Fellow last week during Enlighten 2007, its annual conference in Montreal, Canada. We would like to congratulate each of these individuals on this tremendous ...

General Price Increase
September 27, 2007
Despite our best efforts to offset and contain these increases, costs have escalated to a point where they can no longer be absorbed. So that we may continue to provide you with the highest quality, most ...

Change Will Do You Good Sweepstakes September Winners!
September 26, 2007
A big congratulations goes out to our September winners of the Change Will Do You Good Sweepstakes. Leonard Nicol of NRG Sales and Mike Duckworth of Sesco-Tampa, entered to win by showing their UPM sample cases, and ...

Arti-Star Replacement Program
September 18, 2007
Earlier this year it was determined that the 35-watt ES16 compact metal halide lamp was not compatible with a typical M130 ballast. Both components are good. They are just not compatible. Your Arti-Star Sample case ...

September 11...We will never forget.
September 11, 2007
President Abraham Lincoln, during his second inaugural address, said: "...let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle ...

BKU Video
September 11, 2007
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Bay Area Sales Team
September 05, 2007
We are excited to share the following news with you regarding Kathy Schultz, B-K Lighting, Teka Illumination and our growing business together! For the past 15 years, Kathy and Mike Schultz have successfully built Pride Lighting ...

Change Will Do You Good Sweepstakes Winners!
August 21, 2007
A big congratulations goes out to our first winners of the Change Will Do You Good Sweepstakes. Nick Marotta of Arizona Lighting and Lou Long of Kirk Sommer Sales entered to win by showing their UPM ...

Change Will Do You Good Sweepstakes
August 20, 2007
Enter into the Change Will Do You Good Sweepstakes! How would a “Change of Pace” do you about now? Looking for a change in your daily routine? Change the way you do business with B-K Lighting ...

Ladies In Lighting
August 02, 2007
The O'Connor Sales Agency will once again host “Ladies In Lighting” at the Del Mar Race Track for an exciting afternoon of horse racing, fun and frolic in the sun. B-K Lighting and TEKA Illumination ...

Success for Ladies In Lighting 2007!
August 02, 2007
The Ladies In Lighting 14th Annual Event at the Del Mar Racetrack took place on Thursday, August 2nd . B-K Lighting & Teka Illumination (along with several others) sponsored the event that was attended by ...

Here We Grow!
July 30, 2007
Construction has begun; the dirt movers are leveling the ground, kicking up dust and making the earth shake. Why? Because we are expanding our facility to 80,000 square feet of state of the art technology. ...

Mike Schultz Memorial Education Fund Established
July 30, 2007
B-K Lighting, Teka Illumination and Star Finishes are establishing the Mike Schultz Memorial Education Fund in his honor with the IALD Education Trust . Mike's entire career in the lighting industry was devoted to ...

B-K Lighting, Teka Illumination and Star Finishes Company Picnic
July 17, 2007
Ahoy Mateys! Come to a Pirate Party and walk the plank to a great time. When the Company Pirates Land in Clovis on the shores of the Wild Waters Adventure Park, clear the galley, unload ...

Remembering Mike Schultz
June 11, 2007
Mike was the principal and founder of Pride Lighting Sales, a highly successful Manufacturer’s Representative Agency. He left behind his life partner and best friend for 40 years, Kathleen Schultz. He also leaves numerous friends, family ...

New Literature Releases
May 08, 2007
New York, NY - B-K Lighting debuted four new product catalogs at the 2007 Lightfair International, the industry's premiere architectural lighting exposition and conference. BKSSL For the first time in human history, a light source has ...

Lightfair International 2007
April 09, 2007
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B-K Lighting Sponsors Nuckolls Fun Run
March 16, 2007
B-K Lighting and TEKA Illumination are excited to once again host the Nuckolls Fun Run & Walk at Lightfair in New York. The Nuckolls Fund was established in 1988 to support college-level lighting programs that ...

BKU 2007 Spring Lambda Class
March 07, 2007
Congratulations to all 2007 Spring Lambda Class Graduates! You are now part of an elite group known as BKU Alumni. Over 550 graduates have walked through these doors in the past five years to learn more ...

Dare to Compare
February 02, 2007
As projects develop, we encourage you to use Dare to Compare to evaluate our products and to review B-K Lighting along with other brands that may be submitted for review. Dare to Compare is simple to ...

BKU Lambda
January 23, 2007
The lighting industry's most illuminating educational program returns to central California in early March. Participation is by invitation only. Space is extremely limited. Don’t miss out, BKU offers the most comprehensive programs for technological, innovative ...

B-K Singers Contest Winners
December 22, 2006
After many responses (and a few very lucky guesses!) we have a few winners: Steve Saunders - Kenclaire West Steve Heinlein - Sesco - Tampa Jared Selser - Prudential Lighting Lynne Nikadio - Kenclaire West Beverly White - Swaney Lighting Gordon ...

BKU Fall 2006
November 10, 2006
Congratulations to all Fall 2006 Kappa Class Graduates! You are now part of an elite group known as BKU Alumni. Over 500 graduates have walked through these doors in the past five years to learn more ...

B-K Lighting Conducts Interactive Website Training
November 10, 2006
B-K Lighting conducted an interactive website demonstration during a lunch program at its B-K University today. "The goal is to illustrate the connectivity of our website to the illuminated world," said Ron Naus, Executive Vice President. ...

Remembering 9-11
September 11, 2006
With the passage of time, it is essential that we never forget the impact of that day -- that we honor everything 9-11 has come to represent – our vulnerabilities and strengths, our gains and ...

Ladies In Lighting Spent a Day at the Racetrack
August 03, 2006
The Ladies In Lighting joined together on Thursday, August 3rd at the Del Mar Race track for a day of fraternizing. The O'Connor Sales Agency with several sponsors, such as B-K Lighting and TEKA Illumination, ...

Karen Duffy Joins Sales Team
July 31, 2006
B-K Lighting + Teka Illumination today announce the appointment of industry veteran Karen J. Duffy, LC, to the position of Eastern Regional Sales Manager. Duffy brings more than 20 years of lighting industry sales and management ...

A Learner Way of Working
July 07, 2006
The following article was recently published on the front page of the business section in the Fresno Bee. The manufacturing concept's goal is simple: improve productivity and profit. By Sanford Nax / The Fresno Bee (Updated Sunday, ...

New Literature Releases
May 31, 2006
Las Vegas, NV - B-K Lighting debuted three new product catalogs at the 2006 Lightfair International, the industry's premiere architectural lighting exposition and conference. BKSSL For the first time in human history, a light source has ...

B-K Launches New Website
May 30, 2006
“The site has been designed to satisfy the requirements of both the ‘power user’ interested in immediate product information as well as those who are experiencing B-K Lighting for the very first time,” Naus continued. The ...

B-K Lighting Files Patent Infringement Suit
May 12, 2006
In accordance with this philosophy, on May 10, 2006, the company filed a Complaint for Patent Infringement in U.S. District Court against Vision3 Lighting asserting infringement of two of B-K Lighting’s patents (U.S. No. 6,161,948 ...

Teka Terms
April 03, 2006
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B-K Lighting Sponsors Nuckolls Fun Run
March 24, 2006
B-K Lighting and Teka Illumination are excited to once again host the Nuckolls Fun Run & Walk at Lightfair in Las Vegas. The Nuckolls Fund was established in 1988 to support college-level lighting programs that ...

IOTA Class Completes B-K University
March 13, 2006
B-K Lighting inducted the Iota Class of its popular B-K University program on Friday, March 10th. “Including our Iota graduates, more than 450 lighting professionals have now taken part in the premiere educational program in our ...

B-K Lighting Broadens Internet Presence
February 06, 2006
B-K Lighting has successfully teamed with designguide.com to enhance the way design professionals locate information about its products and services. Designguide is a Los Angeles based, premium internet directory with sophisticated graphics and a powerful search ...

B-K Lighting Goes Green
August 05, 2005
As the national organization representing the construction industry’s environmental issues, the USGBC works to promote projects that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work. A key component of that effort is ...

Kirk Sommer Sales Celebrates 27th Anniversary
December 01, 2004
Kirk Sommer Sales is the oldest and largest lighting agency in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties in California. Founded in 1977, KSS has grown from representing a single company to representing more then sixty industry ...

Tribute to Our Troops
September 01, 2004
On September 8th, more than 200 business leaders, politicians, and employees gathered at B-K Lighting for a ceremony to show their appreciation to the U.S. Armed Forces for their continued proud record of service since ...

Happy 20th Birthday B-K
July 01, 2004
In 1984, Doug Hagen and a few friends found inspiration for our first light fixture in the shape of a Coors beer can. Many samples later, the LiteStar™ was born. Who knew that 20 years ...

1,000,000 Nite Stars™ and Counting
January 01, 2004
Congratulations to Martin Kwintner, owner of LUMENSOURCE Inc., for selling our millionth Nite Star™ fixture! Kwintner was attending B-K University in November and much to his surprise during dinner, received a velvet lined display box ...

Hagen Acquires 100% Interest in B-K Lighting

Continuity in ownership and management have positioned us with tremendous growth potential,” Hagen adds. B-K Lighting may be reached 7:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. PST at 559-438-5800 or fax 559-438-5900. B-K Lighting is located at ...

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