B-K Lighting Recognized as Top 10 Manufacturer in 2008 ACE.al Awards
2008-11-25
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 Awards call upon the architectural community to vote for lighting products and services that exemplify excellence in durability, customer service, value and design.

“We are proud to give the architectural lighting community this opportunity and honor those industry manufacturers who designers and architects have come to trust and depend on,” said Russell Ellis, Publisher of Architectural Lighting Magazine. “To be selected by such a high-profile audience is a significant endorsement.”

Eighty-eight-thousand of the industry’s most qualified architectural professionals, and 25,000 of the industry’s most accomplished architectural lighting professionals were asked to make their selections for the best manufacturers for this year’s awards. B-K Lighting was ranked in the Top 10, placing 8th overall.

“We are honored with the distinction of being named a Top 10 Manufacturer in this year’s ACE.al Awards. It is our mission to provide the industry with the highest quality and most innovative lighting fixtures in the market; and to be recognized for it only strengthens our committment to that mission,” said Douglas W. Hagen, CEO and President of B-K Lighting.

The history of what is B-K Lighting today goes back to 1984. The company was founded on the philosophy of manufacturing the most efficient lighting fixture for an MR16 lamp in the industry, which led to the birth of our most celebrated floodlight, the Nite Star™.

Changing technologies over the last 25 years coupled with demands for sustainable lighting led to the development of our BKSSL™ product line. It also served as the inspiration for our GreenSource Initiative™ program, which drives ‘green’ manufacturing practices recently implemented throughout our 85,000 square foot solar powered facility located in Madera, California.

B-K Lighting, as well as a complete list of 2008 ACE.al Award winners, will appear in the November/December issue of Architectural Lighting and online at www.archlighting.com.

ABOUT HANLEY WOOD
Hanley Wood, LLC, is the premier media and information company serving housing and construction. Through four operating divisions, the company produces award-winning magazines and web sites, marquee trade shows and events, rich data and custom marketing solutions. The company is also North America’s leading publisher of home plans. Hanley Wood Business Media (Washington, D.C.) publishes 36 award-winning residential and commercial construction titles, including BUILDER, REMODELING, ARCHITECT, ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING, CUSTOM HOME, CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION and RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECT. Hanley Wood Business Media offers the construction industry’s foremost collection of web sites, including BUILDER ONLINE, REMODELING ONLINE, and ebuild, the comprehensive online guide to building products, as well as the largest collection of house plans online through eplans.com and Dream Home Source. Founded in 1976, Hanley Wood is a $250 million company owned by affiliates of JPMorgan Partners, LLC. CCMP Capital Advisors manages the Hanley Wood investment for JPMorgan Partners.

ABOUT B-K LIGHTING
Since 1984, B-K Lighting has been dedicated to providing the lighting industry with the highest quality, most innovative and fairly priced outdoor lighting fixtures available.
B-K Lighting manufactures standard and custom fixtures for architectural and landscape lighting including path, sign, area, flood, recessed building mounted, and in-grade applications. B-K Lighting products are installed in high-end residential and landmark applications around the world. QUALITY, SERVICE, INNOVATION, and VALUE all add up to make B-K Lighting the number one choice in outdoor lighting. B-K Lighting has a long history of supporting green manufacturing. As members of the USGBC (United States Green Building Council) and IDSA (International Dark Sky Association), they have led the industry in providing earth-friendly designs and manufacturing concepts. For more information about B-K Lighting products and representatives, visit our web site at www.bklighting.com. Monday-Friday 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. PST at 559-438-5800 or fax 559-438-5900. Located at 40429 Brickyard Drive, Madera, CA 93636.