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Introducing Extra Warm White Color Temperatures
Victoria, BC – Today, we are excited to introduce an Extra Warm White (XW) LED color as a standard option to our entire award-winning product lineup. This new LED color offers more choice and flexibility for our customers and joins the lighting industry's movement...
Stop Trenching & Wiring to Save Time and Money!
We've been talking to some contractors across the country. In most cases, they're seeing significant increases in the costs associated with trenching and wiring for AC lighting. Inflation, labor shortages, and supply chain issues all factor into these higher trenching...
First Light Goes Hollywood!
WLB Solar Series - El Paso, TexasWith tens of thousands of our solar lights installed, we’re everywhere people are. Still, a recent surprise cameo in a major motion picture left an unexpected reminder of how vast our install base is. Due to the large geographical...
The Lumen Illusion: How System Efficacy Helps Us Look Beyond Lumens When Choosing a Light
PLB & SCL2 Series - Port Lavaca, TXIf you've been shopping for lighting, it's a guarantee that you've come across marketing materials stating a light's lumen performance. Although this is one of the most popular industry-standard terms for highlighting a light's...
INTERVIEW: HOW THIS SOLAR-POWERED COMPANY CONNECTS WITH CLIENTS TO LIGHT UP THE CONTINENT
Our CEO Sean Bourquin had a chance to speak with Shaw Business about our company and how we use their technology to stay connected to serve our customers better than anyone else. Shaw Communications is one of the largest telecommunications companies in Canada and...
First Light Technologies’ PLB and BFL Series are 2021 LIT Design Award Winners
November 29, 2021 – The LIT Design Awards have recognized First Light Technologies with four product design awards honoring the PLB and BFL Series in the Energy Saving Lighting and Solar Lighting categories. "Winning these LIT Design Awards is a true testament to the...
First Light Technologies Ranks on the Report on Business Ranking of Canada’s Top Growing Companies for the Third Straight Year.
September 24, 2021 Victoria, British ColumbiaBetter, Simpler Outdoor LightingAt the forefront of commercial solar lighting for the past 12 years, First Light Technologies designs and manufactures high-performance outdoor lighting products that are simpler, more...
The Highest Performance LED Bollard Family Just Got Even Better
Since their release, the PLB Series LED bollards have helped build better, safer communities around the globe with their unrivaled performance, durability, and cost-effectiveness. At First Light Technologies we stay well ahead of our competition through our continued...
Going Solar Solves Winter Challenges in Northern Canada
Situated along the world-famous Alaska Highway, the City of Fort St. John is home to more than 21,000 residents in Northern British Columbia, Canada. The wild and beautiful scenery of Fort St. John is paralleled by challenging winter conditions that only the North...
Ready to Rocket 2021: First Light Technologies makes the list for the sixth year in a row!
First Light Technologies has been ranked in the annual Ready to Rocket list for the sixth consecutive year in the Clean Tech category. The list profiles British Columbia technology companies that are best positioned for fast growth. First Light Technologies is the...
Combating Light Pollution with Efficient Optics and Backlight Shields
Placing light where you need it - and only where you need it - is essential to ensure that you are not contributing to light pollution. One of the four components of light pollution defined by the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) is light trespass – light...
Podcast: Our CEO Talks About Marketing in the Cleantech Space
Marketing in Cleantech with First Light Technologies and Ocean DiagnosticsCleantech Marketing - This episode of Cleantech Talks delves into the strategies and trends behind marketing in cleantech and how these two companies in different areas are tackling the...