Flagstaff, Arizona, stands out as a pioneering city in the dark sky movement, a testament to community-wide commitment towards preserving the night sky. Access Fixtures recently delved into what it truly means for a community to adopt dark sky friendly practices in a...
At Access Fixtures, we like to test out our own products. We are a lighting company, which means that we like to mess around with different types of lighting to achieve various effects. Recently, we decided to experiment on our own kitchenette area which was in...
How do you know when it’s time to replace your old outdoor bollard light? Probably when it starts to look like any of these bollard lights in our Bollard Hall of Shame! From cracked lenses to landscaping mishaps to age-related deterioration, broken bollard...
What is low pressure sodium lighting (LPS)? For starters, it’s a form of induction lighting that uses a low pressure sodium bulb and is actually a closer cousin to fluorescent and neon lamps than to high pressure sodium lighting. Low pressure sodium lamps were...
What is a photocell and what is it used for? An LED photocell, or daylight harvesting sensor, is a device that detects light levels and turns LED fixtures on and off according to whether it is dark or light outside. Photocells are beneficial to many outdoor lighting...
Why choose a full cutoff wall pack? Many of our customers ask us what the benefit of this style of wall pack is over another style such as a forward throw wall pack. There are both functional and aesthetic differences between full cutoff wall packs and other styles....
Access Fixtures, a Massachusetts-based manufacturer of commercial, industrial, and sports lighting, has introduced two new high performance outdoor tennis court lighting packages to its lineup of recreational level tennis packages. The packages are available with...
Lighting Solution for California Pickleball Court A customer from California came to us requesting new light fixtures for his existing pickleball court. The court was currently being used at night at a recreational facility and the old fixtures had finally run their...
WORCESTER, Mass., Oct. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Access Fixtures, a Massachusetts-based manufacturer of commercial, industrial, and sports lighting, has introduced a new heat resistant linear fixture called the TMPI. This fixture is the first of its kind from...
If you’re familiar with lighting, there’s a good chance that you have thought about how Kelvin, or color temperature, can affect the outcome of a lighting project. Certain Kelvin temperatures are generally used for certain applications and not for others....
If you’ve just discovered the world of LED lighting, you know that there’s also a world of choices. Making the right decision in regards to your lighting project can be overwhelming. One of the most common choices consumers have when buying LED lighting is...
Access Fixtures is known for providing all kinds of lighting to many different kinds of organizations. When we were asked to weigh in on a North Carolina church lighting project, we were happy to add this to our growing repertoire of specialties. A Project in Progress...
You have just purchased lighting for your indoor horse arena, and are waiting for the fixtures to arrive. The arena is used for casual training and is 80′ x 120′ and rectangular in shape. The ceilings of your arena are 16′ high. In order to light...
When lighting a barn, it is important to consider the various factors that may make lighting safe or unsafe. Barns are often used to stable horses, cows, and other livestock, as well as provide valuable storage space for hay and farm equipment. A customer recently...
No-UV or UV-free lighting is commonly used in certain production facilities or clean rooms that use UV curing in their manufacturing processes. UV light causes some materials and products to cure or harden, which means that lighting for these facilities must be...
