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FC Lighting — South Florida rep
FC Lighting is represented in South Florida by SESCO Lighting — that is my line. If you are specifying it here, call me on 786-395-1222 and I will price it and see it through submittal.
Need FC Lighting priced, or just need to know if I can get it? Send me the project or ask me a question. No charge for a takeoff.
FC Lighting bollards, ingrounds and amber
Bollards, cylinders, wall packs, floods, ingrounds and step lights, including the nine amber models FC lists for wildlife-friendly work and exactly what FC certifies for them. See the FC Lighting page →
Product categories
About FC Lighting
FC Lighting was founded in 1982 by Bruce Bukas as Fantastic Creations and took its current name in 1991. It manufactures in St. Charles, Illinois, in a 100,000 square foot facility, and is part of the Bukas Lighting Group alongside Solid State Luminaires and Paramount Lighting. Its tagline is Engineered to Outperform.
The line is architectural exterior LED: bollards, exterior cylinders, exterior surface, floodlights, ingrounds and step lights, plus a commercial interior range, custom products and a legacy catalog for older installations. Named series include Corner Lite, Craft Lite and the FCSL100, FCSL1100 and World Class step light series. Manufacturing is vertically integrated, including in-house powder coating.
The category worth knowing about in South Florida is Wildlife Friendly. FC publishes exterior product oriented to turtle-safe and dark-sky requirements, which is exactly the constraint that governs coastal lighting from Broward through Palm Beach. Beachfront and near-beach properties are subject to sea turtle lighting ordinances during nesting season, and a fixture that meets the ordinance from the start avoids a retrofit under a code officer’s deadline.
- Founded: 1982 as Fantastic Creations; renamed FC Lighting in 1991
- Manufacturing: St. Charles, Illinois — 100,000 sq ft, in-house powder coating
- Parent: Bukas Lighting Group
- Sister brands: Solid State Luminaires, Paramount Lighting
- Categories: bollards, exterior cylinders, exterior surface, floodlights, ingrounds, step lights, Wildlife Friendly, commercial interior, custom, legacy
- Series: Corner Lite, Craft Lite, FCSL100, FCSL1100, World Class step lights
- Program: Quick Ship
- Typical projects: architectural exterior, pathway, facade, landscape, commercial interior
Getting FC Lighting on your job
FC Lighting is carried on the South Florida line card of SESCO Lighting. That is what decides who can sell it to you: lighting manufacturers appoint one representative per territory, and the rep for your job site is the one that matters — not the one nearest the manufacturer.
If it is on your schedule in South Florida, send it over and I will price the FC Lighting lines with everything else, chase the submittals and stay on the lead times.
Who holds this line here
| County | Represented here | Territory held by |
|---|---|---|
| Broward County | Yes | SESCO Lighting |
| Miami-Dade County | Yes | SESCO Lighting |
| Palm Beach County | Yes | SESCO Lighting |
| Monroe County | Yes | SESCO Lighting |
| Martin County | Not on this line | — |
| St. Lucie County | Not on this line | — |
| Indian River County | Not on this line | — |
| Okeechobee County | Not on this line | — |
Representative agency
| Catalog | Current catalog → |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer site | fclighting.com |
| SESCO Lighting | 6250 Coral Ridge Drive, Suite 200, Coral Springs, FL 33076 sescolighting.com |
Line card data read from the representative agency’s own published South Florida line card. Territories and line cards change — if you are working to a deadline, call the project desk and I will confirm before you specify.
Quoting FC Lighting?
Send the fixture schedule or the drawings. You will get a line-by-line price and current lead times, usually within one business day.
Request a Project Quote Call 786-395-1222Job outside South Florida?
Lines are assigned by territory. I cover South Florida; outside it a different agency holds the line, and I will point you to the right one. Tell me where the job is and I will tell you which applies to FC Lighting — and name the rep for your area either way. No charge, no catch.
Manufacturer
Building outside South Florida? FC Lighting publishes its own representative locator — use it to find the agency holding the line in your territory.
Why ask me about it
Thirteen years in lighting in this market, most of it on the distribution side and now on the rep side of the desk. I know which lines hold a spec, which ones slip on lead time, and what the substitution is going to be when value engineering starts.
Specifying FC Lighting in South Florida
Pulled from what the manufacturer publishes, not from a catalog description. If something here has changed since I checked it, tell me and I will correct it.
| Where it is made | St. Charles, Illinois |
|---|---|
| Families | FCB5500 bollards, FCB450A/FCB460A/FCBT690A/FCBT690SA wildlife bollards, FCSL1000 and FCSL1100 World Class step lights, FCSL105A/FCSL1017A wildlife step lights, FCC400/600/800 cylinders, FCC610A, FCCSQ400 square cylinders, FCW1084A wildlife surface, FCI-T trimless inground series |
| Listings and ratings | Wildlife Friendly range certified by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and developed in alignment with Sea Turtle Conservancy guidance. IP66 on FCB450A, IP65 on FCBT690A and FCSL1000. FCSL1000 ETL listed interior or exterior. |
| Controls | ELV to 10% on FCSL1000; Tri-Dim standard on the FCSL1100 World Class series (0-10V 1%, TRIAC and ELV) |
| Photometrics | Published as zipped IES data per product |
| Warranty | 5-year limited on most product; the FCSL1100 World Class series is published at 10 years |
This is the strongest turtle-code answer on my card. FWC-certified wildlife bollards and step lights in marine-grade, corrosion-resistant heavy-walled aluminum. One caution worth raising early: the category page filters amber at 590–600nm while the individual bollard sheets state a minimum of 560nm — confirm the wavelength against the local ordinance before submittal, because Broward and Palm Beach do not read it the same way.
Need it on a job? Send me the project and I will price it, chase the samples and drawings, and stay on it through submittal. Ask about FC Lighting or call 786-395-1222.
Common questions about FC Lighting
Who is the FC Lighting rep in South Florida?
I represent this line in South Florida — if you are specifying it here, call me on 786-395-1222 and I will price it, chase samples and drawings, and keep it on the schedule through submittal.
What do I quote from the FC Lighting line?
Most often outdoor and landscape fixtures. That is what I see on jobs, not the whole catalog. If you need something from FC Lighting that is not listed there, send the model numbers and I will check it.
Can you supply FC Lighting outside South Florida?
Not outside South Florida. SESCO holds this line for Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach and Monroe counties, and I am the rep here. For a job elsewhere I will point you to the agency that holds it in that territory.
How do I get pricing on FC Lighting?
The quote form takes drawings, a fixture schedule or a plain list of catalog numbers. Expect a line-by-line price and current lead times, usually within one business day, at no cost.
Does FC Lighting make turtle-safe fixtures?
FC publishes a Wildlife Friendly category oriented to turtle-safe and dark-sky exterior lighting. On South Florida coastal property that is not optional — sea turtle lighting ordinances govern what may be visible from the beach during nesting season.
What is FC Lighting known for?
Architectural exterior LED — step lights, bollards, ingrounds, exterior cylinders and floodlights — manufactured in St. Charles, Illinois with in-house powder coating.
Who owns FC Lighting?
It is part of the Bukas Lighting Group, founded by Bruce Bukas, alongside Solid State Luminaires and Paramount Lighting. The company started in 1982 as Fantastic Creations and became FC Lighting in 1991.
Can FC Lighting supply parts for an older installation?
FC maintains a legacy product category, which is useful when a site needs to match fixtures installed years ago rather than replace a whole run. Send me the existing catalog number and I will check what is still available.
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Ask me about FC Lighting
Not ready for a full quote? Ask the question — whether the line holds a spec, what the lead time looks like, or what I would put up as an alternative. I usually come back the same business day.
Or call 786-395-1222, Monday to Friday, nine to five. If you have drawings or a fixture schedule to attach, use the quote form instead. On contract work I cover lighting takeoffs, value engineering and submittals end to end.
Specifying it
The FC exterior guide specification
An editable CSI Section 26 56 00 for the FC exterior range, including the nine FWC-certified amber wildlife models, written from published data only, with every unpublished value marked as unpublished.