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Leviton Celebrates 120 Years

William Attardi on January 25, 2026

Leviton, a leading manufacturer of electrical, lighting, data network and energy management solutions that light, power and connect everyday spaces, is celebrating the 120th anniversary of its founding this year. Established in 1906, Leviton began as a small tinsmithing business founded by Isidor Leviton, where he produced mantle tips used for gas lighting. Since those humble beginnings, Leviton has grown from a single-product manufacturer into a global leader delivering comprehensive solutions across electrical wiring devices, lighting and controls, data networking and energy management. Today, Leviton products are found in homes, commercial spaces such as offices and healthcare facilities, data centers, schools, industrial environments and more – supporting safe, reliable, and increasingly connected spaces. Leviton Celebrates 120 Years

Leviton LED Baffle Slim Downlights with Selectable CCT

William Attardi on November 26, 2024

Leviton Baffle Slim Downlights are designed for a wide range of applications: Single- and Multi-Family-Residential, Hospitality, and Light Commercial spaces. A direct mount downlighting solution that does not require an existing housing or junction box that can be used in Retrofit, Remodel or New Construction applications. The Baffle Slim Downlights are ideal for remodeling or new construction, and do not require an existing housing or junction box. The Regressed Lens with Baffle and field selectable color temperature (CCT) help reduce glare and improve visual comfort. Baffle Slim Downlights (leviton.com)

Telling Time – 12-hour time is a very ancient system that traces back to the Mesopotamian empires. They had a cultural fixation with the number 12, used a base-12 numerical system, and divided up most things into 12ths whenever possible – including day and night. The 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night system spread throughout Europe and the Middle East and has defied multiple attempts to change it over the centuries. Also, for anyone curious as to why there was such a love of the number 12, it was because that was how they counted on their hand. Look at your hand. Notice how each of your fingers minus your thumb has three easily identifiable parts to it. They used to count by using their thumb to count each part of the finger, much in the same way we count to 10 using our fingers today. So, 12 was the max you could count on one hand.