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This year during Festival of Lights, DDK Sales is highlighting products from our manufacturer Satco|Nuvo! They carry a wide assortment of fixtures to meet any of your commercial or residential needs.

String Lights

Varying in lengths from 24-60ft, there is a string light set for all of your decorative occasions. Offerings such as LED or incandescent, various bulb sizes and shapes, and RGBW or white and smart capabilities such as voice or mobile activation, set yourself apart from others with Satco|Nuvo’s selection.

Exit and Emergency

Functional standard signs are available as well as combination lights.Varying heads from one to three, single/dual face, and red or green LED signs give you options for your building.

Track Lighting

Standard regular, step, or short bullet cylinder in black, white, or brushed nickel finish. Square, gimbal ring, and round back are also available.

Troffers

2×2 or 2×4 single or double basket options feature selectable wattage and color temperature. The troffer showcases an acrylic linear prismatic lens that allows for broad, even light distribution. The driver allows for flicker-free illumination, and the troffer drops into a T-bar grid.

Downlights

Some featured designs in their extensive selection are slimfit, retrofit, architectural, and STARFISH™.  Slimfit ensures a hassle-free installation even in spaces with constrained ceiling clearance. Retrofit comes with an adapter that easily screws into the existing socket. Their architectural downlights have classic elegance with a small aperture reflexive lens complemented by a broader trim. Lastly, STARFISH™ offers state-of-the-art downlighting without complications of additional wiring.

Contact a DDK Sales rep today to learn more!

Thankful For Our Manufacturers

DDK is thankful for all of our manufacturers. You can see our line card here.

Some products we would like to feature that have performed well in 2023 are Atkore’s HDPE Conduit, Atkore Cope, Service Wire Co., and KINGWIRE!

Atkore HDPE Conduit is available in both Comm-Line™ and Power-Line™.

Comm-Line is one of the most common conduit solutions for telecommunications and fiber-optic projects across the US. It’s available in 12 colors and an added striping can result in up to 144 variations to meet any project requirement.

Power-Line is a line of conduit used to protect electrical lines. Applications include neighborhood electrical transfer, long distance transfer, municipal applications, and Department of Transportation projects where lines run alongside highways for power to lighting, junction boxes, etc.

Learn more about these products here.

Atkore proudly launched Eagle Basket™, one of the strongest welded wire mesh cable management systems in the industry.

It is offered under their flagship, Cope and U.S. Tray Brands. It is manufactured in the US with high-quality steel wires that create a 2”x4” mesh cable basket to manage and route the growing number of cables necessary to keep an operation running.

Cope Wire Basket Tray is also available. It is produced in standard 10′ lengths and is supplied in three channel depths: 2”, 4”, and 6”.

Learn more here.

Service Wire Co’s XHHW-2 600/1,000 Volt Copper, CT Rated single conductor is stranded and insulated with moisture, heat, and flame resistant, chemically crosslinked polyethylene.

Learn more here.

KINGWIRE 1,000/600 Volt Type XHHW-2 is used as general purpose wiring for up to 1,000 volt rated services in air conduit or other recognized raceways for services, feeders, and branch circuit wiring. It is specified in the National Electrical Code at a max conductor temperature of 90 °C in wet or dry locations.

Learn more here.

We function as a representative company for manufacturers, serving the regions of Maryland, Washington D.C., and Northern Virginia. Our product distribution takes place within the commercial, government, industrial, and residential markets.

Our clientele encompasses distributors, electrical contractors, engineering specifiers, and electrical inspectors. They play a crucial role in educating and exerting influence to facilitate the sale of our offerings within the market.

DDK Sales stands as a family enterprise now in its third generation. Our establishment dates back to 2001 when two long-standing representative firms merged: Mitchell Sales and Doane and Kempner. This union of enterprises showcases our extensive decades-spanning expertise, powered by the innovative practices of our third generation. Our pride lies in upholding a family-based business model, where relationships hold significance not only within our company but also in our interactions with customers and manufacturers.