Maximum Yield's Industry News | January 2017
In this issue of Inews, we’re pleased to feature two companies taking advantage of an industry on the verge of major growth. One of our featured companies has been in business for 40 years while the other is a start-up looking to gain traction. 3SI Security built a name for itself protecting financial institutions from thieves intent on stealing their money. As it turns out, the company’s security expertise translates well to the cannabis industry. 3SI Security is a great example of adapting a product or service to a completely new industry. Conversely, CannaRelief is a start-up company looking to fill a much-needed niche in the cannabis industry. The company is the result of some very forward-thinking people who anticipated the need for their product and bravely moved forward with that idea. Their timing couldn’t have been better. Finally, Grow Green MI’s Anne Schultz arrived at the MJ Biz Conference and Expo in mid-November in Las Vegas armed with her reporter’s notebook, camera, and outgoing personality to provide us with some great photos and wrap-up of the expo. You can find her story and photos on page __. Speaking of expos, the team here at Maximum Yield is excited to announce the launch of GROWX, our newly branded series of trade shows set to get underway in 2017. Along with having a cannabis component, GROWX will feature education, business, and networking components developed to bring the industry together. GROWX will make its debut June 3-4, 2017, at San Jose’s McEnery Convention Center. A second show is scheduled to take place at Detroit’s Cobo Center from Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2017. Hope to see you there! It is exciting times, to be sure, and we wish all of you a happy and prosperous new year. As always, thanks for reading Inews and if you have any questions feel free to contact us at editor@maximumyield.com.
In this issue of Inews, we’re pleased to feature two companies taking advantage of an industry on the verge of major growth. One of our featured companies has been in business for 40 years while the other is a start-up looking to gain traction.
3SI Security built a name for itself protecting financial institutions from thieves intent on stealing their money. As it turns out, the company’s security expertise translates well to the cannabis industry. 3SI Security is a great example of adapting a product or service to a completely new industry.
Conversely, CannaRelief is a start-up company looking to fill a much-needed niche in the cannabis industry. The company is the result of some very forward-thinking people who anticipated the need for their product and bravely moved forward with that idea. Their timing couldn’t have been better.
Finally, Grow Green MI’s Anne Schultz arrived at the MJ Biz Conference and Expo in mid-November in Las Vegas armed with her reporter’s notebook, camera, and outgoing personality to provide us with some great photos and wrap-up of the expo. You can find her story and photos on page __.
Speaking of expos, the team here at Maximum Yield is excited to announce the launch of GROWX, our newly branded series of trade shows set to get underway in 2017. Along with having a cannabis component, GROWX will feature education, business, and networking components developed to bring the industry together. GROWX will make its debut June 3-4, 2017, at San Jose’s McEnery Convention Center. A second show is scheduled to take place at Detroit’s Cobo Center from Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2017. Hope to see you there!
It is exciting times, to be sure, and we wish all of you a happy and prosperous new year. As always, thanks for reading Inews and if you have any questions feel free to contact us at editor@maximumyield.com.
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HydroGarden<br />
Recognized as<br />
Innovator at EEF’s<br />
Future Manufacturing<br />
Awards<br />
HydroGarden recently<br />
won the Manufacturing<br />
Innovation Award for the<br />
Midlands with its verticalfarming<br />
system, VydroFarm,<br />
at the EEF’s 2016 Future of<br />
Manufacturing Regional<br />
Awards. The annual awards, which were judged by<br />
independent industry experts, not only celebrated<br />
success and rewarded change, but recognized<br />
firms that pursue ideas, build partnerships,<br />
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VydroFarm, a fully integrated vertical growing<br />
system for indoor hydroponics, was originally designed in response to a<br />
future shift towards urban food production, the firm says. HydroGarden’s<br />
aim was to promote sustainable food production irrespective of location<br />
and climate, by giving commercial growers a viable hydroponic vertical<br />
farming solution. With this win in the bag, HydroGarden will now go on to<br />
represent the region in the National Awards later in <strong>January</strong>. To learn more,<br />
visit hydrogarden.com or vydrofarm.com.<br />
SmartBee Teams up with Foundation<br />
to Support Research<br />
The Realm of Caring<br />
Foundation has<br />
partnered up with<br />
monitoring equipment<br />
manufacturers Smartbee<br />
Controllers to support research, education, and<br />
treatment of epilepsy and other brain related<br />
disorders. “Through our SmartBee Cares<br />
initiatives, which was established to support<br />
organizations that use nature’s plants and herbs<br />
for health and medicinal purposes, we are proud<br />
to partner with The Realm of Caring Foundation<br />
to help support families in need gain access to<br />
cannabinoid medicine and therapies, and learn<br />
best practices for treating their children and loved<br />
ones,” says Skye Hanke, co-founder and business<br />
development officer of SmartBee Controllers.<br />
Hanke went on to say, “Every time a SmartBee<br />
Controller product is purchased, a portion of<br />
the sales will go towards The Realm of Caring<br />
Foundation’s collaboration in clinical research<br />
being done at Johns Hopkins University School<br />
of Medicine to help validate the benefits of<br />
cannabinoid therapy.”<br />
Hydroponics Unlimited Opens New Store in Palmdale<br />
To better serve the Antelope Valley, Hydroponics Unlimited recently<br />
opened a second storefront on the east side of Palmdale,<br />
California. Located at Unit B, 3020 E. Palmdale Boulevard, the new store is chock full<br />
of products for beginners and experts alike. Customers can expect to find a wide array of<br />
products ranging from lights, hydroponic nutrients and additives, growing media, ballasts,<br />
reflectors, and much more. Hydroponics Unlimited, an extension of America’s Best<br />
Hydroponics and Garden Center, has been serving the Antelope Valley, Santa Clarita, and<br />
Kern County since 2006 from its original west Palmdale location. The company’s owners are<br />
hands-on experts who love sharing their years of knowledge and expertise, as well as pride<br />
themselves on providing their customers with new and innovative products. To learn more,<br />
visit hydroponicsunlimited.com.<br />
28 <strong>January</strong> <strong>2017</strong> // <strong>Maximum</strong> Yield’s <strong>Industry</strong> <strong>News</strong>
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