Cannabis

Scaling Cannabis Growing Demand

Growth for Growers

In an extremely short period of time, Michigan’s cannabis industry has exploded. Since recreational sales started in December 2019, marijuana (or “marihuana” as our legislature likes to spell it) has become a multi-billion dollar industry statewide. Demand is through the roof, and commercial growers find themselves scrambling to keep up.

Scaling is a huge issue, especially in an industry with so many compliance regulations. Cannabis suppliers have the added challenge of staying within the law here in Michigan; each grower needs to be compliant with things like state licensing, building security, harvest and cultivation data, inventory tracking and management, etc.

This is, of course, on top of the technical requirements that commercial growers need to grow cannabis at scale. One of the biggest hurdles growers face is trying to scale their business with insufficient or inferior networks. Commercial cultivators need advanced networking capabilities to control and monitor things like fertigation systems, light controls, HVAC, CO2/O2 information, and chilling unit systems.

Cannabis Experience and Expertise

Currently, VanBelkum has helped over 20 Cannabis Companies pass the MRA inspection with a 100% pass rate at all locations which ranged from 10,000 to 500,000 sq/ft. Our systems are compliant with regulations and set up to scale as you grow. We understand the unique problems faced by the cannabis industry, we can offer solutions for any-sized business. To get to your unique solution, we follow this process:

• Ensure that there is Internet available at your proposed location
• Assist with the security plan development if required by your local jurisdictions
• Facilitate coordination between you and the ISP to determine the requirements and elements needed for a successful installation
• Provide full design-build services
• Coordinate with all trades and Vendors to ensure proper IT pathways are created
• Full MRA design submissions and consultation, IT and Security write-ups for step-2 licensing applications
• Onsite walkthrough with MRA for final security licensing inspection

Success Story

See how VanBelkum transformed a 33,000 sqft grow facility into a true Industry 4.0 Smart Factory - check out our case study on JSJ Holdings, a Muskegon-based cannabis cultivator.

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Case Study:

Connected Cabling Solutions In Pre-Construction In Their words

Jennifer J. - MJ Verdant

Vanbelkum's products and service have been amazing! We had a new building with some pretty high tech requirements. They worked with us to figure it out and maintain systems ongoing. Highly recommend!

Steve S. - Instant Cash Advance

Anytime we have issues the Vanbelkum team is great to work with. Quick to respond and very fast to get the requested results we need. Jennifer has been my contact person and takes my calls no matter what time or day it is. The communication is direct, fast and gets results.

Tim R. - Gordon Water

VanBelkum has been great for our company! We switched a few years ago and would not go back! Everyone from Jenifer Jackson to Angel, Ashton, Heather, Ernie, Steve, and Dwain is always so helpful when I ask questions or need changes. The reason I know all of their names is because each of these individuals have been awesome at working with us throughout the last few years. I would recommend them 10 times out of 10!

Brian B. - Ken Bleeker Insurance Agency

VanBelkum Has done a great job for us. They took care of our old analog phone system for 30 years. Even when it was embarrassingly out dated they kept us going. Greg Ingersoll is our sales person who was encouraging but not pushy for the last 4 years trying to get me to VOIP. He won out just 6 months before Covid and we replaced our dinosaur with a sweet new VOIP system. Just in time to take it home with us for the stay at home order. We plugged it in and no one even knew we were away. We transferred calls, had group meetings and paged each other seamlessly. It was amazing. Great Job VanBelkum and all of its team. Your always there for us! Even when we are away.

Jennifer L. - Park View Family Dentistry

VanBelkum was recommended to me to provide low voltage cabling & to set up a phone system and security cameras in my new build dental office. I found this company, especially my consultants Jennifer & Dallas, to be extremely knowledgeable and accessible in setting up those systems and addressing any issues quickly and effectively. I highly recommend VanBelkum!

Trevor B. - Axios HR

VanBelkum has been a great partner to work with over the years. We have been very happy with their VOIP services, and their customer service is excellent. They are extremely knowledgeable, especially with complex VOIP setups. In addition to VOIP they have helped us with some other items- including building access controls, IP Cameras, and WiFi. Highly recommend their services on all fronts.

Shawn V. - Miedema Auctioneering

Tech support and help desk always polite, respectful and quick to respond. Really enjoy working with this company.

Jonathan W. - Nordic Hot Tubs

Jenifer has been AWESOME to work with the last couple years. VanBelkum helped us switch from analog phones to VOIP, and a year or so later they are installing a camera system for us. There are great people here, that are very responsive and do whatever it takes to get the job done!

Shane M. - David's house Ministries

We our company was looking for a new telecommunications service provider the team at VanBelkum impressed me with the time they invested to learn about our organization and how the matched the services to meet our needs. The service has been reliable and tech support responds quickly when needed.