BEST OF THE INDUSTRY 2019: Hummert International
Over 1,000 Greenway readers made nominations online for the Best of the Industry 2019. This inaugural reader’s choice presentation is unique – the 2020’s is sure to look a little different.
Find features about the winners of categories in the Businesses & Professionals section in Greenway Magazine and online. For the CBD, Patient Care, and Advocacy sections, check out the categorical winners in the Spring 2020 issue of Greenway Patients Magazine and online.
Winners of these reader’s choice awards were recognized at the MoCannBizCon after party on March 2, 2020, at the incredible St. Louis Union Station.
These winners are definitive leaders in the culmination of this industry. Greenway Media congratulates each awardee on being recognized by their peers.
Hummert International is a design, build, and supply horticulture distributor based in Missouri. They have customers in all 50 states and 70 countries worldwide, offering over 16,000 unique professional growing supplies and equipment.
Greenway’s readers have voted Hummert International as the best greenhouse distributor in Missouri’s industry. We talked to Pete Hummert, the Grow Facility Senior Design Manager/co-owner of Hummert International to learn why the company is so loved among Missouri’s cannabis community.
The company started from humble beginnings. Beginning in 1932, Hummert International began selling seeds and growing supplies to florists off Chouteau Avenue in St. Louis, and since have grown to become an asset in the horticulture community.
Shortly after the legalization of cannabis in Colorado, Hummert International started receiving calls from people out west inquiring about growing supplies and facility equipment. “This continued as Oregon, Washington, and others followed suit,” says Hummert, “and now we couldn’t be happier that cannabis is finally legal in our home state.”
Since then, the company has established a division dedicated solely to cannabis growers, to ensure they are up to date with the latest cannabis news, techniques, and growing technology.
Within the industry, Hummert International is known for its emphasis on customer service and extensive product knowledge.
“It is always our goal to create long-lasting partnerships with our customers, ensuring that if they have a need or problem, we will do everything we can to find the best possible solution,” said Hummert.
Hummert International aims to be a “one-stop-shop” for growers in the industry, providing the facility’s needs from the beginning, middle, and end. The company hopes to one day provide seminars for cultivators to learn from others in the industry.
“We are committed to helping our home state implement a successful marijuana program. We will continue to work with cultivators as design plans turn into actual facilities, and help them to grow great medicine for Missouri patients.”