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SmartBid Case Study – Spring Valley Construction Company

Why are more GCs making the switch to SmartBid? We sat down with Caroline Berry, Estimating Assistant for Spring Valley Construction, to hear about her experience on making the shift to SmartBid for subcontractor and invitation to bid management. SmartBid has not only saved her company time and reduced communication errors, but provided her company with more bids from subcontractors than ever before. Learn how SmartBid’s secure web-based platform can take your bidding process to the next level ....
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Why GCs Love SmartBid - Jeff Holmes from RQ Construction

Why do General Contractors love using SmartBid? We caught up with Jeff Holmes, the Small Business Program Manager for RQ Construction, who found SmartBid after looking for a subscription-based platform to help with the preconstruction process. Jeff, who is a bit of a techie himself, quickly discovered how SmartBid’s platform and integrations not only saved him huge amounts of time, but kept him more engaged with his subcontractors as well!....
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AVF Award Winners Shine at 2016 Summit

The Association for Vertical Farming held their annual summit on June 13, 2016 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Inter-Farm-Market, the winning team from the recent AVF vertical farming competition, attended the Summit to learn more about the vertical farming industry and present their winning design pitch. Vice Chairs Henry Gordon-Smith and Max Loessl welcomed attendees to the Summit and introduced Christine Zimmerman –Loessl to the stage for the first lecture. Columbia University’s Dr. Dickson Despo
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Illumitex to Host and Speak at GreenTech in Amsterdam

Austin, Texas – June 7, 2016 – Illumitex is proud to announce that they will be attending GreenTech Amsterdam 2016, taking place June 14- 16. GreenTech is one of the largest global meeting places for professionals in the horticulture industry. At the last GreenTech in Amsterdam held in 2014,  298 exhibitors from 23 different countries attended – this year there are expected to be more than 360 exhibitors.....
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100 Teams Enter Global Vertical Farming Award

The Association for Vertical Farming and Illumitex are proud to announce 100 teams from 24 countries are competing for the AVF award, the first global vertical farming competition of it’s kind. On March 28, Vice Chair of the Association for Vertical Farming, Henry Gordon-Smith, hosted a Reddit “Ask Me Anything” with the ‘father’ of vertical farming, Dickson Despommier. Several questions were asked about vertical farming in general, the future of urban farming and the AVF competition...
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Illumitex Collaborates with the Association for Vertical Farming to Sponsor First Global Vertical Farming Award

Illumitex is sponsoring the Vertical Farming Award, an innovative global competition for university students to collaborate and create a vertical farming design concept. The Association for Vertical Farming, an international non-profit focused on advancing the vertical farming industry, is the competition organizer. To be eligible for the award, candidates must be currently enrolled at a university or has graduated in the past six months....
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Illumitex introduces Eclipse Gen2 vertical farming fixture

Illumitex announces the release of their Eclipse Gen2 LED lighting fixture.Ideal for vertical farm applications, the Eclipse Gen2 is also suitable for a wide range of other horticulture applications including: greenhouses, growth chambers and tissue culture laboratories."Designed to deliver very high photosynthetic photon flux (PPF) values, The Eclipse Gen2 emits light uniformity, all within a slim and water-proof design", said Illumitex in a news release. "High temperature, molded silicone gask....
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LED's Brighten Vertical Farms Internationally

Illumitex is expanding its LED lighting services to six international countries in the vertical farming industry. Illumitex is currently working with several international vertical farms including Remy located in Israel, Asahi Techno in Japan, Agricool in France and aquaponic startups in Norway and Italy. As vertical farming rises in popularity and people gain more knowledge about the industry, the Illumitex horticulture team is ready to take their expertise across the globe. Each Illumitex LED....
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Experts from to Speak at UA-CEAC Workshop

The University of Arizona will be holding their 2016 Greenhouse Crop Production and Engineering Design Short Course March 20 – 25 at the Westward Look Resort in Tucson, Arizona. Illumitex will be proudly contributing to the list of prestigious speakers this year. Representing our company will be our Direct of Research and Development, Dr. Rebecca Knight, and our Horticulture Sales Manager of Vertical Farming/Turn-Key Solutions, Paul Hardej....
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US (AZ): Illumitex to educate in UA-CEAC workshop

Illumitex will be taking part in the 2016 Greenhouse Crop Production & Engineering Design Short Course in Tucson, AZ. This week long course, held from March 20 – March 25, will aim to help attendees successfully grow crops within controlled environments and ensure those crops thrive and are marketable. This workshop is sponsored and held by the CEAC (Controlled Environment Agriculture Center) of the University of Arizona.Representing Illumitex will be Director of R&D, Dr. Rebecca Knight, who will.....
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