CREATING
THE SCIENCE
to mimic mother nature
Cyco manufactures and distributes the
Cyco Platinum Series brand — a cutting-
edge range of hydroponic plant
nutrients, additives, and mediums. The
company utilizes the latest technologies
and sources only the best ingredients
for its pharmaceutical-grade plant
products, which
are available in
40 countries.
Cyco owner and
director Shaun
Jones answers
our questions.
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Prior to starting Cyco, I owned and operated
a chain of hydroponic stores in Australia. At
the time they were industry leading stores; it
was in these stores that I saw an opening for
an analytical, pharmaceutical-grade, and
food grade product in the market.
HOW DID YOU GET INTO THIS INDUSTRY?
7 O’Çonnor Ct., Gepps Cross, South Australia 5094
+011-61-1-8359-8732 • 10 years in business
cyconutrients
WHAT DID YOU AND YOUR PARTNERS
DO BEFORE STARTING CYCO PLATINUM?
MrCycoflower
I recall it vividly. I was 21 years old and
freshly married, driving to my day job, and
when I put gas in, I noticed I had $7 in my
bank account. That day I drove past the
local hydroponic store and saw people gath-
ering to get in (back in the 1990s, Australia
had huge growth with hydroponic stores
and demand). I drove straight to the bank
and borrowed $20,000 with which I opened
my first hydroponic store. It was a huge
success for me — 18-hour days, seven days
a week for 10 years and we had a thriving
hydroponic chain.
WHEN AND WHERE DID CYCO BEGIN?
Cyco Nutrients started in 2008.
WHAT WERE THE START-UP YEARS LIKE?
They were very difficult times. Being based
in Australia, it meant wherever in the world
I traveled promoting Cyco, I knew it was
going to be a long, time consuming, and
expensive journey. For a young man with an
equally young family, I was often away from
home for weeks and months at a time living
out of hotel rooms and suitcases. The travel
sounds glamorous at first but after hundreds
of flights you really do get very tired of it all,
but it is something you have to do. I still fly
out to quite a few expo/trade shows per year
and don’t look forward to the long flights,
but its great reconnecting with friends I
have met along the journey.