Builders Merchants Journal – BMJ Publishing to Builders Merchants and the UK merchanting industry for more than 95 years
Data Yard, the industry-owned data pool established by the BMF and NMBS, has a new Strategic Partnership with Klipboard, the software provider formerly known as Kerridge Commercial Systems.
Through this partnership, Klipboard will participate in Data Yard’s advisory groups, providing insights in ERP software, data catalogues, and the builders’ merchant industry. It will also collaborate closely on testing and developing new features, helping ensure that product data flows smoothly from suppliers into merchant systems.
Data Yard is designed to make product data in the building materials sector more consistent, accurate, and accessible By acting as a central hub for merchant and supplier data.
Data Yard chairman Richard Hill says: “Klipboard’s deep ERP expertise and strong understanding of the building materials sector will further strengthen Data Yard’s ability to connect product data directly into merchant systems. This partnership is a key step in ensuring data flows seamlessly from source to system, supporting greater consistency, efficiency and adoption across the industry as Data Yard – the Industry Data Pool continues to scale.”
