Six building product suppliers have been shortlisted for the inaugural Data Yard Data Excellence Award. The new award, sponsored by Epicor, was created by Data Yard, the industry owned data pool established by BMF and NMBS, to celebrate organisations that are helping to raise standards for product data across the …
Read More »Polypipe marks Data Yard’s supplier century
Plastic piping manufacturer Polypipe Building Products has become the 100th supplier to join Data Yard, the industry-owned data pool established by BMF and NMBS to streamline the sharing of product information between suppliers and merchants. Designed for use across the building materials supply chain, Data Yard provides a centralised, secure …
Read More »Data Yard marks first anniversary with shareholder announcement
Data Yard, the industry-owned data pool established by BMF and NMBS, has marked its first anniversary with the announcement of its 11th shareholder, MKM Building Supplies. Data Yard’s mission is to streamline the sharing of product information between suppliers and merchants by providing a centralised, secure platform that improves …
Read More »30 more suppliers join Data Yard
Data Yard, the industry data pool established by BMF and NMBS, has had another 30 suppliers sign up to share their product data on the platform. The latest suppliers include Etex Building Performance, Marshalls Plc, Unilin Insulation, Velux, and Wavin UK. Their product data will be available on the platform …
Read More »Travis Perkins and Selco invest in BMDS Data Yard
Building Materials Digital Services Ltd (BMDS), the joint venture between the BMF and NMBS, created to provide Data Yard, an industry-owned data pool, has gained support from two of the largest merchant groups in the industry, with Travis Perkins PLC and Selco Builders Warehouse joining BMDS as external shareholders. This …
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