Companies that have adopted the standard can exchange product data with greater ease along their supply chains in multiple languages, improving efficiency and reducing errors.
Manufacturers, wholesalers and merchants operating in the Republic of Ireland in the electrotechnical, building materials, HVAC and plumbing sectors will benefit from support on the ETIM data standard as Ireland becomes a member of ETIM International.
Reflecting this change, ETIM UK is changing its name to ETIM UK and Ireland Limited.
The ETIM product data classification standard has been in use across Europe for over 30 years and, more recently, has expanded to North America and Australia/New Zealand making it a truly global standard.
Companies that have adopted the standard can exchange product data with greater ease along their supply chains in multiple languages, improving efficiency and reducing errors. The open-source standard is managed by a central, not-for-profit, organisation based in the Netherlands, ETIM International.
Irish companies wishing to adopt the standard can now benefit from support and advice provided by ETIM UK and Ireland Ltd. The organisation has been promoting and managing the standard in the UK since 2017, and is a partnership between the Electrical Distributors’ Association and the Builders Merchants Federation.
Both organisations recognise the growing importance of high quality reliable, digitalised data for their supply chains and are championing digitalisation amongst their membership.
Margaret Fitzsimons, CEO at the EDA, and a member of the ETIM International Board said: “The role of ETIM UK and Ireland, along with the other 18 country members of ETIM International, is to promote and support the adoption of this long-established, common data standard by manufacturers and merchant businesses.
“We have worked closely with the Hardware Association of Ireland and the Electrical Industry Federation of Ireland and its constituent associations on this initiative and look forward to continuing to do so.”
John Newcomb, CEO at BMF, said: “With an established and growing membership in Ireland, the BMF is committed to supporting them with services that support their business ambitions and digitalisation will be essential to their future success.
"I am, therefore, delighted that they, along with others operating in the building materials, electrotechnical, HVAC and plumbing sectors in Ireland can now benefit from support and advice on the ETIM data standard.”
