Data Yard Archives - Professional Builders Merchant

Editor’s Viewpoint: Data demands

|Date: 14 Oct 2026

Editor’s Viewpoint: Data demands

In the Viewpoint column of PBM’s October 2026 issue, editor Paul Davies discussed the increasingly vital ...

In the Viewpoint column of PBM’s October 2026 issue, editor Paul Davies discussed the increasingly vital topic of data management in the merchant sector... ...

14 Oct 2026
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More momentum for Data Yard as Keylite signs up to simplify compliance

|Date: 02 Sep 2026

More momentum for Data Yard as Keylite signs up to simplify compliance

Keylite Roof Windows has partnered with Data Yard to make it easier for merchants and installers to acces ...

Keylite Roof Windows has partnered with Data Yard to make it easier for merchants and installers to access the accurate, standardised product information they need. ...

02 Sep 2026
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Setcrete signs up to Data Yard

|Date: 19 Aug 2026

Setcrete signs up to Data Yard

Setcrete’s range of floor levelling compounds, tile adhesives and grouts are now listed on Data Yard, the ...

Setcrete’s range of floor levelling compounds, tile adhesives and grouts are now listed on Data Yard, the builders’ merchant industry’s centralised product data exchange platform. ...

19 Aug 2026
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New Data Excellence Award recognises suppliers leading the way in product data

|Date: 04 Aug 2026

New Data Excellence Award recognises suppliers leading the way in product data

Set to be announced at the BMF Members’ Day Awards Dinner in September, six building product suppliers ha ...

Set to be announced at the BMF Members’ Day Awards Dinner in September, six building product suppliers have been shortlisted for the inaugural Data Yard Data Excellence Award. ...

04 Aug 2026
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Data Yard product data platform passes major milestone

|Date: 11 May 2026

Data Yard product data platform passes major milestone

Data Yard has reached a significant milestone, securing 75 supplier members within its first year. ...

Data Yard has reached a significant milestone, securing 75 supplier members within its first year. ...

11 May 2026
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Data Yard hits merchant landmark as it marks first anniversary

|Date: 16 Apr 2026

Data Yard hits merchant landmark as it marks first anniversary

Data Yard, the industry-owned data pool, has achieved another milestone with the announcement of its 11th ...

Data Yard, the industry-owned data pool, has achieved another milestone with the announcement of its 11th shareholder, MKM Building Supplies. ...

16 Apr 2026
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Data Yard achieves new supplier milestone

|Date: 22 Jan 2026

Data Yard achieves new supplier milestone

Data Yard, the industry-owned data pool established by BMF and NMBS, has reached another milestone with t ...

Data Yard, the industry-owned data pool established by BMF and NMBS, has reached another milestone with the “next wave of 30 suppliers signed up to share their product data on the new platform.” ...

22 Jan 2026
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Travis Perkins plc and Selco sign up to BMDS Data Yard

|Date: 17 Nov 2025

Travis Perkins plc and Selco sign up to BMDS Data Yard

Data Yard has gained support from two of the largest merchant groups in the industry, with Travis Perkins ...

Data Yard has gained support from two of the largest merchant groups in the industry, with Travis Perkins plc and Selco Builders Warehouse joining the platform as external shareholders. ...

17 Nov 2025
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First suppliers sign up to ‘Data Yard’ industry data pool initiative

|Date: 15 Sep 2025

First suppliers sign up to ‘Data Yard’ industry data pool initiative

Building Materials Digital Services has signed agreements with the first five suppliers to share their pr ...

Building Materials Digital Services has signed agreements with the first five suppliers to share their product data on the new industry data pool platform, which has now been branded 'Data Yard'. ...

15 Sep 2025
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