Industry Data Pool Archives - Professional Builders Merchant

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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Founding NBG Partner Cowal acquires Neilson’s Joinery Superstore

|Date: 28 Aug 2025

Founding NBG Partner Cowal acquires Neilson’s Joinery Superstore

Cowal Building and Plumbing Supplies, the family-run merchant and a founding Partner of National Buying G ...

Cowal Building and Plumbing Supplies, the family-run merchant and a founding Partner of National Buying Group (NBG), has acquired Neilson’s Joinery Superstore. ...

28 Aug 2025
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Epicor confirms support for Industry Data Pool

|Date: 20 Aug 2025

Epicor confirms support for Industry Data Pool

Epicor has become one of the first external shareholders in Building Materials Digital Services, the indu ...

Epicor has become one of the first external shareholders in Building Materials Digital Services, the industry‑owned venture developing the Data Yard — a centralised Industry Data Pool. ...

20 Aug 2025
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BMDS names Omiteo as Technology Partner for new Industry Data Pool platform

|Date: 12 May 2025

BMDS names Omiteo as Technology Partner for new Industry Data Pool platform

Building Materials Digital Services, the joint venture between the BMF and NMBS, has appointed Omiteo as ...

Building Materials Digital Services, the joint venture between the BMF and NMBS, has appointed Omiteo as the official technology provider for the Industry Data Pool platform. ...

12 May 2025
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