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ETIM UK advances the product data conversation at Digital Construction Week


ETIM UK continued to highlight its contribution to building safety during a panel discussion at Digital Construction Week this month.


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he expert panellists, representing both the building materials and electrotechnical sectors, discussed ‘The Golden Thread: the role of merchants, distributors and wholesalers’ and called for a more joined up approach to product data, possibly mandated by an overseeing commissioner, and its importance not only for building security but also for carbon reduction initiatives.


ETIM is the tried and tested data standard for technical product data adopted by the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) since 2019 for building materials, HVAC and plumbing products, and the Electrical Distributors’ Association (EDA) since 2017 for electrotechnical products.


Chaired by Fergus Harradence, deputy director, Infrastructure and Construction at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the panellists were Edgar Aponte, CEO, Rexel UK; David Williams, VP marketing UK and Ireland, Schneider


L-R: Rob Barbour, Fergus Harradence, Edgar Aponte, Margaret Fitzsimons, David Williams, Phil Thompson and John Newcomb


Electric; Phil Thompson, procurement data manager, NG Bailey; Rob Barbour, data and insights director, Travis Perkins, and Margaret Fitzsimons, CEO, EDA. John Newcomb, CEO at the BMF said “Today’s discussion highlights the huge significance that high quality product data has for every step of the supply chain – contractors simply cannot work without it. The Hackitt Report and the Code for Construction


Product Information (CCPI) are creating a step- change for building security in the UK and ETIM has a vital contribution to make to that work because of its focus on a product’s technical performance.” Margaret Fitzsimons, CEO at the EDA added “ETIM is the standard of choice for the UK’s construction sector. Manufacturers are responsible for supplying consistent and high quality product data which can be transferred from one construction phase to another, and through the EDA the UK’s electrotechnical sector businesses are making significant progress. There is a need for a more joined-up approach to the UK’s product data challenge, including the adoption of a unique identifier to enable data from multiple sources to be amalgamated.


ETIM UK Ltd is the organisation dedicated to the development and promotion of the ETIM standard in the UK and is a strategic alliance between the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) and the Electrical Distributors’ Association (EDA).


Light control switches market projected


to reach $12.5 billion by 2030 According to a new report published by Allied Market Research, the light control switches market is projected to reach $12.5 billion by 2030, with growth projected at a CAGR of 5.7% from 2021 to 2030.


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ising urbanisation has led to an increase in residential, commercial and industrial properties, which in turn has increased demand for light control switches and has acted as the major driving factor for the market. In addition, the governments of developing countries such as India are focusing on projects such as smart cities, which are also set to create opportunities for the light control switches market.


Impact of Covid-19


COVID-19 impacted almost all industries by hindering various industrial operations and disrupting the supply chain.


Sales of light control switches are directly proportional to construction, and with construction negatively impacted amid the lockdowns imposed due to the COVID-19 outbreak, a huge decline in


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sale of light control switches was recorded in 2020. The manufacturing of light control switches was also stopped for a period of time due to the peaking COVID-19 pandemic, which also impacted sales. Further contributing to the decline in sales was the severe impact on the global economy of the spread of the coronavirus, through declines in exports, output, demand from overseas tourists and private use.


On the positive side, demand for electronic items has increased due to an increase in work- from-home culture, attributed to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic. After the reopening of lockdown, people are avoiding touching physical things, which has led to increased demand for smart switches, with a positive impact on sales of wireless and automated light control switches.


Source: www.alliedmarketresearch.com/light- control-switches-market


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