Gareth Thomas is the MD of Data Yard, the building materials industry’s answer to the product data problem.

Backed by the BMF and NMBS, and already supported by Nationals / Merchants / Buying groups representing over half of UK merchant turnover – Data Yard gives suppliers a single place to publish structured product data, and gives merchants, buying groups, and technology platforms consistent, reliable access to it. Gareth is leading the shift from spreadsheets and one-to-one data feeds to shared, industry-owned infrastructure that works for the whole supply chain.