Hardware
Hardware
Real business benefits for all sector stakeholders
GS1 New Zealand works with industry merchants, suppliers and key industry bodies such as the Building Industry Federation to support their industry specific needs.
GS1’s involvement in the hardware industry has focused on product identification and barcoding, barcode quality, sharing product rich data between trading partners and product photography services.
The use of GS1 standards are widespread in the hardware sector and are required by most major merchants. The Hardware sector is represented on the GS1 New Zealand Board.
Building and construction can lift productivity through standardised digital product data
New Zealand's building and construction industry can lift its poor productivity by establishing a digital database on building products, accessible to all industry players and providing them with important product assurance information.
This opportunity is explored in “Digital Product Data for Lifting productivity" - a major new report from GS1 New Zealand on how such a digital database, or repository, would support the building and construction industry and on feasible steps for its establishment.
The report, funded by BRANZ from the Building Research Levy, draws on analysis commissioned from the NZ Institute of Economic Research (NZIER), on international examples of productivity gain from using digital data systems, and GS1 expertise in data standards and related technologies. Read more...
Applying Blockchain in the Construction Industry
BRANZ undertakes and invests in research by BRANZ science teams and external research agencies to unlock new knowledge, addressing current and emerging challenges of New Zealand’s built environment. The 2018 BRANZ Inc. Building Research Levy Prospectus sought research to understand the potential application of Blockchain technology to compliance and assurance in the construction industry.
The 'Applying Blockchain to product compliance and assurance in the construction industry' research report undertaken by GS1 New Zealand aims to help understand where and how Blockchain technology could provide new solutions and approaches to product compliance and assurance.
Hardware Initiatives
Hardware sector leaders are aware of the business benefits to industry stakeholders in adopting GS1 standards. Industry wide use of standardised product identification, barcodes and the sharing of product information have improved industry efficiency and enhanced the customer experience.
Barcodes
National Product Catalogue
Photography and digital assets
ProductFlow
Case studies and resources
- New Zealand Building Industry Federation
- SCAN magazine article celebrating Mitre 10's GS1net Milestone: Mitre 10 passes GS1net milestone
Hardware events
GS1 New Zealand and The New Zealand Building Industry Federation host joint sector events.
Get started
If you are a supplier to Fletcher Distribution Ltd (PlaceMakers and Mico), Mitre 10 or ITM and are a member of GS1 New Zealand, find out more about GS1’s specialist service National Product Catalogue - online product catalogue. Talk to your trading partners to understand the benefits in using the NPC.