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<\/p>\nETIM UK Ltd, the organisation that manages and promotes the ETIM technical data standard, has made two board appointments recently with Oz Bham, Business Development Manager at the BMF and Nico van der Merwe, VP Home & Distribution UK and Ireland for Schneider Electric Ltd volunteering their time to help lead the adoption of ETIM in the UK.<\/p>\n
UK Ltd is a member of ETIM International and was created in 2020 by the Electrical Distributors\u2019 Association (EDA) and the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF). These two trade associations now work closely together to champion the standard for the electrotechnical sector, and building materials, HVAC and plumbing sectors respectively.<\/p>\n
ETIM UK Ltd Chair, Richard Hill, who is also Chair of the BMF and Vice Chair of ACO Technologies plc, commented on the new additions to the Board, saying \u201cI am delighted that both Nico and Oz have joined our Board. They both bring substantial experience and knowledge of technical product information and share the Board\u2019s vision of what we wish to achieve through the promotion of the ETIM data standard.<\/p>\n
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Serving alongside Richard on the Board are:<\/p>\n
Edgar Aponte, CEO, Rexel UK
\nRichard Appleton, Head of Digitalisation, EDA
\nOz Bham, Business Development Manager, BMF
\nMargaret Fitzsimons, CEO, EDA
\nNico van der Merwe, VP Home & Distribution UK and Ireland, Schneider Electric Ltd
\nJohn Newcomb, CEO, BMF
\nTim Rowbottom, Managing Director, Collier & Catchpole Ltd<\/p>\n
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