In April 2018, leading players in the construction industry presented an industry industry-wide decision to use GTIN (Global Trade Item Number) for construction products. The purpose of the decision was that all construction products should be identifiable with a unique article number that enables traceability throughout the construction process and during the entire life cycle of a building. There is now a proposal for GTIN rules adapted for the construction industry that can be used both in Sweden and globally.
User group Construction
The decision in 2018 led to GS1 Sweden together with the industry starting the User Group Construction , which works to develop, maintain and influence GS1 standards and processes for the construction industry at national and international level.
Within the framework of the user group, work has begun to coordinate the development projects required to adapt GTIN for the construction industry. The work includes proposing additions to the global regulations for GTIN so that these will work for the construction industry in Sweden.
GTIN rules for the construction industry
Lennart Skog, NCC
There is now a complete proposal that has been voted through unanimously in the user group and which has decided that the rules should be implemented in Sweden and that GS1 Sweden should work to ensure that the rules are adopted globally.
– This is a big step forward for the industry to be able to meet future legal requirements for traceability in the construction process. The construction industry takes joint responsibility for more efficient and smarter working methods and for a sustainable community building, says Lennart Skog, NCC .
The proposal for adapted GTIN rules for construction has been sent to GS1’s global organization with a request that the adapted rules be adopted in GS1’s global standards.
More information can be found on the page about User group Construction and on GS1 Sweden’s industry page for construction
Om GTIN-gruppen
GTIN-gruppen består av de rikstäckande byggentreprenörerna, intresseorganisationerna inom bygghandel, byggmaterialtillverkare och samhällsbyggnad.
Arbetsgruppen GTIN Management Rules har letts av Jan Boström, SundaHus. I gruppen ingår representanter för de rikstäckande byggentreprenörerna, bygg- och järnhandeln, materialindustrierna, trä- och snickeriindustrierna, installationsgrossister och samhällsbyggnad.
Want to know more about GS1 standards for the construction industry? Contact David Almroth at GS1 Sweden.