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    Manufacturer’s Information Hub: data standards and API takeaways for engineers

    September 22, 2026|

    Reviewed by Tom Sullivan

    Manufacturer’s Information Hub: data standards and API takeaways for engineers

    First reported on The Construction Index

    30 Second Briefing

    Proof-of-concept tests have been completed on the UKRI-supported Manufacturer’s Information Hub (MIH), a not-for-profit platform to share structured construction product data across Europe via a standard API. Phase one defined how to connect manufacturer databases, created requirements for a standard data dictionary to validate and present attributes, and set rules to cut complexity and compliance risk around safety and environmental performance. Subject to funding, a small-scale working prototype linking a handful of manufacturers and users is targeted for spring 2027, with full-scale testing through 2027 and initial platform functionality from 2028.

    Technical Brief

    • MIH is structured as a not-for-profit platform, reducing commercial bias in safety-critical product data.
    • Governance focuses on “reliable, direct access” to manufacturers’ data, avoiding third-party reinterpretation of safety attributes.
    • Safety and sustainability criteria are explicitly targeted, supporting future digital product passports and lifecycle traceability.
    • Information users include specifiers, contractors and asset owners, enabling consistent product data from design through operation.
    • Standardised attributes are intended to simplify demonstrating compliance with evolving construction product safety regulations.
    • Early-adopter prototype will connect only “a handful” of manufacturers and users, allowing controlled safety-focused testing.

    Our Take

    The staged timeline out to 2028 suggests MIH is treating this less as a conventional software roll-out and more as an infrastructure-style programme, which typically implies heavy engagement with standards bodies and regulators rather than just commercial users.

    With no specific commodities or assets attached, this hub looks designed to be sector-agnostic, which could make it attractive to mining and construction operators later on who are already grappling with safety and ESG reporting systems highlighted in other safety- and sustainability-tagged pieces in our coverage.

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