Hispec Electrical, a leading provider of life safety and housing solutions, is proud to announce that the business has been awarded the prestigious EDATA Gold Standard for product data quality. The certificate was formally presented to the Hispec team at the EDATA Digitalisation Forum Awards 2026, by Richard Baxter, recognising Hispec’s commitment to digital transformation, transparency, and data excellence.
Achieving the EDATA Gold Standard reflects Hispec’s dedication to providing high‑quality, accurate, and fully structured product information to wholesalers and supply chain partners. This includes enhanced digital assets, master data, technical information structured to the international ETIM classification standard, as well as comprehensive sustainability and packaging data.
Championing Digital Transformation
Digitalisation is reshaping the electrical and wider built‑environment sectors, bringing compliance, sustainability, and product traceability into sharper focus. Speaking on the achievement, Hispec’s leadership highlighted the growing importance of quality product data across the supply chain:
“Digital transformation of product data is reshaping both our industry and the wider built environment. What really stood out at the EDATA Digitalisation Forum is just how closely digitalisation, compliance, and sustainability are aligned.
There is still more work to do to establish consistent carbon accounting across the sector, but greater transparency, stronger traceability and true collaboration will help drive the efficiency needed to raise standards and build trust throughout the supply chain.”
About EDATA
Launched in 2020, EDATA is now an award‑winning, centralised digital data pool enabling manufacturers to share high‑quality product information with EDA Wholesalers and distributors across the UK. Backed by Sponsors from both manufacturing and wholesale, EDATA operates as a not‑for‑profit initiative committed to improving product data integrity industry-wide.
Manufacturers using the platform benefit from:
- Independently monitored data quality, aligned with industry best practice
- Structured product information, technical data, imagery, and sustainability attributes
- A trusted source of manufacturer‑owned data, ensuring accuracy and consistency
- Support through the “Going for Gold” data quality training workshops
Every EDA Wholesaler — both head offices and branch networks — receives free access to the data pool, helping to improve digital efficiency and product accuracy at every step of the supply chain.
A Milestone for Hispec
Achieving the EDATA Gold Standard reinforces Hispec’s commitment to supporting wholesalers, contractors, and housing providers with transparent, reliable, and compliant product information — particularly within high‑stakes environments such as domestic smoke detection and life safety.
Hispec will continue to expand its digital capabilities and support sector-wide progress in sustainability data, carbon reporting, and compliant product information management.