We are proud that 2BA and Innovadis can officially call themselves partners.
2BA is a data pool that we can connect our PIM systems to. 2BA manages a neutral data pool for the controlled and digital exchange of article data between supplier and customer based on the international ETIM standards. The product data of the manufacturer, importer and/or agent are included in this in a controlled and classified way. And the supplying wholesaler(s) can link their own trade information to the unique manufacturer's product.
Through the 2BA data pool, suppliers and buyers from the installation industry exchange real-time information on approximately 2,000 products on a daily basis. Some 400 manufacturers and 150 wholesalers have joined 2BA.
Technical wholesalers use the product information that manufacturers publish on 2BA to populate their e-commerce platform or, for example, their PIM or ERP system. Without this product information, products are not sold at the wholesaler. 2BA also offers advantages for the installer, as he always has up-to-date product and trade information from: