When selling your product in a shop, the unique GS1 Number is shown as a bar code on the product. You can also use your GS1 numbers for selling online.

Benefits of joining GS1 UK inlcude:

Instant access to your numbers
A guarantee that your numbers are unique to the marketplace
Use of GS1 UK's bar code image generator with your first 3 images free
Access to validate your bar codes with GS1 UK at a reduced rate
Acces to member only guides, documents and tutorials to help with your business requirements

For more details on how bar coding works watch the short tutorial below on GS1 Numbers and bar codes.

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Ready to join GS1 UK - just complete the online application and start using your bar codes today.

Read more about what you get when you Become a Member and how much it costs

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The GS1 UK Annual Conference and Exhibition

26/04/2012

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Benefits from GS1 Bar Codes

Case Study



Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust improves patient safety by implementing a positive patient identification system across all wards meeting current NHS guidelines and GS1 standards.