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Key events

Discover the key events leading up to Brexit and the end of the EU transition period to ensure you and your business are prepared for trading after 1 January 2021.

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Webinar | How to build retail resilience

Join us as we speak to Chris Tyas, COVID-19 crisis chair of the Food Resilience Industry Forum, about how the pandemic has changed consumer needs and how retailers can adapt for the future.

Join us on 3 December 2020

Between the lines podcast

Starting a business during lockdown

Some would consider launching a business during a pandemic, not to be the best time. Tell that to Sophie Procter of Munchy Play who has done just that.

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Over two million companies globally use our barcodes, including all major retailers and online marketplaces, foodservice operators and healthcare organisations.

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Pantry Live

Your most asked barcode and standards questions answered

Our barcoding expert, Ben Clarke, provides the answers to some of your most asked barcode and standards questions, following our presentation at The Pantry Live

Tesco

Tesco strengthen their commitment to productDNA

The retailer has made it easier for brands to share product data through the industry’s product data management platform, productDNA

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Introducing our GS1 UK Approved partner products

With the relaunch of the partner programme, our head of partnerships, Robert Flack, highlights the changes and what this means for members

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GS1 UK and Amazon barcode Q&A

We ran a joint webinar with Amazon where we discussed all things barcode related, and shared the most common questions asked

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Community partners

We have created a community zone to showcase some key partners who can help to grow your business

Meet our members

Meet our members

Our members share their business stories - how they started and their plans for the future

GS1 UK Training

Basic UDI-DI for the EU Medical Device Regulations

03/12/2020

GS1 standards at Plymouth: enabling traceability during the Covid pandemic

08/12/2020

Getting started with GS1 standards

10/12/2020

Upcoming events

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How to build retail resilience in the light of a global pandemic

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Healthcare Efficiency through Technology

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9th Annual Pharma AntiCounterfeiting & Serialisation 2021

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Adapt quickly to changing retail landscapes. With productDNA, you now have one secure location to store, enrich, manage and share all your product data.

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Our services

Training

Training

For over 40 years we’ve trained thousands of companies on our standards and solutions

productDNA

productDNA

Better data, more control, speed and simplicity through the supply chain. And a single, central catalogue means you never duplicate time or resources

LocationManager

LocationManager

LocationManager is an online service that enables Trusts and their suppliers to store, share and manage their locations

Who owns this barcode

Who owns this barcode

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Bottom line: to sell your products you need a barcode. And for your barcode you need a unique GS1 number.

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About GS1 UK

We set standards. Using unique numbers that are used in barcodes, RFID tags and product data management, we support the world’s supply chains and healthcare systems.

Whether you’re a start-up trading on marketplaces who needs to identify your products, an international retailer managing different channels and routes to market or an NHS Trust striving to improve care delivery, we are here to help.

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