The UK Hub collects supplier information including data and documents for equipment and parts in a standard format to be shar ... ed across the UKCS Oil and Gas Industry. The Hub will ensure that all information is collected once, dramatically reducing duplication of effort As standardisation is ensured this information will be used to support many industry initiatives including shared inventory management and surplus stock trading. The uniquely identified, validated information relating to each piece of equipment, will also support and feed existing systems such as asset integrity, operational and project tools, also ERP, maintenance and engineering systems. read more