Sioux Falls, SD — (February 13, 2026) — The National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers (NASGW) today announced that Heckler & Koch (H&K) has joined VAULT as a founding member and strategic partner, committing all H&K SKUs to the platform.
As a founding partner, H&K will provide its distributors and retail customers with always current, standardized, and authoritative product data through the VAULT platform, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and efficiency across every sales channel.
VAULT is NASGW’s centralized product data platform designed to eliminate redundant data entry, reduce errors, and establish a single source of truth for manufacturers, distributors, and retailers. Ruger’s participation marks a significant milestone in the platform’s launch and underscores industry momentum behind standardized product information.
“We are thrilled to be involved at such a high level with the rollout of this much-needed platform.” said Nathan Schueth, Director of Sales & Business Development for H&K. “The shooting sports industry has struggled with fragmented product data and inconsistent formats. VAULT addresses that challenge by standardizing how information is shared and accessed. This improves accuracy, reduces friction, and delivers real benefits to distributors and retailers.”
By contributing its complete catalog to VAULT, H&K helps ensure that downstream partners have immediate access to the most accurate specifications, images, and product descriptions reducing friction, improving speed to market, and protecting brand integrity.
H&K’s commitment reinforces VAULT’s mission to modernize product data management across the shooting sports industry by delivering standardized product specifications that drive measurable time savings, cost reduction, and improved accuracy for all participants.
About Heckler & Koch
Heckler & Koch is the world’s premier small arms systems company and a major supplier to global military, law enforcement agencies, and civilian shooters. An innovative leader in design and manufacturing, Heckler & Koch provides technologically advanced firearms, logistical support, training, and specialized services with the highest standards of innovation and reliability to its customer base. Heckler & Koch’s well-known range of products include the USP series pistols, MP5 submachine gun, the MP7 Personal Defense Weapon, the G36 weapon system, the HK416 enhanced carbine, HK45, P30, and most recently VP series pistols.
About VAULT
VAULT is an industry-wide Product Information Exchange built to simplify how product data is collected, managed, and shared across the shooting sports supply chain. Designed for manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and sales partners, VAULT provides a single, standardized source of accurate and complete product information, reducing inefficiency, errors, and time spent managing data. VAULT is owned and operated by NASGW Solutions Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers. NASGW Solutions was created to develop and manage the association’s technology, data, and digital infrastructure, delivering modern platforms that support greater efficiency, accuracy, and collaboration across the industry. The National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers represents wholesalers, manufacturers, independent sales representatives, media, and service providers focused on shooting sports equipment and accessories. For more information about VAULT, visit itsonvault.com.
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