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Inside the <maker> section all data concerning <manufacturer>s are given so that they can easily be cross-referenced via <link/>.

The <maker> section appears after <mediadata> and before <business>.

The centralisation of <manufacturer> data in a separate section enhances easy ex- and import between different UDDF files.

<uddf>

<manufacturer>

<equipment>

<maker>
    <manufacturer id="manufacturer_lame_ducks">
        <name>Lame Ducks Inc.</name>
        <address>
            <street>Lake Road 12</street>
            <city>Laketown</city>
            <postcode>91827</postcode>
            <country>New Zealand</country>
            <province>Wellington District</province>
        </address>
        <contact>
            <phone>01234/987654</phone>
            <mobilephone>0123/232323232</mobilephone>
            <email>info@lame-ducks.com</email>
            <homepage>http://www.lame-ducks.com</homepage>
        </contact>
    </manufacturer>
    <manufacturer id="manufacturer_yellow_shark">
        <name>Yellow Shark Company</name>
        <address>
            <!-- here address data of this manufacturer -->
        </address>
        <contact>
            <!-- here contact data of this manufacturer -->
        </contact>
    </manufacturer>
    <manufacturer id="manufacturer_great_oceans">
        <name>Great Oceans Ltd.</name>
        <address>
            <!-- here address data of this manufacturer -->
        </address>
        <contact>
            <!-- here contact data of this manufacturer -->
        </contact>
    </manufacturer>
    <!-- here more declarations of manufacturers -->
</maker>