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>
<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>