diff --git a/app/api/items.py b/app/api/items.py
index ea9b8a69615016d5562d1cc09285e4616fab2e06..7caa5cfa0599cb16fbf934ea48266958c9ea95a1 100644
--- a/app/api/items.py
+++ b/app/api/items.py
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ def login():
 @bp.route('/items')
 @jwt_required
 def get_items():
-    sql = """SELECT item.id, item.name, vendor.name, model.name, location.name, status.name
+    sql = """SELECT item.id, item.name, manufacturer.name, model.name, location.name, status.name
             FROM item
-            INNER JOIN vendor ON vendor.id = item.vendor_id
+            INNER JOIN manufacturer ON manufacturer.id = item.manufacturer_id
             INNER JOIN model ON model.id = item.model_id
             INNER JOIN location ON location.id = item.location_id
             INNER JOIN status ON status.id = item.status_id
diff --git a/app/defaults.py b/app/defaults.py
index 302d51b419db5ef2b9107a4b828e03cf8b5ab036..03e2fe61887cb9ec75415fa5bae1b186cc01b95f 100644
--- a/app/defaults.py
+++ b/app/defaults.py
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ defaults = [
     models.Status(id=1, name='In service'),
     models.Status(id=2, name='Disposed'),
 
-    models.Vendor(id=0, name='ESS'),
-    models.Vendor(id=1, name='MRF'),
-    models.Vendor(id=2, name='IOxOS'),
-    models.Vendor(id=3, name='Wiener'),
+    models.Manufacturer(id=0, name='ESS'),
+    models.Manufacturer(id=1, name='MRF'),
+    models.Manufacturer(id=2, name='IOxOS'),
+    models.Manufacturer(id=3, name='Wiener'),
 
     models.Model(id=0, name='vme-evm-300'),
     models.Model(id=1, name='mtca-evr-300u'),
diff --git a/app/factory.py b/app/factory.py
index c08ff352664834bfbdf73dce54c1324e4d3eddb8..caa92cac340727bb848b36ddb82baa8ad424ffe0 100644
--- a/app/factory.py
+++ b/app/factory.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import sqlalchemy as sa
 from flask import Flask
 from . import settings
 from .extensions import db, migrate, login_manager, ldap_manager, bootstrap, admin, mail, jwt
-from .models import User, Role, Action, Vendor, Model, Location, Status
+from .models import User, Role, Action, Manufacturer, Model, Location, Status
 from .admin.views import AdminModelView, ItemAdmin
 from .main.views import bp as main
 from .users.views import bp as users
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def create_app():
     admin.add_view(AdminModelView(Role, db.session))
     admin.add_view(AdminModelView(User, db.session))
     admin.add_view(AdminModelView(Action, db.session))
-    admin.add_view(AdminModelView(Vendor, db.session))
+    admin.add_view(AdminModelView(Manufacturer, db.session))
     admin.add_view(AdminModelView(Model, db.session))
     admin.add_view(AdminModelView(Location, db.session))
     admin.add_view(AdminModelView(Status, db.session))
diff --git a/app/main/views.py b/app/main/views.py
index e0b06e99ae40ef81716d1be6c02acd8a202f0072..bed5b67f479db311f94139fda936690f46ea5386 100644
--- a/app/main/views.py
+++ b/app/main/views.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ This module implements the main blueprint.
 from flask import Blueprint, render_template, jsonify
 from flask_login import login_required
 from ..extensions import db
-from ..models import Action, Vendor, Model, Location, Status, Item
+from ..models import Action, Manufacturer, Model, Location, Status, Item
 from .. import utils
 
 bp = Blueprint('main', __name__)
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def retrieve_items():
     data = [[item.id,
              item.serial_number,
              item.name,
-             utils.format_field(item.vendor),
+             utils.format_field(item.manufacturer),
              utils.format_field(item.model),
              utils.format_field(item.location),
              utils.format_field(item.status),
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def index():
 @login_required
 def qrcodes():
     codes = {}
-    for model in (Action, Vendor, Model, Location, Status):
+    for model in (Action, Manufacturer, Model, Location, Status):
         items = db.session.query(model).order_by(model.name)
         images = [{'name': item.name,
                    'data': utils.image_to_base64(item.image())}
diff --git a/app/models.py b/app/models.py
index ba7e856e3b183eeff287935a7596b3967d4f1dea..02f31736690e674698c8c569549e6cc1b529d123 100644
--- a/app/models.py
+++ b/app/models.py
@@ -140,9 +140,9 @@ class Action(QRCodeMixin, db.Model):
     code = 'AC'
 
 
-class Vendor(QRCodeMixin, db.Model):
-    code = 'VD'
-    items = db.relationship('Item', back_populates='vendor')
+class Manufacturer(QRCodeMixin, db.Model):
+    code = 'MA'
+    items = db.relationship('Item', back_populates='manufacturer')
 
 
 class Model(QRCodeMixin, db.Model):
@@ -168,22 +168,23 @@ class Item(db.Model):
     serial_number = db.Column(db.String(100), nullable=False)
     name = db.Column(db.String(100))
     hash = db.Column(GUID, unique=True)
-    vendor_id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('vendor.id'))
+    manufacturer_id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('manufacturer.id'))
     model_id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('model.id'))
     location_id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('location.id'))
     status_id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('status.id'))
     parent_id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('item.id'))
 
-    vendor = db.relationship('Vendor', back_populates='items')
+    manufacturer = db.relationship('Manufacturer', back_populates='items')
     model = db.relationship('Model', back_populates='items')
     location = db.relationship('Location', back_populates='items')
     status = db.relationship('Status', back_populates='items')
     children = db.relationship('Item', backref=db.backref('parent', remote_side=[id]))
 
-    def __init__(self, serial_number=None, name=None, vendor=None, model=None, location=None, status=None):
+    def __init__(self, serial_number=None, name=None, manufacturer=None, model=None, location=None, status=None):
+        # All arguments must be optional for this class to work with flask-admin!
         self.serial_number = serial_number
         self.name = name
-        self.vendor = vendor
+        self.manufacturer = manufacturer
         self.model = model
         self.location = location
         self.status = status
diff --git a/app/templates/index.html b/app/templates/index.html
index 89e97bb12b2d71c723388c3301cbcfa296f11145..d110d2455d05db6b3a5894fdde431dae97853140 100644
--- a/app/templates/index.html
+++ b/app/templates/index.html
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
         <th>Id</th>
         <th>Serial number</th>
         <th>name</th>
-        <th>Vendor</th>
+        <th>Manufacturer</th>
         <th>Model</th>
         <th>Location</th>
         <th>Status</th>