AI Archives - Professional Builders Merchant

Klipboard celebrates 50 years of “helping businesses move forward”

|Date: 16 Oct 2026

Klipboard celebrates 50 years of “helping businesses move forward”

Klipboard is celebrating its 50th anniversary, marking five decades of “working alongside and supporting ...

Klipboard is celebrating its 50th anniversary, marking five decades of “working alongside and supporting businesses with highly specific sector software and knowledge to help them adapt, grow and make ...

16 Oct 2026
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Editor’s Viewpoint: Data demands

|Date: 14 Oct 2026

Editor’s Viewpoint: Data demands

In the Viewpoint column of PBM’s October 2026 issue, editor Paul Davies discussed the increasingly vital ...

In the Viewpoint column of PBM’s October 2026 issue, editor Paul Davies discussed the increasingly vital topic of data management in the merchant sector... ...

14 Oct 2026
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AI adoption “delivers drastic time savings and improves manufacturing quality,” according to Russell Roof Tiles

|Date: 25 Sep 2026

AI adoption “delivers drastic time savings and improves manufacturing quality,” according to Russell Roof Tiles

Russell Roof Tiles is increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to “transform its daily ...

Russell Roof Tiles is increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to “transform its daily operations and improve the quality of its products,” stating that it has reduced the time spent ...

25 Sep 2026
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AI “hands merchants time to do more”

|Date: 21 Jul 2026

AI “hands merchants time to do more”

Kelly Stafford, Regional Account Manager at Merlin ERP, shares how AI is helping builders’ merchants who ...

Kelly Stafford, Regional Account Manager at Merlin ERP, shares how AI is helping builders’ merchants who are short on time and long on jobs. ...

21 Jul 2026
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NMBS Conference 2026: Defying expectations

|Date: 25 Jun 2026

NMBS Conference 2026: Defying expectations

PBM reports back from the recent NMBS Conference in Alicante. ...

PBM reports back from the recent NMBS Conference in Alicante. ...

25 Jun 2026
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Beesley & Fildes boosts sales with “fully autonomous AI agent”

|Date: 03 Jun 2026

Beesley & Fildes boosts sales with “fully autonomous AI agent”

Beesley & Fildes has launched Otis — a fully autonomous AI agent that searches live stock, builds quotati ...

Beesley & Fildes has launched Otis — a fully autonomous AI agent that searches live stock, builds quotations, manages trade accounts and handles complaints around the clock. ...

03 Jun 2026
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Huws Gray adds “AI-powered supply chain planning” in new partnership with Slimstock

|Date: 03 Apr 2026

Huws Gray adds “AI-powered supply chain planning” in new partnership with Slimstock

Huws Gray has partnered with Slimstock to enhance its central planning, automation and supply chain proce ...

Huws Gray has partnered with Slimstock to enhance its central planning, automation and supply chain processes. ...

03 Apr 2026
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ERP evolution as Intact rebrands to GenetiQ

|Date: 02 Mar 2026

ERP evolution as Intact rebrands to GenetiQ

ERP provider Intact has announced its rebrand to ‘GenetiQ’, marking a “defining milestone in the company’ ...

ERP provider Intact has announced its rebrand to ‘GenetiQ’, marking a “defining milestone in the company’s evolution as a modern, cloud-first ERP platform for merchants, wholesalers and distributors.” ...

02 Mar 2026
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“Save time, control costs and make confident decisions”

|Date: 23 Feb 2026

“Save time, control costs and make confident decisions”

Designed to “make every day simpler for builders’ merchants,” Aptean has launched the new the new AppCent ...

Designed to “make every day simpler for builders’ merchants,” Aptean has launched the new the new AppCentral AI platform. ...

23 Feb 2026
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Editor’s Viewpoint: Be prepared

|Date: 05 Jan 2026

Editor’s Viewpoint: Be prepared

In the Viewpoint column of PBM’s January 2026 issue, editor Paul Davies looks back on a rather dismal 202 ...

In the Viewpoint column of PBM’s January 2026 issue, editor Paul Davies looks back on a rather dismal 2025 but reflects more positively on the broader direction of travel for the industry as we head i ...

05 Jan 2026
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