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		<title>BMF issues reaction to the Autumn 2025 Budget</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 17:50:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="199" src="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/bmf-ceo-john-newcomb-300x199.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/bmf-ceo-john-newcomb-300x199.jpg 300w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/bmf-ceo-john-newcomb-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/bmf-ceo-john-newcomb-768x510.jpg 768w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/bmf-ceo-john-newcomb-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/bmf-ceo-john-newcomb-2048x1361.jpg 2048w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/bmf-ceo-john-newcomb-765x510.jpg 765w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>
<p>The Builders Merchants Federation has offered a mixed response to the Budget announcement, critiquing “we needed to see a jumpstart to get the sector moving.”</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/bmf-issues-reaction-to-the-autumn-2025-budget/">BMF issues reaction to the Autumn 2025 Budget</a> appeared first on <a href="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk">Professional Builders Merchant</a>.</p>
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		<title>Construction industry responds to 2025 Autumn Budget</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 17:11:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/chancellor-of-the-exchequer-rachel-reeves-300x200.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="PBM presents a number of reactions from the construction sector - including merchants, manufacturers and trade organisations - to the Autumn Budget." decoding="async" srcset="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/chancellor-of-the-exchequer-rachel-reeves-300x200.jpg 300w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/chancellor-of-the-exchequer-rachel-reeves-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/chancellor-of-the-exchequer-rachel-reeves-768x511.jpg 768w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/chancellor-of-the-exchequer-rachel-reeves-765x510.jpg 765w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/chancellor-of-the-exchequer-rachel-reeves.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>
<p>PBM presents a number of reactions from the construction sector - including merchants, manufacturers and trade organisations - to the Autumn Budget.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/construction-industry-responds-to-2025-autumn-budget/">Construction industry responds to 2025 Autumn Budget</a> appeared first on <a href="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk">Professional Builders Merchant</a>.</p>
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		<title>Merchant and construction sector responds to Autumn Budget 2024</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 16:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="201" src="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/rachel-reeves-budget-a-2024-300x201.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="PBM presents a number of reactions from the builders’ merchant and wider construction sector to the Autumn Budget - the first from the new Labour Government." decoding="async" srcset="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/rachel-reeves-budget-a-2024-300x201.jpg 300w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/rachel-reeves-budget-a-2024-1024x687.jpg 1024w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/rachel-reeves-budget-a-2024-768x515.jpg 768w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/rachel-reeves-budget-a-2024-765x510.jpg 765w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/rachel-reeves-budget-a-2024.jpg 1366w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>
<p>PBM presents a number of reactions from the builders’ merchant and wider construction sector to the Autumn Budget - the first from the new Labour Government.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/merchant-and-construction-sector-respond-to-autumn-budget-2024/">Merchant and construction sector responds to Autumn Budget 2024</a> appeared first on <a href="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk">Professional Builders Merchant</a>.</p>
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		<title>Selco hosts PM and Chancellor on Budget Day</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2024 11:59:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/selco-sunak-hunt-070324-300x200.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Hours after delivering the Spring Budget, Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt paid a visit to Selco’s Old Kent Road branch." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/selco-sunak-hunt-070324-300x200.jpg 300w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/selco-sunak-hunt-070324-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/selco-sunak-hunt-070324-768x512.jpg 768w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/selco-sunak-hunt-070324-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/selco-sunak-hunt-070324-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/selco-sunak-hunt-070324-765x510.jpg 765w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>
<p>Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt visited Selco’s Old Kent Road branch, just hours after the Spring Budget was delivered to a packed House of Commons.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/selco-hosts-pm-and-chancellor-on-budget-day/">Selco hosts PM and Chancellor on Budget Day</a> appeared first on <a href="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk">Professional Builders Merchant</a>.</p>
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		<title>Spring Budget 2024: construction industry responses</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2024 09:57:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Following the Spring Budget Statement from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, PBM rounds up a number of responses from the merchant and construction sector:</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/budget-2024-construction-industry-responses/">Spring Budget 2024: construction industry responses</a> appeared first on <a href="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk">Professional Builders Merchant</a>.</p>
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