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		<title>Huws Gray Group agree new two-year partnership with Pro Ref</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 13:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/huws-gray-daksh-gupta-pro-ref-howard-webb-300x200.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Huws Gray Group and Professional Game Referees (Pro Ref) have agreed a new two-year extension to their partnership." decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/huws-gray-daksh-gupta-pro-ref-howard-webb-300x200.jpg 300w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/huws-gray-daksh-gupta-pro-ref-howard-webb-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/huws-gray-daksh-gupta-pro-ref-howard-webb-768x512.jpg 768w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/huws-gray-daksh-gupta-pro-ref-howard-webb-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/huws-gray-daksh-gupta-pro-ref-howard-webb-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/huws-gray-daksh-gupta-pro-ref-howard-webb-765x510.jpg 765w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>
<p>Huws Gray Group and Professional Game Referees (Pro Ref) have agreed a new two-year extension to their partnership.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/huws-gray-group-agree-new-two-year-partnership-with-pro-ref/">Huws Gray Group agree new two-year partnership with Pro Ref</a> appeared first on <a href="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk">Professional Builders Merchant</a>.</p>
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		<title>Huws Gray Group partners with football’s Professional Game Match Officials</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2025 13:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/huws-gray-pgmo-300x200.png" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Huws Gray Group has announced a new partnership with Professional Game Match Officials that will see the merchant’s logo appear on the matchday and training kits of referees, assistant referees and VAR officials across all English professional football matches." decoding="async" srcset="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/huws-gray-pgmo-300x200.png 300w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/huws-gray-pgmo-1024x683.png 1024w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/huws-gray-pgmo-768x512.png 768w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/huws-gray-pgmo-765x510.png 765w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/huws-gray-pgmo.png 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>
<p>Huws Gray Group has announced a new partnership with Professional Game Match Officials that will see the merchant’s logo appear on the matchday and training kits of referees, assistant referees and VAR officials across all English professional football matches.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/huws-gray-group-partners-with-footballs-professional-game-match-officials/">Huws Gray Group partners with football’s Professional Game Match Officials</a> appeared first on <a href="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk">Professional Builders Merchant</a>.</p>
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		<title>Howarth clinches victory over Jewson in merchant charity match</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 09:54:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/jewson-howarth-football-300x200.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="More than 400 people gathered recently at Bury FC’s Gigg Lane to witness a closely contested football match between two of the UK’s largest builders’ merchants – Jewson and Howarth Timber." decoding="async" srcset="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/jewson-howarth-football-300x200.jpg 300w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/jewson-howarth-football-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/jewson-howarth-football-768x512.jpg 768w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/jewson-howarth-football-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/jewson-howarth-football-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/jewson-howarth-football-765x510.jpg 765w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>
<p>More than 400 people gathered recently at Bury FC’s Gigg Lane to witness a closely contested football match between two of the UK’s largest builders’ merchants – Jewson and Howarth Timber.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/howarth-clinches-victory-over-jewson-in-merchant-charity-match/">Howarth clinches victory over Jewson in merchant charity match</a> appeared first on <a href="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk">Professional Builders Merchant</a>.</p>
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		<title>MacBlair becomes Official Builders’ Merchant Partner of the Irish Football Association</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 15:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/macblair-irish-football-association-1-090425-300x200.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="MacBlair has announced a partnership with the Irish Football Association, the Irish FA Foundation and the Northern Ireland national teams." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/macblair-irish-football-association-1-090425-300x200.jpg 300w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/macblair-irish-football-association-1-090425-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/macblair-irish-football-association-1-090425-768x512.jpg 768w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/macblair-irish-football-association-1-090425-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/macblair-irish-football-association-1-090425-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/macblair-irish-football-association-1-090425-765x510.jpg 765w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>
<p>MacBlair has announced a new partnership with the Irish Football Association, the Irish FA Foundation and the Northern Ireland national teams.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/macblair-becomes-official-builders-merchant-partner-of-irish-football-association/">MacBlair becomes Official Builders’ Merchant Partner of the Irish Football Association</a> appeared first on <a href="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk">Professional Builders Merchant</a>.</p>
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