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		<title>ERA explains why merchants must identify ethical suppliers for supply chain integrity</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 10:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="199" src="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/era-lara-coutinho-300x199.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Lara Coutinho, Supply Chain Sustainability Manager at Quanex group, which includes hardware brand ERA, discusses the importance of working with ethical suppliers and how to identify them." decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/era-lara-coutinho-300x199.jpg 300w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/era-lara-coutinho-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/era-lara-coutinho-768x510.jpg 768w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/era-lara-coutinho-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/era-lara-coutinho-765x510.jpg 765w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/era-lara-coutinho.jpg 1900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>
<p>Lara Coutinho, Supply Chain Sustainability Manager at Quanex group, which includes hardware brand ERA, discusses the importance of working with ethical suppliers and how to identify them.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/era-explains-how-merchants-can-identify-ethical-suppliers-for-supply-chain-integrity/">ERA explains why merchants must identify ethical suppliers for supply chain integrity</a> appeared first on <a href="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk">Professional Builders Merchant</a>.</p>
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		<title>Door hardware specialist UAP announces acquisition by Allegion</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2025 07:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="199" src="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/uap-allegion-300x199.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Manchester-based door hardware specialist UAP Group has been acquired by global security products and solutions provider, Allegion plc." decoding="async" srcset="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/uap-allegion-300x199.jpg 300w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/uap-allegion-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/uap-allegion-768x510.jpg 768w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/uap-allegion-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/uap-allegion-2048x1359.jpg 2048w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/uap-allegion-765x510.jpg 765w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>
<p>UAP Group, a leading Manchester-based door hardware specialist, has been acquired by global security products and solutions provider Allegion plc.</p>
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