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		<title>BMF shares “ideas for growth” with Chancellor</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2025 10:20:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="207" src="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/chancellor-of-the-exchequer-rachel-reeves-300x207.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="In the lead-up to the Autumn Budget, the BMF has written to the Chancellor to outline five policy topics with ideas for economic growth." decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/chancellor-of-the-exchequer-rachel-reeves-300x207.jpg 300w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/chancellor-of-the-exchequer-rachel-reeves-1024x707.jpg 1024w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/chancellor-of-the-exchequer-rachel-reeves-768x530.jpg 768w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/chancellor-of-the-exchequer-rachel-reeves.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>
<p>In the lead-up to the Autumn Budget, the Builders Merchants Federation has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves asking her and fellow ministers to consider five policy topics with ideas for economic growth, which would help BMF members.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/bmf-shares-ideas-for-growth-with-chancellor/">BMF shares “ideas for growth” with Chancellor</a> appeared first on <a href="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk">Professional Builders Merchant</a>.</p>
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		<title>Lawsons “celebrates Fair Tax week as first gold standard builders’ merchant”</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 15:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="180" src="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/lawsons-fair-tax-week-2025-300x180.png" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Lawsons Group is marking its first Fair Tax week (8th to 15th June 2025), having become the “first ever building materials merchant to be awarded the Fair Tax Mark,” described as the gold standard of responsible tax conduct, earlier in 2025." decoding="async" srcset="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/lawsons-fair-tax-week-2025-300x180.png 300w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/lawsons-fair-tax-week-2025-768x461.png 768w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/lawsons-fair-tax-week-2025.png 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>
<p>Lawsons Group is marking its first Fair Tax week (8th to 15th June 2025), having become the “first ever building materials merchant to be awarded the Fair Tax Mark,” described as the gold standard of responsible tax conduct, earlier in 2025.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/lawsons-celebrates-fair-tax-week-as-first-gold-standard-builders-merchant/">Lawsons “celebrates Fair Tax week as first gold standard builders’ merchant”</a> appeared first on <a href="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk">Professional Builders Merchant</a>.</p>
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		<title>Lawsons achieves “gold standard” Fair Tax Mark accreditation</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 11:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/lawsons-group-021224-300x200.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Lawsons has become the first builders’ merchant group to be awarded the Fair Tax Mark, signalling that it has reached “the gold standard of responsible tax conduct.”" decoding="async" srcset="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/lawsons-group-021224-300x200.jpg 300w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/lawsons-group-021224-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/lawsons-group-021224-768x513.jpg 768w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/lawsons-group-021224-765x510.jpg 765w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/lawsons-group-021224.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>
<p>Lawsons has become the first builders’ merchant group to be awarded the Fair Tax Mark, signalling that it has reached “the gold standard of responsible tax conduct.”</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/lawsons-achieves-gold-standard-fair-tax-mark-accreditation/">Lawsons achieves “gold standard” Fair Tax Mark accreditation</a> appeared first on <a href="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk">Professional Builders Merchant</a>.</p>
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		<title>NMBS warns “it’s not just protesting farmers” who should be concerned about inheritance tax changes</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2024 14:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>As farmers protest the Government’s proposals to change inheritance tax, NMBS argues that “the merchant industry should be right alongside them.”</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/nmbs-warns-it-is-not-just-the-farmers-who-should-be-concerned-about-inheritance-tax-changes/">NMBS warns “it’s not just protesting farmers” who should be concerned about inheritance tax changes</a> appeared first on <a href="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk">Professional Builders Merchant</a>.</p>
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