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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/magnet-joins-bmf/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=05/05/26</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[The BMF has announced that kitchen specialist Magnet has joined the trade body, further strengthening its presence in the category.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Magnet joins the BMF</title>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 07:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/challenges-facing-uk-construction-industry-persist-as-clc-material-supply-chain-group-presents-april-update/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=05/05/26</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[The Construction Leadership Council’s Material Supply Chain Group has presented its latest update (dated 28 April 2026).]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>“The challenges facing the UK construction industry persist” — CLC Material Supply Chain Group statement, April 2026</title>
                                <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/collier-catchpole-launches-collier-hire/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=05/05/26</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Collier &#038; Catchpole has launched Collier Hire, billed as a “straightforward, reliable tool hire service built for the trade &#038; DIY.”]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Collier &#038; Catchpole launches ‘Collier Hire’</title>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 12:12:05 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/daikin-opens-new-sustainable-home-centre-with-dph-darlington/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=05/05/26</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Daikin has announced the opening of its new Sustainable Home Centre in Darlington, working with family-owned plumbing and building merchant DPH.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Daikin opens new Sustainable Home Centre with DPH Darlington</title>
                                <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/makita-launches-head-to-toe-workwear-range/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=05/05/26</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Engineered to the same standards tradespeople expect from its tools, Makita has launched a new “head-to-toe” workwear range.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Makita launches “head-to-toe workwear range”</title>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 15:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/iobm-conference-aims-to-look-to-the-future-of-merchanting/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=05/05/26</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[The Institute of Builders Merchants (IoBM) has announced the venue, host and theme, for its third conference.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>IoBM Conference aims to look to the future of merchanting</title>
                                <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Resapol has announced the recent appointment of Tim Absolom as National Business Development Manager – Merchants.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Resapol appointment reinforces “continued commitment to supporting builders’ merchants across the UK”</title>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 07:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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