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                                                                                <name>paul-davies</name>
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/shining-a-spotlight-on-trailblazing-individuals-on-international-womens-day/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=07/03/25</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[In recognition of International Women’s Day this year, the merchant industry is sharing the stories of some of the many women who are “redefining success, breaking gender barriers and leading the way for future generations in a traditionally male-dominated field.”]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Merchant sector shines a spotlight on trailblazing individuals for International Women&#8217;s Day</title>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 08:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/pbm-top-20-merchant-countdown-2024-calendar-year-we-need-your-help/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=07/03/25</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[PBM is currently compiling this year's annual Top 20 merchant countdown, set to appear in our April 2025 edition, and we need your help.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>FINAL CALL to join PBM&#8217;s Top 20 merchant countdown for 2025</title>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 08:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/bmbi-highlights-positive-signs-in-builders-merchants-q4-2024-sales-data/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=07/03/25</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Despite a fall in total value sales during the final quarter of 2024, figures released in the latest BMF Builders Merchant Building Index “provide positive signals for the year ahead.”]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>BMBI highlights “positive signs” in builders’ merchants Q4 sales data</title>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 14:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/grafton-group-plc-announces-final-results-for-the-year-ended-31-december-2024/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=07/03/25</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[A challenging year in the market is reflected in Grafton Group plc’s 2024 Annual Report.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Grafton Group plc announces final results for the year ended 31 December 2024.</title>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 12:04:55 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/james-donaldson-timber-more-than-doubles-current-production-capacity-with-new-facility/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=07/03/25</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Donaldson Group company James Donaldson Timber has taken over a leasehold on a new, 110,000ft2 purpose-built manufacturing facility in Chorley.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>James Donaldson Timber “more than doubles current production capacity” with new facility</title>
                                <pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/superglass-switches-to-sustainable-pallets-from-the-pallet-loop/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=07/03/25</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Superglass is officially scrapping white pallets from its supply chain by becoming an early adopter of the recovery, repair and reuse scheme, The Pallet LOOP.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Superglass switches to sustainable pallets from The Pallet LOOP</title>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 08:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/cromar-building-products-sold-to-sika-ag/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=07/03/25</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Cromar Building Products has been acquired by Sika AG in a move said to open up new opportunities in product innovation and geographic reach.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Cromar Building Products sold to Sika AG </title>
                                <pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2025 12:17:33 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                    <header_content><![CDATA[<p class="xxmsonormal" style="text-align: center;"><b>News from PBM magazine – March 7<sup>th</sup> 2025</b></p>
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