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                                                                                <name>paul-davies</name>
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/uk-merchant-sector-top-20-2025-calendar-year-pbm-april-2026/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=07/03/26</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[As published in our April 2026 edition, PBM looks behind the numbers at the performance of the UK merchant sector’s largest businesses during 2025. ]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>UK merchant sector Top 20 – 2025 calendar year</title>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 07:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/industry-support-for-tough-new-action-on-late-payments/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=07/03/26</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[In a move that should have positive benefits for the merchant sector, the FMB and the NFB have both expressed their support for the Government’s “late‑payment crackdown”.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Industry support for “tough new action on late payments”</title>
                                <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/sonas-bathrooms-strengthens-uk-operations-with-midlands-distribution-centre/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=07/03/26</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[SONAS Bathrooms has reinforced its commitment to the UK market with a distribution centre based in Redditch scheduled to open in August.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>SONAS Bathrooms strengthens UK operations with Midlands distribution centre</title>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/huws-gray-adds-ai-powered-supply-chain-planning-in-new-partnership-with-slimstock/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=07/03/26</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Huws Gray has partnered with Slimstock to enhance its central planning, automation and supply chain processes.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Huws Gray adds “AI-powered supply chain planning” in new partnership with Slimstock</title>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 07:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Ultratape, the Dundee-based supplier of tapes, protective films and associated products for the construction sector and beyond, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>On a roll: Ultratape looks back on 50 years</title>
                                <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:27:55 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                                                                <name>paul-davies</name>
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/mkm-foundation-launched-to-build-on-30-years-of-community-support/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=07/03/26</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[MKM has announced the launch of the MKM Foundation, a new charitable foundation created to strengthen the business’s long-standing commitment to local communities across the UK.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>MKM builds on “30 years of community support” with launch of MKM Foundation</title>
                                <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 07:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/vaillant-joins-the-builders-merchants-federation/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=07/03/26</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Vaillant, the leading heating manufacturer with a history dating back 150 years, is the latest in a growing community of plumbing and heating specialists to join the BMF.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Vaillant joins the Builders Merchants Federation</title>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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