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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/pbm-top-20-merchant-countdown-2025-calendar-year-we-need-your-help/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=09/03/26</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[LAST CALL: PBM is currently compiling this year's annual Top 20 merchant countdown, set to appear in our April 2026 edition, and we need your help.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>FINAL CALL: Help us compile PBM&#8217;s Top 20 merchant countdown for 2026</title>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:15:19 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/grafton-group-plc-publishes-2025-annual-results/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=09/03/26</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Grafton Group plc has cited a “good year of progress despite challenging market conditions” as it announced its final results for the year ended 31 December 2025.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Grafton Group plc publishes 2025 annual results</title>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/fortis-highlights-industry-strength-unity-rewards-achievement-building-timber-conference/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=09/03/26</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[FORTIS merchant members and suppliers recently returned to the Celtic Manor for a focused and high-intensity Building &#038; Timber Conference.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>FORTIS highlights industry strength and unity whilst rewarding achievement at Building &#038; Timber Conference</title>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/erp-evolution-as-intact-rebrands-to-genetiq/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=09/03/26</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[ERP provider Intact has announced its rebrand to ‘GenetiQ’, marking a “defining milestone in the company’s evolution as a modern, cloud-first ERP platform for merchants, wholesalers and distributors.”]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>ERP evolution as Intact rebrands to GenetiQ</title>
                                <pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 08:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/boosting-business-leadership-with-the-bmf-branch-management-workshop/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=09/03/26</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[The BMF is set to welcome merchant members back to its Coventry HQ for its popular Branch Management Workshop, returning 17-18th March for two days of leadership development, practical learning and industry insight.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Boosting business leadership with the BMF Branch Management Workshop</title>
                                <pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 12:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/jewson-announces-new-regional-structure/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=09/03/26</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[As the business celebrates three years within the STARK Group, Jewson has restructured itself into three divisions in a move designed to position it for accelerated growth.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Jewson announces reorganised regional structure</title>
                                <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 14:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[MKM Building Supplies has now launched branches 140 and 141, with new depots in Wellingborough and Swindon both officially opening their doors on Monday 2nd March.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>MKM at the double — again!</title>
                                <pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 11:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                    <header_content><![CDATA[<p class="xxmsonormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino;"><b>News from PBM magazine – March 9<sup>th</sup>, 2026</b></span></p>
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