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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/pushon-research-reveals-importance-of-ai-and-automation/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=09/05/25</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Conducted by eCommerce agency PushON, the study found that nearly half of businesses in the sector (49%) now see the rise of AI and automation as the most significant trend shaping their digital strategies.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>PushOn research reveals half of builders’ merchants “name AI as top priority for eCommerce growth”</title>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 09:38:27 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[The latest UK Construction PMI report from S&#038;P Global, covering April 2025, suggests “construction output continues to slide.”]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>UK Construction PMI for April 2025 highlights ongoing industry uncertainty</title>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 16:03:32 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/the-walsall-wheelbarrow-company-marks-30-year-anniversary-at-nmbs-exhibition/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=09/05/25</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[The Walsall Wheelbarrow Company is reflecting on the “standout success” of its presence at the recent NMBS Exhibition 2025.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>The Walsall Wheelbarrow Company celebrates 30 years of British manufacturing at NMBS show</title>
                                <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 07:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Mixergy is proud to announce it has been honoured with a King’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Mixergy achieves a King’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation</title>
                                <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 10:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/why-has-this-market-leading-company-expanded-operations-to-the-uk/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=09/05/25</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Professional Builders Merchant editor Paul Davies chatted with Instantor’s UK Sales Director Dan Wild to hear all about...]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Why has this market-leading company expanded operations to the UK?</title>
                                <pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 16:38:38 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Lawsons Group reports that it has successfully maintained its Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) Silver Accreditation.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Lawsons maintains FORS Silver Accreditation</title>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 11:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Bury-based K J Plumbing Factors &#038; Heating Spares supports commercial boiler and heat pump projects through an array of successful supplier partnerships, including with products from the ESBE range.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>ESBE merchant partner targets “service and reliability”  through ongoing partnership</title>
                                <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 15:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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