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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/premier-forest-products-acquires-national-timber-systems-plus-arnold-laver-sites-from-ntg-administrators/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=12/12/25</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Premier Forest Products has announced the acquisition of National Timber Systems alongside the addition of the Arnold Laver depots in Manchester, Reading and now Hull from the administrators of National Timber Group.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Premier Forest Products acquires National Timber Systems plus several Arnold Laver sites</title>
                                <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 07:30:04 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/thornbridge-timber-returns-to-independent-scottish-ownership/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=12/12/25</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Following the collapse of the National Timber Group, Thornbridge Timber has entered a new chapter following the acquisition of its Motherwell branch and the wider Thornbridge brand by Rodger Group Holdings Limited, an independent, family-owned Scottish building materials group.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Thornbridge Timber returns to independent Scottish ownership</title>
                                <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 08:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/bmf-welcomes-higher-iht-relief-threshold/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=12/12/25</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[The BMF has welcomed the government’s plan to raise the Business Property Relief threshold for Inheritance Tax from £1.0m to £2.5m when it is introduced as part of the Finance Bill in April 2026.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>BMF “welcomes higher IHT relief threshold”</title>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 09:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/draper-tools-acquires-vanvault-and-defender-lighting/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=12/12/25</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Draper Tools has announced the acquisition of Van Vault and Defender Lighting. Both brands were formerly part of Toolstream, which entered administration in December.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Draper Tools boosts portfolio with acquisition of Van Vault and Defender Lighting</title>
                                <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 11:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/ibmg-appoints-matthew-parker-as-new-ceo/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=12/12/25</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Matthew Parker has been named as the new Chief Executive Officer for IBMG (Independent Builders Merchant Group).]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>IBMG appoints Matthew Parker as new CEO</title>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 08:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/gftm-to-launch-single-invoice-trade-credit-insurance-for-merchants/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=12/12/25</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[GFTM is to launch single-invoice trade credit insurance for builders’ merchants in Q2 2026, “helping merchants win new customers on credit, not just protect against bad debt.”]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>GFTM to launch single-invoice trade credit insurance for merchants</title>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 14:18:35 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/editors-viewpoint-be-prepared-january-2026/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=12/12/25</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[In the Viewpoint column of PBM’s January 2026 issue, editor Paul Davies looks back on a rather dismal 2025 but reflects more positively on the broader direction of travel for the industry as we head into the new year. A very warm welcome to the first PBM issue of 2026 and I sincerely hope you ...]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Editor’s Viewpoint: Be prepared</title>
                                <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 12:57:50 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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