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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Plumb Centre has launched Gen T, a new initiative focused on better understanding and supporting the next generation of trade professionals.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Plumb Centre launches Gen T initiative to support next gen trade professionals</title>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[The latest CLC statement highlights ongoing challenges relating to higher input costs, weak consumer confidence and ongoing economic and political uncertainty.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>“Subdued demand and ongoing challenges” outlined in latest CLC Material Supply Chain Group bulletin</title>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 07:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/wrekin-boosts-customer-support-with-opening-of-new-civils-hub/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=13/07/26</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Wrekin and Geoworks have has opened a brand-new customer experience centre to showcase UK-based manufacturing excellence.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Wrekin boosts customer support with opening of new Civils Hub</title>
                                <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:08:27 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/delivery-boost-for-shawfield-timber-with-podfather/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=13/07/26</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Shawfield Timber is rolling out Podfather logistics software to “transform its customer experience.”]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Logistics software ensures delivery boost for Shawfield Timber</title>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 11:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[In the Viewpoint column of PBM’s July/August edition, editor Paul Davies discussed the most recent Prime Minister to fall by the wayside as political uncertainty once again threatens to destabilise any hope of economic recovery...]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Editor’s Viewpoint: Lucky number seven?</title>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 07:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Geocel has consolidated its popular sealant, adhesive and filler products, re-launching the range, with striking new packaging designed to make choosing the right product easier than ever for installers in merchant branches.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Geocel “powers up its packaging” to support merchant sales</title>
                                <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 10:33:22 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Hultafors Tools is giving builders’ merchants the chance to win big this season, with a fantastic giveaway designed to bring proven, trade-trusted products straight onto the shop floor.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Final chance to WIN big with Hultafors!</title>
                                <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 07:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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