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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/ibc-joins-nbg-in-new-strategic-alliance/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=17/10/25</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[IBC has joined NBG in a new strategic partnership that will “significantly enhance the buying power of both organisations and their collective network of independent merchants across the UK.”]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>IBC joins NBG in new strategic alliance</title>
                                <pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 09:17:18 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/bmf-supported-floodready-review-sets-new-course-for-property-flood-resilience/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=17/10/25</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Featuring input from the Builders Merchants Federation, the FloodReady Review and Action Plan provides recommendations and practical steps to improve the take up of property flood resilience (PFR) measures.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>New FloodReady review, featuring input from the BMF, “sets new course for property flood resilience”</title>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 16:47:42 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/city-plumbing-customer-insight-shows-surging-uk-heat-pump-training-uptake/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=17/10/25</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[New research from City Plumbing shows how UK plumbers and heating installers are stepping up to meet the demand for low-carbon heating. However, regional disparities remain.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>City Plumbing customer insight shows “surging” UK heat pump training uptake</title>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 07:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/drayton-research-rising-demand-for-smart-controls/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=17/10/25</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Drayton recently surveyed heating engineers, electricians, heat pump installers and plumbers about homeowner appetite for smart home technology.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Drayton research reveals “96% of UK homeowners interested in integrating smart home technology”</title>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 10:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/genuit-group-acquires-davidson-holdings/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=17/10/25</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Genuit Group plc has announced the acquisition of Davidson Holdings, a portfolio of leading UK-based plumbing and water efficiency brands including Cistermiser, Keraflo, Salamander Pumps and Talon.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Genuit Group acquires Davidson Holdings</title>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 10:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[In the lead-up to the Autumn Budget, the Builders Merchants Federation has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves asking her and fellow ministers to consider five policy topics with ideas for economic growth, which would help BMF members.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>BMF shares “ideas for growth” with Chancellor</title>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2025 10:20:35 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/h-h-names-new-head-of-merchant-accounts-plus-made-in-britain-awards-nomination/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=17/10/25</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[H+H UK has announced the promotion of Matthew Compton to Head of Merchant Accounts, whilst the business has also been shortlisted in the Heritage category of the Made in Britain Impact Awards 2025.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>H+H names new Head of Merchant Accounts, and announces Made in Britain Awards nomination</title>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2025 15:11:38 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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