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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/hopeful-signal-for-housebuilding-in-uk-construction-pmi-for-june-2025/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=18/07/25</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Despite a return to growth in residential building work, construction companies indicated a “marginal reduction in total business activity during June,” according to the latest UK Construction PMI from S&#038;P Global.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Hopeful signal for housebuilding in UK Construction PMI for June 2025</title>
                                <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 07:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/sdr-warns-merchants-to-ensure-they-have-driver-cover-for-the-holiday-period/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=18/07/25</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[With school breaks just days away and annual-leave requests mounting, Specialist Driver Resourcing is urging builders’ merchants to secure holiday and sickness cover for their HGV drivers and lorry-mounted crane operators before the rush starts.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>SDR warns merchants to ensure they have driver cover for the holiday period</title>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 07:30:01 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/sema-urges-merchants-not-to-forget-the-importance-of-racking-safety-training/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=18/07/25</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Nick Betteley, President of the Storage Equipment Manufacturers’ Association, emphasises the need for ongoing checks to ensure the safety of staff and customers.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>SEMA urges merchants not to forget the importance of racking safety training</title>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2025 07:30:44 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                                                                <name>paul-davies</name>
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/six-merchant-firms-shortlisted-in-bmf-training-awards/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=18/07/25</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[The Builders Merchants Federation has announced the six companies that have been nominated for the title BMF Training Company of the Year 2025.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Six merchant firms shortlisted in BMF Training Awards</title>
                                <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                                                                <name>paul-davies</name>
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/draper-tools-bunker-brand-unveils-new-van-storage-solutions/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=18/07/25</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[With the launch of a new van storage range from its successful Bunker brand, Draper has lifted the lid on the state of UK tradespeople’s vans.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>New Bunker van storage range aims to “tackle trades&#8217; biggest headaches”</title>
                                <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                                                                <name>paul-davies</name>
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/siniat-issues-rallying-cry-for-improved-technical-and-performance-standards-with-purple-reign-campaign-launch/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=18/07/25</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Siniat has called for a renewed focus on technical standards and performance across the construction industry to meet the complex challenges of the evolving safety landscape. ]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Siniat issues rallying cry for “improved technical and performance standards”</title>
                                <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 09:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/aw-lumb-opens-new-branch-in-mansfield/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=18/07/25</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Lords Group Trading plc has announced the opening of a new AW Lumb branch in Mansfield.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>AW Lumb opens new branch in Mansfield</title>
                                <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 15:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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