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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/epicor-confirms-support-for-industry-data-pool/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=22/08/25</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Epicor has become one of the first external shareholders in Building Materials Digital Services, the industry‑owned venture developing the Data Yard — a centralised Industry Data Pool.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Epicor confirms support for Industry Data Pool</title>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2025 09:38:39 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Keystone Lintels states that its enduring partnerships with merchants across the UK and Ireland have been a cornerstone of its success.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Steely resolve: innovation and merchant support at Keystone Lintels</title>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 07:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Pipe Centre and Climate Centre have made a significant investment to five key branches in a move to deliver improved customer environments while supporting colleagues with modern, fit-for-purpose facilities.]]></excerpt>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2025 15:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[TradeKart, the rapid delivery app-based marketplace for tradespeople, says it is thrilled to announce its new partnership with JT Dove.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>JT Dove teams up with TradeKart for rapid customer deliveries</title>
                                <pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2025 07:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/klipboard-appoints-mike-hills-as-general-manager-for-uk-ireland/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=22/08/25</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Klipboard (the new name for Kerridge Commercial Systems) reports that it is proud to announce the appointment of Mike Hills as General Manager for the UK &#038; Ireland.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Klipboard appoints Mike Hills as General Manager for UK &#038; Ireland</title>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2025 11:27:19 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[General Building Plastics, a leading independent supplier of high-quality PVC building products, is proudly celebrating its 35th anniversary this year.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>General Building Plastics celebrates “35 years of growth, service and innovation”</title>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2025 13:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Dulux Decorator Centre has played a central role in transforming a disused caretaker’s lodge into a vibrant Special Educational Needs teaching hub at Craneswater School in Portsmouth.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Dulux Decorator Centre helps transform SEN teaching space in Portsmouth</title>
                                <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 07:30:04 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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