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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Nu Independent Wholesalers has become the first merchant company to complete an innovative route to NMBS membership.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Breaking NU ground with NMBS</title>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 07:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Baumit is looking to expand its network of Merchant Partners across the UK as its major “Finish Faster. Win Bigger.” campaign continues to gather momentum.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Baumit UK expands merchant network with MonoPlus £15,000 campaign</title>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/setcrete-signs-up-to-data-yard/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=17/08/26</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Setcrete’s range of floor levelling compounds, tile adhesives and grouts are now listed on Data Yard, the builders’ merchant industry’s centralised product data exchange platform.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Setcrete signs up to Data Yard</title>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/toolstation-trials-collection-lockers-at-battersea-store/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=17/08/26</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Toolstation has partnered with eLocker to install 17 collection lockers outside its new Toolstation GO store in Battersea in a move designed to offer customers “a faster, more convenient way to shop, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.”]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Toolstation trials collection lockers at Battersea store </title>
                                <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 13:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/online-sema-training-to-highlight-racking-responsibilities-for-business-owners/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=17/08/26</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[SEMA has announced the launch of a new Duty Holders course which it says will be the “first dedicated training programme aimed directly at warehouse owners and leadership.”]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>New online SEMA training course to highlight racking responsibilities for business owners</title>
                                <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/stark-uk-continues-branch-investment-programme-jewson-alnwick/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=17/08/26</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Jewson has strengthened its presence in the North East of England with the opening of a purpose-built branch in Alnwick.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>STARK UK continues branch investment programme with new Jewson depot in Alnwick</title>
                                <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/join-pbm-official-fpl-fantasy-football-mini-league-for-2026-27/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=17/08/26</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[PBM’s official Fantasy Premier League Fantasy Football mini-league returns for the forthcoming 2026/27 season!]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Join PBM’s official FPL Fantasy Football mini-league for 2026/27!</title>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 07:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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