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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/new-knipex-research-shows-merchants-what-plumbers-really-want/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=30/03/26</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[New research from KNIPEX reveals some fascinating insight into changing customer behaviour at the trade counter, from plumbers taking up electrical skills to online research and purchasing.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>New KNIPEX research “shows merchants what plumbers really want”</title>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/the-future-homes-standard-the-industry-responds/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=30/03/26</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[After much delay, the Government has finally published its long-awaited Future Homes Standard. PBM rounds up a number of views and perspectives from the industry.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>The Future Homes Standard: the industry responds</title>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:41:25 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/wcobm-honours-rising-stars-and-welcomes-new-freemen-at-city-and-awards-luncheon/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=30/03/26</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Encouraging the next generation of building materials’ industry leaders was the focus of the recent Worshipful Company of Builders’ Merchants City &#038; Awards luncheon. Seven new Freemen were also welcomed into the Company on the day.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>WCoBM honours rising stars and welcomes new Freemen at City &#038; Awards Luncheon</title>
                                <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/huws-gray-launches-new-division-to-enhance-customer-service-for-housebuilders-and-developers/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=30/03/26</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Huws Gray has launched a new National Account Solutions division in a move designed to boost services for housebuilders, contractors and developers.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Huws Gray launches new division to “enhance customer service” for housebuilders and developers</title>
                                <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 08:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/mkm-set-to-open-new-luton-branch/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=30/03/26</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Officially opening at the end of March, MKM’s new branch in Luton will create 18 new jobs and becomes the 143rd depot in its network.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>MKM set to open new Luton branch</title>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 08:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Lords Builders Merchants and Advance Roofing Supplies have opened a new joint branch in Bury St Edmunds to support construction across the Suffolk and wider East Anglian region.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>New site for Lords &#038; Advance opens in Bury St Edmunds</title>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:15:33 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/grant-uk-celebrates-30-year-anniversary/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=30/03/26</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Grant UK is marking 30 years since the company was established, growing from a small, family-run operation into one of the country’s best-known names in oil-fired and renewable heating technologies.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Grant UK celebrates 30th anniversary</title>
                                <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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