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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/jb-kind-acquisition-to-drive-growth-and-innovation/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=31/01/25</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[South Derbyshire-based door distributor JB Kind has been acquired by the investors behind Distinction Doors, reportedly the UK’s largest composite door manufacturer.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>JB Kind acquisition to “drive growth and innovation”</title>
                                <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 11:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[With Defra’s new Simpler Recycling reforms coming into force on 31st March 2025, Mark Hall, waste management expert at Business Waste, tells PBM what firms need to know.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Business Waste urges companies to prepare for forthcoming Simpler Recycling reforms</title>
                                <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 16:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/jewson-latest-trade-trends-survey/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=31/01/25</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Less than a quarter of skilled trades and builders (23%) are aware of the Future Homes Standard and how it might impact their work, according to new research from Jewson.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Jewson Trade Trends study reveals “three quarters of tradespeople unaware of Future Homes Standard impact”</title>
                                <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 08:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/bmf-braves-the-storm-for-scottish-fundraiser/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=31/01/25</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[BMF members and guests braved hurricane-force winds and torrential rain swept in by Storm Eowyn to raise £8,500 for charity at the trade body’s annual Burns Night Supper on 24 January.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>BMF braves the storm for Scottish fundraiser</title>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 11:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/sr-timber-launches-new-corporate-video/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=31/01/25</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[SR Timber has invested in a new corporate video which summarises, in just four minutes, the steps involved in “producing its quality timber products for the construction market.”]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>SR Timber launches new corporate video</title>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 08:30:40 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/national-timber-group-appoints-new-md-for-ntg-england/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=31/01/25</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[National Timber Group (NTG) has confirmed the appointment of Ed Holder as the new Managing Director of NTG England.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>National Timber Group appoints new MD for NTG England</title>
                                <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 14:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Bond It has “extended and enhanced” its sponsorship of the Huddersfield Giants Super League rugby team.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Bond It seals new Huddersfield Giants deal</title>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2025 16:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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