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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/nmbs-campaign-names-2024-year-of-the-independent-merchant/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=February-02-2024</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[As part of an ongoing campaign in the face of a challenging year for the construction industry, NMBS is calling 2024 the “Year of the Independent Merchant.”]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>NMBS names 2024 &#8220;the Year of the Independent Builders Merchant&#8221;</title>
                                <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2024 15:07:15 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[The latest BMBI report shows builders’ merchants’ value sales were down -5.7% in November 2023 compared to the same month in 2022, with volume sales falling -12.1% and prices increasing +7.2%.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>BMBI November report shows sales slide -5.7% as volumes drop -12.1% year-on-year</title>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 14:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[The latest figures from the Plumbing &#038; Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show total value sales for November 2023 through specialist plumbing and heating merchants were up +1.7% compared to the same month in 2022. However, volume sales were down -4.0% as prices increased +6.0%.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>P&#038;H merchant value sales up but volumes still challenging, according to PHMI data</title>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 17:17:50 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/selco-announces-partnership-with-magnet/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=February-02-2024</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Selco Builders Warehouse has extended its kitchen product portfolio by launching a new collaboration with kitchen specialists Magnet.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Selco announces partnership with Magnet</title>
                                <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:41:29 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/bmf-nmbs-announce-ground-breaking-group-affiliate-scheme/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=February-02-2024</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Following a ground-breaking agreement between the two organisations, the Builders Merchant Federation has created a new pathway to membership for NMBS members who are not yet members of the BMF.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>BMF and NMBS announce “ground-breaking” Group Affiliate scheme</title>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2024 10:32:34 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/crown-paints-unveils-2024-colour-collection/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=February-02-2024</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Crown Paints has revealed its Colour Insights for 2024/2025 – described as “a carefully curated set of colours, inspired by global trends, that will support decorators in having colour conversations with customers.”]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Crown Paints unveils 2024 colour collection</title>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2024 14:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/cmo-group-launches-landscaping-superstore/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=February-02-2024</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[CMO Group PLC, the self-styled “online builders’ merchant”, has expanded its offering with the launch of Landscaping Superstore.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Further growth at CMO Group with Landscaping Superstore launch</title>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2024 08:30:48 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                    <header_content><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>News from PBM magazine &#8211; February 2nd 2024</strong></p>
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