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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/sp-global-uk-construction-pmi-highlights-fastest-expansion-of-construction-output-since-february-2023/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=May-10-2024</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[The latest UK Construction PMI report from S&#038;P Global reveals that business activity growth gained momentum across the sector in April, largely due to “solid rates of expansion in the commercial and civil engineering segments.”]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>S&#038;P Global UK Construction PMI highlights “fastest expansion of construction output since February 2023”</title>
                                <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 15:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/fmb-warns-financial-struggles-projected-by-almost-half-of-construction-firms/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=May-10-2024</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[According to the latest State of Trade Survey from the Federation of Master Builders (Q1 2024), 44% of Master Builder companies have reported that their business is on track to make a loss or fall below expected margins.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>FMB warns “financial struggles projected by almost half of construction firms”</title>
                                <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 10:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/bmf-issues-new-guidance-on-trade-credit-insurance/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=May-10-2024</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Following reports of merchants facing difficulties in obtaining trade credit insurance, the BMF has provided new guidance to members. ]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>BMF issues new guidance on trade credit insurance</title>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2024 10:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/grafton-group-plc-issues-q1-2024-trading-update/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=May-10-2024</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Covering the period from 1 January to 21 April 2024, Grafton Group plc’s latest Trading Update reveals that Group revenue in the period was £669.2 million, down 5.0% from £704.3 million in the prior year and by 3.3% in constant currency.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Grafton Group plc issues Q1 2024 trading update</title>
                                <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 13:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/samac-fixings-celebrates-20th-anniversary/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=May-10-2024</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[2024 sees Samac Fixings, one of the UK’s leading suppliers of fixings, fasteners and roofing materials, proudly celebrating its 20th anniversary.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Samac celebrates its 20th Anniversary</title>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 07:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/wrekin-confirms-substantial-sales-team-restructure/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=May-10-2024</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[Undertaking a “top to bottom restructure of its sales team,” Wrekin has introduced a series of strategic role changes and new hires to “better respond to industry and merchant demand.”]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Wrekin confirms substantial sales team restructure</title>
                                <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 07:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                <link>https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/double-win-for-sam-at-stark-uk-supplier-awards/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=May-10-2024</link>
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                                <excerpt><![CDATA[SAM has secured the Overall Supplier of the Year for a second consecutive year and also scooped the Supply Chain Award at the 2024 STARK UK Supplier Awards.]]></excerpt>
                                                                <title>Double win for SAM at STARK UK Supplier Awards</title>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 13:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
                                
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                                    <header_content><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>News from PBM magazine &#8211; May 10th 2024</strong></p>
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