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22 The Month
What’s been happening in the past month
News Extra
Planning for Brexit and putting the future of Young Merchants first
People
Movers, Shakers and 10 minutes
with...Fibo’s md.
Business Helpdesk How to survive the Christmas party
Comment and Opinion
Steve Boyer talks septic tanks and treatment plants
Lintels
IG celebrates at the end of its 60th anniversary year.
Merchant Focus Tippers: an independently- minded independent.
Merchant Focus The NMBS tells us about strength in numbers
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Drainage and Plumbing
The trends and developments in the drainage and plumbing sector
Training Graham Plumbers’
Merchant’s new approach to training
IT
Software that’s helped Huws Gray and the Impact of Virtual Reality technology
Timber
Some big names give an insight into the sustainability of the sector
BMF Industry Voice News and views from the BMF
Product News All the latest from suppliers
And Finally
News, the odd slot and the crossword
December 2018
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