Mental Health Archives - Professional Builder

Lighthouse charity continues to make an impact on construction industry

|Date: 12 August, 2019

Lighthouse charity continues to make an impact on construction industry

The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity Club has published its third annual impact report. The repor ...

The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity Club has published its third annual impact report. The report shows how the charity is helping to make a difference to the lives of construction workforce ...

12 August, 2019
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Mental health support from the Lighthouse Club

|Date: 28 June, 2019

Mental health support from the Lighthouse Club

Professional Builder talks to the Lighthouse Club’s Bill Hill about the latest support available from the ...

Professional Builder talks to the Lighthouse Club’s Bill Hill about the latest support available from the charity. “Our ambition is to ensure that no construction professional has to face a crisis alo ...

28 June, 2019
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HiKOKI teams up with Rainy Day Trust

|Date: 10 June, 2019

HiKOKI teams up with Rainy Day Trust

HiKOKI Power Tools has teamed up with the Rainy Day Trust to provide support for tradespeople who have ha ...

HiKOKI Power Tools has teamed up with the Rainy Day Trust to provide support for tradespeople who have had their tools stolen. Nick Chan, marketing manager, explains why. Tool theft has reached epidem ...

10 June, 2019
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Are you drinking too much?

|Date: 28 May, 2019

Are you drinking too much?

Professional Builder's GP Alice Fitzgibbon takes a look at the subject of alcohol. Drinking alcohol is ve ...

Professional Builder's GP Alice Fitzgibbon takes a look at the subject of alcohol. Drinking alcohol is very common. For some people, drinking is occasional, for others it is a social routine at the we ...

28 May, 2019
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#TradesTalk discusses body image for Mental Health Awareness Week

|Date: 15 May, 2019

#TradesTalk discusses body image for Mental Health Awareness Week

This week's #TradesTalk Twitter chat returned to the topic of mental health, with a focus on body image t ...

This week's #TradesTalk Twitter chat returned to the topic of mental health, with a focus on body image to match the theme of this year's Mental Health Awareness Week. The trades discussed the reasons ...

15 May, 2019
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Willmott Dixon gets personal for Mental Health Awareness Week

|Date: 13 May, 2019

Willmott Dixon gets personal for Mental Health Awareness Week

As Mental Health Awareness Week starts in the UK, Jonathan Walls, assistant building manager with Willmot ...

As Mental Health Awareness Week starts in the UK, Jonathan Walls, assistant building manager with Willmott Dixon, has his own reasons for wanting to get the message across. Back in 2017, Willmott Dixo ...

13 May, 2019
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What to do about stress

|Date: 18 April, 2019

What to do about stress

GP Alice Fitzgibbon talks to Professional Builder about stress. What is stress? Stress comes when the pre ...

GP Alice Fitzgibbon talks to Professional Builder about stress. What is stress? Stress comes when the pressures of everyday life become difficult to manage. Sometimes this might be money worries, rela ...

18 April, 2019
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Mental health toolkit for construction industry

|Date: 3 April, 2019

Mental health toolkit for construction industry

Mental health charity Mind has produced a toolkit with construction partners to promote better wellbeing ...

Mental health charity Mind has produced a toolkit with construction partners to promote better wellbeing in the industry. The toolkit is online at the Mental Health at Work website. This UK-wide initi ...

3 April, 2019
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The Lighthouse Club’s focus on mental health

|Date: 29 March, 2019

The Lighthouse Club’s focus on mental health

Professional Builder talks to the Lighthouse Club about how it supports mental health in the construction ...

Professional Builder talks to the Lighthouse Club about how it supports mental health in the construction industry. Throughout its history, the Lighthouse Club has been a beacon of hope for constructi ...

29 March, 2019
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Mental health support for the trades

|Date: 20 March, 2019

Mental health support for the trades

This week's #TradesTalk discussion on Twitter was on the very important topic of mental health, and how t ...

This week's #TradesTalk discussion on Twitter was on the very important topic of mental health, and how to seek support if you think you need it. It was an incredibly busy chat with loads of tradespeo ...

20 March, 2019
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