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January Blues: Mental Health and Silent Discrimination in the Construction Industry
|Date: 15 January, 2024

January Blues: Mental Health and Silent Discrimination in the Construction Industry
Colemans looks at mental health within the construction industry and how to battle Silent Discrimination ...
Colemans looks at mental health within the construction industry and how to battle Silent Discrimination Over 700 construction workers die by suicide per year in the UK — equivalent to two constructio ...
15 January, 2024
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Fear of theft and violence putting a strain on tradespeople’s mental health
|Date: 12 January, 2024

Fear of theft and violence putting a strain on tradespeople’s mental health
The fear of theft and violence is putting a strain on the mental health of tradespeople as crime continue ...
The fear of theft and violence is putting a strain on the mental health of tradespeople as crime continues to sweep through the industry. New research from commercial insurer NFU Mutual found that mo ...
12 January, 2024
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Speedy Hire supports Lighthouse Charity’s #MakeItVisible On Site Campaign  
|Date: 18 December, 2023

Speedy Hire supports Lighthouse Charity’s #MakeItVisible On Site Campaign  
Speedy Hire, the UK’s leading provider of tools, equipment, and plant hire services, has partnered with t ...
Speedy Hire, the UK’s leading provider of tools, equipment, and plant hire services, has partnered with the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity to support its #MakeItVisible on-site campaign to r ...
18 December, 2023
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#MakeItVisible – Free workforce wellbeing and welfare portal for all in construction
|Date: 14 October, 2023

#MakeItVisible – Free workforce wellbeing and welfare portal for all in construction
The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity has partnered with CITB and Samaritans to create a wellbeing ...
The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity has partnered with CITB and Samaritans to create a wellbeing support tool, as part of the industry wide initiative called Make It Visible. The Make It Vi ...
14 October, 2023
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The Big Brew helpline continues to be there for those struggling with mental health
|Date: 13 October, 2023

The Big Brew helpline continues to be there for those struggling with mental health
Three in ten of the texts to a new mental health helpline service set up specifically for the UK construc ...
Three in ten of the texts to a new mental health helpline service set up specifically for the UK construction industry are cries for help from tradespeople who are thinking about ending their own live ...
13 October, 2023
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Prince William discusses suicide prevention in construction with Mates in Mind and Mace
|Date: 16 September, 2023

Prince William discusses suicide prevention in construction with Mates in Mind and Mace
This Wednesday just gone, 13 September 2023, Prince William visited a construction site in West London to ...
This Wednesday just gone, 13 September 2023, Prince William visited a construction site in West London to discuss the prevalence of suicide in the construction industry, and highlight the crucial need ...
16 September, 2023
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3B Training celebrates National Tradesmen Day
|Date: 15 September, 2023

3B Training celebrates National Tradesmen Day
© Monkey Business / Adobe Stock Today, 15th September, is National Tradesmen Day. As such, 3B Training ha ...
© Monkey Business / Adobe Stock Today, 15th September, is National Tradesmen Day. As such, 3B Training has released an infographic titled 'Celebrating a Year of Our Tradesmen', showcasing the monument ...
15 September, 2023
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Mental Health Hub for tradespeople launched at Toolfair Exeter
|Date: 13 September, 2023

Mental Health Hub for tradespeople launched at Toolfair Exeter
Shining the spotlight on supporting the mental health of tradespeople, Toolfair is launching a dedicated ...
Shining the spotlight on supporting the mental health of tradespeople, Toolfair is launching a dedicated Mental Health Hub at its Exeter show, with the aim of fostering conversation, offering support ...
13 September, 2023
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Phoenix Health & Safety talks mental health for World Suicide Prevention Day
|Date: 5 September, 2023

Phoenix Health & Safety talks mental health for World Suicide Prevention Day
According to the most recent ONS data, construction is the industry with the highest rate of suicide. In ...
According to the most recent ONS data, construction is the industry with the highest rate of suicide. In 2021, 507 construction workers took their own lives - the equivalent of two workers every day[1 ...
5 September, 2023
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Blackwood Plant Hire and Molson Young join forces to Make It Visible
|Date: 5 September, 2023

Blackwood Plant Hire and Molson Young join forces to Make It Visible
You can’t miss it!! Thanks to Blackwood Plant Hire and Molson Young, all eyes are on the fantastic new Ko ...
You can’t miss it!! Thanks to Blackwood Plant Hire and Molson Young, all eyes are on the fantastic new Kobelco SK130 which proudly showcases the vibrant colours of the Lighthouse Construction Industry ...
5 September, 2023
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Show Garden exploring mental health in construction scoops prestigious RHS awards
|Date: 21 July, 2023

Show Garden exploring mental health in construction scoops prestigious RHS awards
Mental health in construction was the key theme behind a show garden that scooped two prestigious awards ...
Mental health in construction was the key theme behind a show garden that scooped two prestigious awards at the RHS Flower Show Tatton Park in July. The garden, named ‘Constructing Minds’, was the br ...
21 July, 2023
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Make It Visible Taskforce launches free Workforce Welfare and Wellbeing Portal
|Date: 1 June, 2023

Make It Visible Taskforce launches free Workforce Welfare and Wellbeing Portal
A new hub has been launched to help the drive to reduce suicide and improve welfare and wellbeing in the ...
A new hub has been launched to help the drive to reduce suicide and improve welfare and wellbeing in the construction industry in the UK and Ireland. The Make It Visible Portal at www.makeitvisible.in ...
1 June, 2023
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RHS Show garden dedicated to construction mental health seeks sponsors
|Date: 24 May, 2023

RHS Show garden dedicated to construction mental health seeks sponsors
Two passionate designers are appealing for help from construction companies in a bid to complete a garden ...
Two passionate designers are appealing for help from construction companies in a bid to complete a garden to be unveiled at this year’s RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park - which seeks to raise awareness ...
24 May, 2023
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Giant mural of 687 high-vis vests created to represent annual trade suicides 
|Date: 15 May, 2023

Giant mural of 687 high-vis vests created to represent annual trade suicides 
A giant piece of artwork made up of 687 high-vis vests has been displayed on a construction site in the W ...
A giant piece of artwork made up of 687 high-vis vests has been displayed on a construction site in the West End of London to represent the annual number of trade suicides in the UK.  The mural has be ...
15 May, 2023
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Fergus urges the trade to start concentrating on its work/life balance now
|Date: 12 May, 2023

Fergus urges the trade to start concentrating on its work/life balance now
Fergus, the software that helps tradespeople stay on top of their business, is urging all trades to prior ...
Fergus, the software that helps tradespeople stay on top of their business, is urging all trades to prioritise work/life balance in an effort to address the alarming rise in suicide rates and depressi ...
12 May, 2023
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Keylite ‘kicks off’ Kick it with Keylite 2023
|Date: 11 May, 2023

Keylite ‘kicks off’ Kick it with Keylite 2023
Following the success of last year’s initiative, Kick it with Keylite returns for 2023 with a brand-new m ...
Following the success of last year’s initiative, Kick it with Keylite returns for 2023 with a brand-new message to support the construction sector. To mark the start of Mental Health Awareness Week, t ...
11 May, 2023
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