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World Suicide Prevention Day: start the conversation about mental health | Mates in Mind

|Date: 9 September, 2022

World Suicide Prevention Day: start the conversation about mental health | Mates in Mind

Mates in Mind calls for companies and individuals to start the conversation about mental health this Worl ...

Mates in Mind calls for companies and individuals to start the conversation about mental health this World Suicide Prevention Day. September 10 marks World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) 2022, an annua ...

9 September, 2022
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UK construction redundancies fall to lowest figure since records began

|Date: 19 August, 2022

UK construction redundancies fall to lowest figure since records began

Dominick Sandford, Managing Director at IronmongeryDirect and ElectricalDirect, said: “During the first f ...

Dominick Sandford, Managing Director at IronmongeryDirect and ElectricalDirect, said: “During the first few months of the pandemic, the job security of construction workers was thrown into serious dou ...

19 August, 2022
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Top tips for staying safe during a heatwave | Spectrum

|Date: 12 August, 2022

Top tips for staying safe during a heatwave | Spectrum

According to government stats, there are around 3.1 million people working in construction. Construction ...

According to government stats, there are around 3.1 million people working in construction. Construction workers are the most at risk during a heatwave due to working outdoors and at height. Building ...

12 August, 2022
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Mental health within the construction industry | Mates in Mind

|Date: 10 August, 2022

Mental health within the construction industry | Mates in Mind

Mates in Mind is challenging the construction industry to start the conversation about mental health Last ...

Mates in Mind is challenging the construction industry to start the conversation about mental health Last year, early findings from our major study into the mental health of self-employed construction ...

10 August, 2022
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UK construction unemployment down 23% year-on-year

|Date: 4 May, 2022

UK construction unemployment down 23% year-on-year

New data has revealed that the number of those without work in the UK construction sector is down 23% yea ...

New data has revealed that the number of those without work in the UK construction sector is down 23% year-on-year Dominick Sandford, Managing Director at IronmongeryDirect and ElectricalDirect, said: ...

4 May, 2022
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Number of UK construction workers jumps at fastest rate in 13 years

|Date: 16 March, 2022

Number of UK construction workers jumps at fastest rate in 13 years

Dominick Sandford, Managing Director at IronmongeryDirect and ElectricalDirect, said: “New data has revea ...

Dominick Sandford, Managing Director at IronmongeryDirect and ElectricalDirect, said: “New data has revealed that the number of people employed in the UK construction industry jumped by 21,000 at the ...

16 March, 2022
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Latest survey finds a third of construction workers deal with elevated levels of anxiety

|Date: 10 January, 2022

Latest survey finds a third of construction workers deal with elevated levels of anxiety

High levels of mental distress and a reluctance to seek professional help among UK construction workers i ...

High levels of mental distress and a reluctance to seek professional help among UK construction workers is leading to increased alcohol consumption, non-prescription drug use and even self-harm accord ...

10 January, 2022
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