Today is World Mental Health Day! 
 
To better understand what we as a business can do to improve our policies surrounding mental health, we took part in an interactive and engaging Mental Health Training Session hosted by Mates in Mind Charity and Peter Kelly this morning focusing on mental health in the Construction Industry in the ‘eye of the storm’ – post covid pandemic and during the cost of living crisis.

Discussions focused on how to make our strategies preventative rather than simply reactive and what we can do to further break down the stigma surrounding poor mental health. We also discussed how psychosocial risk factors are directly related to the frequency of accidents in the workplace and the importance of managing these to improve health and safety on Construction Sites.

Questions included:

🌟 How can we create a healthy workplace?
🌟 How can we control psychological risks at work?
🌟 How can we shift the emphasis to encourage men to talk about their mental health?
🌟 How can we better express ourselves and show compassion in response to a colleague conversing about their mental health?
 
A clear message we took away from the session: instead of simply supporting poor mental health and wellbeing, we need to optimise mental health and well being. #Thriving and not just #surviving.

#normalisingtheconversation
#thereisnohealthwithoutmentalhealth #beamate 

Niblock’s Macmillan Coffee Morning 2023!
 
Today, the Niblock head office team donned their aprons and dusted off their mixers for our annual Bake Off Competition and Coffee Morning to support Macmillan Cancer Support. 
 
Congratulations to Jordan Jenkins and Gabrielle Wood for being named this year’s Star Bakers! 
 
We are very grateful to our team for joining in and helping to raise money for Macmillan. 
 
#macmillancoffeemorning2023 #macmillancancersupport #fundraising  #bakeoff 

We were delighted to present Fresh Visions Charity with a cheque for £5000, following our fundraising sky dive last month!

In August, our fantastic team took to the skies and conquered their fears to raise money for Fresh Visions, which is the charitable arm of Southern Housing. The Charity supports children and young adults who face extreme disadvantage, providing them with a platform to develop the confidence and skill set to turn their lives around. https://lnkd.in/ePxEczRe

We are incredibly grateful to our team for taking on such an impressive challenge and would like to thank everyone who kindly donated to sponsor them!

On Friday 29th September 2023, we are taking part in Macmillan Coffee Morning with our annual Bake Off at head office, raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support. 
 
For the 7th year running, the Niblock team will be joining in with competitive spirit and baking their best savoury and sweet goods to fundraise and help the Charity continue their very important work. 

We are going Yellow for Maddie Rose! 💛

Today is Maddie’s Day! The campaign began in 2022 in celebration of the life and work of Maddie Rose, an inspiring young woman who was dedicated to showcasing the wide range of aspirational careers available within the Construction industry.

We are supporting the initiative by going yellow and adopting the Maddie Rose campaign logo for the day, helping to further raise awareness and inspire young people to build a career in the sector.

The Niblock head office team showed up in their denims today for our first ever Denim for Dementia event to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Society on #WorldAlzheimersDay!

The donations will directly aid the Charity with their research into the cause, cure, care and prevention of Dementia.

Niblock’s Sky Dive!
 
On Sunday, our team took the plunge and dived 12,000ft to raise money for Fresh Visions!
We are very proud of their efforts to raise money for the Charity to help them continue their fantastic work!
 
We have almost reached our target of raising £5000 for the Charity, however we still need more donations! Please donate on our JustGiving page and help us reach our goal!

All works at Oakwood Court Care Home in Amberley Close, Haywards Heath, have progressed to programme, including the ‘no dig’ construction car park which ensures root protection to the surrounding trees.

On Sunday 6th August, a group of seven brave employees from Niblock Building Contractors are reaching new heights and taking part in a sky dive at The Aerodrome in Ashford to raise money for Fresh Visions.
 
Fresh Visions Charity supports children, young people and adults predominantly in Kent, Sussex, South London and the Midlands, who face extreme disadvantage as a result of poverty, domestic abuse, a lack of education and social exclusion. Fresh Visions’ projects help them to achieve their potential through developing their confidence, motivation and skillset, with the aim of building brighter futures.
 
In the last 24 months alone, they have engaged with and supported 980 people across their programmes. 60% of whom are female, and 64% are from BAME (Black, Asian and minority ethnic) backgrounds.
 
Please help support the Charity continue their fantastic work by donating on our Just Giving page: 
https://lnkd.in/eVBDTDr7
 
You are also welcome to join us on the day and cheer the team on!
 
Katie Stallard Jordan Jenkins Dexter Mitchell Amy Southby John Mcintyre Greg Cronin Steve Tyler

#charityskydive #fundraising #freshvisionscharity 

Following #MensMentalHealthWeek, we wanted to share some information about a workshop we attended that we were kindly invited to by #TheCliveSmithFoundation. 
 
The workshop was run by Ryan Parke, founder of #TheMensCoach. 
 
Together with a roomful of leaders, we looked at the main factors that influence male wellness and key strategies men can use for better mental health, physical health and life expectancy! 
 
Ryan’s workshop is based on evidence from ground breaking studies and science. He focuses on the endocrine system and the role it plays when it comes to mental health. 
 
We learnt a lot from Ryan at #TheMensCoach and would recommend his workshop to everyone – men and women. It was a real eye opener, providing essential information about how you can support a friend, family member or colleague in need, which is vital when 3/4 deaths from suicide in the UK are Men! 
 
A big thank you to #TheCliveSmithFoundation for inviting us and Ryan Parke for preparing such an inclusive (and what we think should be an essential) session in the mental health industry for everyone! 
 
#mensmentalhealthweek #mensmentalhealth #contruction #themenscoach#theclivesmithfoundation