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Summer 2022 19 Mental health problems in the construction sector are often due to the innate characteristics of the industry; it is a highly mobile industry with lots of casual workers, uncertain contracts, exacting timelines and is quite macho in culture. Often people don’t feel comfortable in raising personal issues and then muddle along until they can cope no longer. HAE EHA, Boels and other hire companies already committed to #UnitedforMentalStrength have a range of initiatives aimed at promoting wellbeing for employees. e #UnitedForMentalStrength campaign is educating the hire industry to recognise the signs and symptoms of stress, anxiety and depression before they get out of hand, as well as giving businesses the tools and knowledge to assist employees with recovery. Participating businesses include: HSS Hire, SHC Hire, Speedy Hire, Mr Plant Hire, Ardent Hire Solutions, One Stop Hire, Adlington Welding Supplies Ltd, Towergate Insurance Brokers, Sunbelt Rentals, Vp Brandon Hire Station, Salford Red Devils Foundation, inspHire and Garic. << For more information please visit: www.hae.org.uk/ unitedformentalstrength or tel: 0121 380 4605 . “Through being open minded and our willingness to address this issue it will have a long-term impact on our industry, the wider community and society as a whole.” Paul Gaze, CEO, HAE EHA