Contractor McLaughlin & Harvey has been offering workers the chance to cuddle a teddy bear on site to reduce stress, as part of a new trial.

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has welcomed the publication of a new report on mental health in construction.

The figures are stark, shocking – the risk of suicide among skilled finishing trades, such as painters and plasterers, is twice the national average.

BAM Construct is to make a short film raising awareness about suicide in the construction industry.

A total of 454 hard hats have been laid out at a building site to represent the number of construction workers who die from suicide each year.

Wates is to offer 4,000 employees training to help them build personal resilience to boost their mental health and wellbeing.

A new scheme has been launched that will see construction workers use stickers on their hard hats to display that they have undertaken training courses on issues such as inclusion and mental health.

The majority (93%) of project managers in construction say their mental wellbeing has been negatively impacted by their main project, a new survey has found.

Morgan Sindall has introduced ‘mood meters’ that allow site workers to show their colleagues how they are feeling each day.