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‘Under the Hard Hat, Behind the Mask’: New podcast aims to get under the hard hat of construction professionals
Two men from Northampton, who work in construction, have joined forces to launch a podcast that encourages others in the industry to share their mental health struggles. ‘Under the Hard Hat, Behind the Mask’ was created by Daniel Crask, Head of Operations at Acorn Analytical Services, and Paul Bone, Managing Director at Kingsley Roofing & Solar, and aims to dive into the real challenges that staff, business owners and subcontractors face whilst working in the UK construction industry. The duo have both been honest about their own struggles with mental health and believe that talking about them ‘needs to be the new norm’ in construction. “Daniel and I met for a coffee in December, and the subject of mental health came up as I had had quite a tough year,” said Paul. “The construction industry is hard and very male dominated. We know that many people working in the industry suffer from stress, anxiety and depression and just don’t talk about it. We hit upon the idea of doing a podcast to start those conversations and ‘Under the Hard Hat, Behind the Mask’ was born.” The first episode, which is now live on You [...]
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