AUDIO NEWS: CLC starts talking about mental health and landscapes vow to bounce back after van theft

The Construction Leadership Council starts consultation on industry's mental health crisis, fuel prices rise in September and landscapers lose £11,000k worth of tools

The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has launched a consultation process with key stakeholders to investigate the root causes of the industry’s mental health crisis.

The CLC made mental health a priority at its Health Safety and Wellbeing summit in July.

It has since been working with Mates in Mind and the University of Warwick to identify the root causes for poor mental health in construction.

The consultation process will run until the start of November.

Mark Reynolds, the co-chair of the CLC said: “By working in partnership and being ambitious, we can drive improvements in mental health across the sector.”

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Fuel prices rose by a penny a litre last month, despite there being no change in the cost of oil.

Fuel prices have risen in eight of the last 12 months, but are still well below the highs seen in February.

RAC head of policy Simon Williams said there was “seemingly no justifiable reason for an increase”.

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A landscaping business in Andover has vowed to bounce back “stronger than ever”, after its van was stolen.

The van belonging to Russell’s Landscaping & Maintenance was eventually recovered, but £11,000 worth of tools were taken.

Despite the setback, the firm is already back to work.

Company director Benn Russell told local radio he had been overwhelmed by the kindness and generosity shown by friends, customers and even strangers since the incident.

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