Toolstation and On The Tools have joined forces for a series of podcasts created to support tradespeople’s mental health.
Entitled Mental Health Under Construction, the bi-weekly six part show is hosted by mental health specialist and member of We Are Hummingbird, Ryan Ridgeway.
Ryan is joined by guests from the trades, mental health experts and celebrities including Paul Merson and former special forces soldier and star of SAS: Who Dares Wins, Ollie Ollerton.
The move comes as research commissioned by Toolstation found that 69% of those in the sector think looking after your mental health is very important and 33% say there should be more support available to them.
When it comes to what can be done, 56% felt there could be more honest conversations around mental health, while 44% think there should be better access to professional help or treatment. Meanwhile, 31% thought there should be better support at their place of work.
Greg Richardson, head of marketing at Toolstation, said: “We’re excited to have worked with the team at On The Tools on this very valuable partnership, and with Ryan Ridgeway and some incredible guests who provide listeners with valuable advice and insight each week. At Toolstation we have a long heritage of helping to equip tradespeople with the tools they need to look after their mental health and look forward to tuning in and we are glad that we can continue this work.”