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  1. International Men’s Day 2023: Oliver Fritchle, Electric Vehicle Pioneer

    On the left is a black and white portrait of Oliver Fritchle wearing a suit with his dark hair swept the the side. To the right of the portrait, large grey text framed by oversized quotation marks in opposite corners reads "I'd like to do something extraordinary". It’s tempting to think that electric vehicles are relatively new inventions. However, the race to manufacture a viable electric car began not with Elon Musk and Tesla but over one hundred years ago with Oliver Fritchle and Phaeton. Beginning his career as a chemist, Fritchle became an innovative businessman and a pioneer in the world of EV engineering.[1] Continue reading →
  2. International Men’s Day 2023: Helping Men in Construction with Their Mental Health

    The International Men's Day logo sits in the bottom right corner. Behind it a man in a orange hi-vis and an orange hardhat is lifting a large pipe. On the left large, white  text on a blue background reads 'Helping Men in Construction with Their Mental Health'. This year’s International Men’s Day theme is “Zero Male Suicide”. One of the issues International Men’s Day aims to raise awareness of is the male suicide crisis. Men are three times more likely to die by suicide than women; a trend that is sadly concentrated within the construction industry, a male-dominated sector. The stigma surrounding mental illness and talking about mental health, particularly amongst men, has long been considered a factor contributing to rates of suicide. To redress this, the charity Mates in Mind and the online construction-based community On the Tools have set up initiatives to encourage honest discussions about mental well-being amongst construction workers. Continue reading →
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