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Fix Auto UK celebrates 100th Mental Health first aider
- 22/09/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Fix Auto UK has announced that its 100th individual has successfully completed their Mental Health First Aid England course. The milestone has been completed less than 18 months after the network became the first in the industry to launch the initiative, with the aim of ensuring everyone within head office and at [...] -
Ben marks World Wellbeing Week
- 26/06/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Automotive charity Ben is marking World Wellbeing Week by highlighting the importance of health and wellbeing. It has emphasised the value of looking after mental health and physical health, warning that one can have a direct impact on the other. This, says Ben, is where wellbeing comes in. Wellbeing is [...] -
Ben produces wellness watchlist
- 19/05/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Automotive charity Ben has enhanced its services to the industry by putting together a list of warning signs employers can look out for that could indicate mental health struggles within its workforce. Ben, which provides a range of support services to those within the industry, suggests that the first sign of [...] -
Mirka increases focus on employee well-being
- 23/02/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Mirka UK is introducing a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, which places health and well-being at the heart of the organisation to ensure sustainability, stability, and staff retention. At the time of Covid-19, when employees were working from home, the company recognised that the unprecedented situation [...] -
Ben broadens service with text support
- 12/01/2023
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Ben has broadened the support it offers to those in the automotive industry by introducing a new text service that is available day or night to colleagues in a crisis. Introduced in partnership with Shout, the new service provides those struggling with free, confidential support whenever they need it. To access the [...] -
Autotech Academy to enhance wellness support
- 12/10/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Autotech Academy has marked World Mental Health Day by pledging to train its internal team to identify the early signs of mental health and know the routes available for support. Since its launch in January last year, Autotech Academy, a division of employment and training solutions company Autotech Group, has [...] -
Copart kicks off Ben awareness days
- 16/09/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Copart has launched a series of Ben Automotive Industry Charity Awareness Days across its sites. The days are intended to offer colleagues an opportunity to speak to members of the Ben Outreach team to find out more about the wide range of health and wellbeing support services available to them. The days are [...] -
Ben launches well-being platform
- 29/06/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
To mark the beginning of World Well-being Week, automotive industry charity Ben has launched BenWell, its pioneering new well-being platform developed specifically for the automotive industry in partnership with Wellonomics. Underpinning BenWell is an insight-led app and web portal which automotive businesses can [...] -
Fix Auto UK introduces well-being initiative
- 12/05/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Fix Auto UK has launched a major initiative which will result in every franchise partner within its network having at least one qualified first aider specialising in mental health support. The initiative is being spearheaded by regional business manager Carl Norton who has recently become a Mental Health First Aid [...] -
Copart launches new well-being initiative
- 11/05/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Copart is marking Mental Health Awareness Week 2022 by announcing the launch of a new Mental Health First Aider programme in partnership with St John Ambulance. Mental Health Awareness Week run from 9-15 May, with loneliness this year’s theme. As part of this, Copart is expanding its range of health and [...]