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Vector recognises that employee wellbeing accelerates productivity which in turn benefits the bottom line – if a company’s employees have good mental health, they will be happier, more engaged, more motivated. Vector Equilibrium is a consultancy specialising in the management of stress...

NOCN Group partner with Vector Equilibrium to deliver a new SiteRight Assured Course Vector Equilibrium have partnered with NOCN to produce an assured SiteRight course to promote good mental health and wellbeing by equipping participants with practical strategies to build...

Association for Project Safety Spring Conference - Wednesday 12th May To coincide with Mental Health Awareness Week 2021, Vector Equilibrium’ founder and managing director, Dave Price, will be speaking at the Association for Project Safety 'Building the Future of Workplace...

Personal values, why knowing and living by your values matters Have you ever spent time thinking about what is really important to you? Does it even matter or is it worth taking the time to think about it when we...

Stress, performance, and awareness Did you know that work is the number one cause of stress? And were you aware that two-thirds of people with a mental health problem believe that workplace stress contributed to their illness? They believe long...

Our irreversible journey Here we find ourselves galloping through Stress Awareness month and inching ever closer to the end of the Covid restrictions here in the UK. Mental Health Foundation have reported that 74% of UK adults felt so stressed...

What a Difference a Year Makes What a difference a year makes. At the time of writing the summary article as we closed 2019 for the 2020 Yearbook I had no idea just how more timely and relevant to the...

JMC Inset appoint Vector Equilibrium We are pleased to announce that Vector Equilibrium have been appointed as associates of JMC Education Ltd. JMC has been working in the UK School sector for over 10 years providing training for school leaders...

Feeling Anxious? You are not alone. As I sit down to write this article, the government's scientific advisor Sir Patrick Vallance has just announced that the UK could see 50,000 new Coronavirus cases a day by mid-October leading to about...

Two awards for Vector Equilibrium! Vector Equilibrium has been awarded Best Mental Health & Wellbeing Consultancy AND Excellence Award in Stress Management Coaching from Corporate Vision. This is a fantastic achievement and recognition of all the great work we have...

Building Mental Health through NFDC It feels like a lifetime ago since my first article for the NFDC was published in Demolition & Dismantling way back in 2018. The article was titled ‘Everyone is talking about mental health – but...

Safehands Health and Safety Consultants appoint Vector Equilibrium as training associate We are pleased to announce that Vector Equilibrium have been appointed as associates of Safehands Health and Safety Consultants Ltd. Safehands Health and Safety Consultants vision is be the...

Introducing Mental Health Awareness, 18 – 24th May 2020 Now more than ever we are being fuelled by higher than normal levels of overwhelm, stress, anxiety and fear. NFDC’s expert Mental Health & Wellbeing partner, Dave Price has prepared this...

The New Normal It is going to be 7 weeks tomorrow since Boris Johnson announced the official government lock down and everywhere we turn we are seeing signs that the demolition industry, true to form, is adapting in the face...

Certainly Uncertain If one thing is certain we are living in in uncertain times….. We are living in uncertain times with no one quite sure how things will develop over the coming weeks and months or even what the future...

Covid-19: Mental Health and wellbeing – The benefits of breaks It now seems that most UK demolition sites are either closed or working with a skeleton staff so this week we turn our attention to all of those people who...

Covid-19: Mental Health and wellbeing – Where are we now? Last week will be one that is not forgotten in a hurry, for all of the wrong reasons. The whole week seemed to be filled with fear and uncertainty with...

Covid-19: Mental Health and wellbeing – Keeping calm amongst the chaos It’s not surprising the Coronavirus pandemic is causing heightened feelings of uncertainty and fear. We are all unsure of what the future holds or what the situation will be...

Five ways to wellbeing Is it me or has the last year flown by? If I cast my mind back to this time last year, the NFDC, on behalf of its members, signed the Building Mental Health Charter, signalling their...

Diversity, Fairness and Mental Health When asked to write my usual Mental Health article for this one-off Diversity in Demolition issue I really was stumped at first. What is the link between Diversity and Mental Health? While researching the topic...

Banter vs Bullying? In the previous issue of Demolition and Dismantling I introduced the NFDC’s new mental health and wellbeing programme, and at the time of writing this article, four Mental Health Awareness workshops have been delivered across three regions...

Vector Equilibrium shortlisted for Best Use of Technology: Health, Safety & Wellbeing at the New Civil Engineer TechFest Awards. We’ve been shortlisted for the work we are doing in increasing productivity by helping businesses and their employees manage stress and...

Vector Equilibrium’ clients shortlisted for Construction News Health, Safety and Wellbeing Excellence award. Vector Equilibrium are delighted to announce that two businesses we’ve worked with on delivering stress management and resilience training programmes have been shortlisted for Construction News’ Health,...

NFDC Members: Remember to register for the NFDC wellbeing programme as we will be providing you with more information on all of these tips. Your nominated colleague who attends the Wellbeing Ambassador workshop will also be provided with more details...

Mental Health Awareness Week 2019 – 13-17 May As our Members know, NFDC is committed to Building Mental Health in the demolition industry and has embarked on a number of initiatives to support this as a key priority. We can...

NFDC Mental Health and Wellbeing programme During 2018 and in the 2019 yearbook, Demolition and Dismantling featured news surrounding the topic of Mental Health in the Construction Industry.  The NFDC has clearly identified mental health and the wellbeing of its...

Vector Equilibrium appointed by the National Federation of Demolition Contractors to design and deliver a mental health and wellbeing programme. The NFDC has identified mental health and the wellbeing of its members and their employees as a key strategic focus...

It would have been hard to miss that throughout 2018 a key focus for all industries has been mental health. One can’t have helped but notice all the attention the topic has had, from opening the morning newspaper and seeing...

How the introduction of restricted working hours is affecting the overall productivity of your business. Have you been affected by working hours? As you’ll be familiar with, the hours during which construction sites are allowed to operate is determined by...

Everyone is talking Mental Health - but what is it? Just like physical health, we can all suffer from mental ill-health at different times of our lives. To be completely healthy we need to be both physically and mentally healthy....