Transpennine Route Uprade (TRU) partners with construction worker wellbeing charity

Transpennine Route Uprade (TRU) has announced that it has entered a programme-wide partnership with the Lighthouse Charity

TRU has entered a programme-wide partnership with the Lighthouse Charity – a charity dedicated to providing emotional, physical and financial wellbeing support to the construction worker community.

TRU – one of the largest programmes to partner with the charity – has committed its support to the vital work they do within the industry through the provision of funding, with the wellbeing of the programme workforce a top priority and the charity’s services open to staff 24/7.

A key part of the Lighthouse Charity’s strategy is to provide widely available reactive and proactive resources to support anyone who needs them, for free – their confidential 24/7 helpline, live web chat service and text facility offer a range of information and guidance on a variety of wellbeing issues.

Andy Picken, TRU Head of Health and Wellbeing, said:

“This is a great addition to the TRU wellbeing programme, and an equitable approach to offering wellbeing support right across a complex and multi-organisational programme. The Lighthouse Charity is a single point of access to a plethora of emotional, physical and financial wellbeing guidance, resources and support.

“It offers a dynamic collection of wellbeing services under one roof that works with the entire workforce regardless of employing company or contract type and tackling the industry’s biggest wellbeing issues with a host of preventative services to support better physical and mental wellbeing, providing vital support services in times of need.

“This new partnership works alongside our other wellbeing services to help increase coverage and access to wellbeing services across our large programme of works spanning across Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds and York. Its an honour to support the great work the Lighthouse Charity does for our industry with this mutually beneficial partnership.”

Sarah Bolton, CEO of the Lighthouse Charity added:

“We are delighted to be partnering with TRU to spread a positive wellbeing message across their programme and ensuring their teams know about and feel able to access the support they need.

“As well as our reactive support channels, our Wellbeing Academy also ensures that the workforce are able to access the soft skills training they need to navigate and manage today’s challenges both at work and home.”