Built for Better: ESG round-up – health, safety and wellbeing

Health, safety and wellbeing remain core priorities across the industry. This theme highlights the industry’s focus on safer sites and stronger wellbeing outcomes across the workforce.

Protecting workforce wellbeing

🦺 BMD & Company Limited marked Bowel Cancer Awareness Month and Testicular Cancer Awareness Month through workplace health awareness initiatives focused on early detection, employee wellbeing and access to health information. The campaign reinforced the importance of preventative healthcare and open conversations around men’s health within the construction workforce.

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🦺 BMD & Company Limited participated in the 2026 Darkness Into Light initiative in support of Pieta, helping raise awareness of mental health and suicide prevention across the construction sector and wider community. The event highlighted the importance of connection, conversation and ongoing support for employee wellbeing and mental health awareness.

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🦺 Clancy Construction partnered with RediCare ControlDTx to deliver confidential on-site health screening assessments across its offices and project locations nationwide during May 2026. The initiative provided employees with access to preventative health checks and wellbeing assessments, reinforcing the company’s ongoing focus on workforce health and wellbeing.

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🦺 Cunningham marked the first anniversary of its employee gym, C-FIT, reinforcing the company’s focus on workforce health, wellbeing and creating supportive workplace environments. The initiative provides employees with dedicated access to physical exercise facilities aimed at supporting both physical and mental wellbeing.

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🦺 GEM Group marked Workers’ Memorial Day and Workplace Wellbeing Day with site stand-downs, wellbeing discussions and awareness initiatives focused on workforce safety and mental health support. The company also announced sponsorship of the Lighthouse Charity, strengthening access to confidential wellbeing and support services for construction workers and their families.

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🦺 JJ Rhatigan & Company marked Mental Health Awareness Week with a range of wellbeing initiatives across its sites and offices, including awareness talks and activities designed to encourage open conversations around mental health. The company highlighted the importance of creating supportive workplaces where mental wellbeing is recognised as equally important as physical health.

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🦺 JJ Rhatigan & Company also marked Workers Memorial Day 2026 with site-based initiatives focused on reinforcing safety awareness, workforce wellbeing and the importance of a strong health and safety culture across all projects. The company highlighted the role of collaboration and continuous engagement in helping ensure safer and healthier working environments throughout the construction sector.

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🦺 Jones Engineering hosted a mental health and wellbeing workshop at its Limerick site in collaboration with Professor Ella Arensman and the ProsperH research team, focusing on mental and physical health in construction environments. Site personnel also participated in trials of the ProsperH mental health app, an international initiative currently being tested across 11 countries to support wellbeing monitoring and early intervention in the workplace.

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🦺 Kirby Group Engineering hosted the Marie Keating Foundation Mobile Information Unit at its Dublin office, providing employees with access to confidential health consultations and cancer awareness information. The initiative formed part of the company’s wider focus on employee health, wellbeing and preventative care in the workplace.

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🦺 PJ Hegarty & Sons participated in the 2026 Darkness Into Light event in Cork in support of Pieta, helping raise awareness of mental health and suicide prevention within the construction industry and wider community. The initiative highlighted the importance of open conversations around mental health, with Pieta’s services supporting more than 100,000 helpline calls and texts during 2025.

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🦺 Suir Engineering Ltd highlighted the positive impact of its Frankfurt Darkness Into Light initiative in strengthening workplace culture, team connection and mental health awareness among employees working abroad. The event reinforced the importance of community, open conversation and peer support in promoting wellbeing across the organisation.

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