Ian Parkin

2 weeks ago | theb1m.com | Ian Parkin |Adam Savage |James Rabey

THE CONSTRUCTION sector worldwide is continuing to grapple with a mental health crisis. The numbers are sobering. On average, two construction workers die by suicide every day in the UK industry. It’s an alarming statistic that is sadly repeated in Australia, while in the US, you’re five times more likely to die by suicide working in construction than you are in any other sector.

Apr 15, 2024 | theb1m.com | Adam Savage |Ian Parkin

Video hosted by Fred Mills. This video contains paid promotion for Brilliant. THERE'S a huge underground infrastructure project happening in Canada that’s set to transform one of its largest cities. As Vancouver prepares for a population boom in the coming years, midway through a housing crisis, a $2BN new subway line is in progress. When complete, it’ll kick-start a massive urban development plan — a whole new downtown — and construction teams are going to extreme lengths to get it done.

Feb 28, 2024 | theb1m.com | Ian Parkin |Adam Savage

Video narrated and hosted by Fred Mills. SOMETHING huge is being constructed in a remote corner of Japan. It’s costing over half a billion dollars and is the biggest of its kind in the world. It’s been in development for over 20 years, it's over 80 metres high and nearly 70 metres wide. But you’re not going to spot it very easily because this enormous structure is hidden deep in the landscape – quite literally – and when it’s finished it’ll look like nothing else on earth – well, almost.

Jan 26, 2024 | theb1m.com | Ian Parkin |Adam Savage |Fred Mills

CONSTRUCTION has a problem it can’t ignore. In the UK, the industry struggles with poor mental health more than any other sector. At its most extreme, the issue is costing lives: pre-pandemic data shows that two people die by suicide everyday on average in the UK construction industry. That statistic is sadly repeated in Australia, while people working in the US construction sector are five times more likely to die by suicide than they are in other professions.

Jan 26, 2024 | theb1m.com | Adam Savage |Ian Parkin

CONSTRUCTION has a problem it can’t ignore. In the UK, the industry struggles with poor mental health more than any other sector. At its most extreme, the issue is costing lives: pre-pandemic data shows that two people die by suicide everyday on average in the UK construction industry. That statistic is sadly repeated in Australia, while people working in the US construction sector are five times more likely to die by suicide than they are in other professions.