Press & Recognition
Our work, featured and acknowledged.
Onward Shift was featured in Professional Electrician & Installer magazine, where founder Vishal Narbheram, a qualified electrician, shared his personal journey and the reasoning behind building a mental health platform specifically for trade professionals. Drawing from his lived experience on the tools, the article highlights the mental health challenges facing those in the electrical and construction sectors and underscores the importance of practical, accessible support built from within the industry itself.
Recognised by HSE People, Onward Shift contributed an article addressing the mental health crisis within construction and the importance of proactive, industry-led support. Drawing on 15+ years on the tools, the piece reinforces the need for cultural change that moves beyond awareness and into meaningful action.
Onward Shift was honoured to be referenced in If It Can Happen To Me, the autobiography by Alan Bates, as part of the growing conversation around mental health in construction. To be acknowledged within a personal and powerful story like this reflects the wider shift happening across the industry, one where lived experience, honesty and accountability are finally being given the space they deserve.
Recognition of this kind reinforces the importance of practical, industry-led support that understands the realities of site life. It also highlights the collective effort required to move construction culture forward from silence and stigma towards openness, early intervention and meaningful change.
