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Baxi hosts suicide prevention training as part of Oxford United partnership


Baxi, its partner Oxford United and the UK’s largest suicide prevention initiative, Baton of Hope, joined together to host a day of training for Baxi staff and senior leaders at its Warwick headquarters.


Baxi is principal sponsor of Oxford United and the training forms part of one of the partnership’s key aims to raise awareness for the Club’s own suicide prevention and mental health initiative Can We Talk?.


The day of workshops was led by Baton of Hope founder Mike McCarthy and accredited trainers Ben Wilson and Dave Swann.


As the biggest killer of men in the UK under the age of 50 and women under


James Hardie helps DIY SOS job in Leicester


James Hardie, the high-performance fibre cement and fibre gypsum building solutions provider, has joined forces with the BBC DIY SOS team to help transform a family home in Leicester for a programme due to be aired in Autumn 2025. The house in Leicester is home to a young woman named Isla and her mum Stacey, and sister Paige. Isla has a rare condition called Mandibuloacral Dysplasia and the team were keen to make her home safe and accessible for her. As part of this project James Hardie donated


35, the three organisations’ collaboration aims to confront suicide head on and save lives.


Discussing his personal connection to the initiative, Paul Haynes, Baxi’s product, solutions and marketing


director, said: “I lost someone close to me through suicide — a man who, like so many in our industry, seemed to carry the weight of the world in silence. The construction and heating sectors are filled with brilliant, hardworking men who often don’t feel able to talk about how they really feel. It’s time that changes. “By teaming up with Oxford United and Baton of Hope, we’re using the power of sport and community to break down the stigma.”


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