Lucion Celebrates Triple Shortlist Success at This Can Happen Awards 2025

Kerren Hayball

8th October, 2025

We are pleased to announce our recognition for our commitment to workplace mental health, securing three shortlist nominations at the This Can Happen Awards 2025.

Investing in Our People, Supporting Our Clients

Our 2025 mental health and wellbeing-focused initiatives have earned nominations in three distinct categories, demonstrating our commitment to creating a resilient and sustainable organisation that delivers exceptional service to both our team and to our clients.

As part of many clients’ essential supply chains, we understand that our strength lies in our people, and supporting their wellbeing is crucial to maintaining the high standards our clients expect.

Creating Lasting Cultural Change

Our innovative “Been There Will Share” programme, shortlisted for Best New Workplace Approach to Mental Wellbeing, demonstrates our commitment to building a sustainable and resilient workforce. By creating an environment where mental health conversations are normalised, we’re ensuring our teams are better equipped to support not only each other but also our clients’ projects and objectives.

“ Caring for our people through investment in wellbeing helps us care better for our clients” says Carolyn Cole, our Chief People Officer. “ It’s encouraging to see our teams embrace these initiatives at Lucion and help make mental health a real part of our industry’s everyday conversation.“

Developing Future Industry Leaders

The nomination of our QHSE Manager Mariam Elkaradia for Best Young Wellbeing Advocate reflects our commitment to nurturing talent within our organisation and the wider industry. Through her role as Chair of Generation for Change (G4C) East Midlands, we’re actively contributing to the development of future industry leaders who understand the importance of wellbeing in delivering successful projects.

Supporting Local Communities

Under Carolyn Cole’s leadership, shortlisted for Executive Sponsor of the Year, we’ve doubled our volunteer days and enhanced our community engagement programmes. This investment in local communities strengthens our connection with the areas where we operate and where our clients’ projects make a difference.

Our initiatives include:

Local community support through increased volunteer days
Mental health awareness training benefiting both our teams and project partnerships
Gender-specific support networks enhancing workplace diversity
Practical wellbeing solutions that create stable project teams

Further information about our various initiatives can be found in our 2025 Wellbeing Plan.

Strengthening Supply Chain Resilience

“Our approach to mental health and wellbeing isn’t just about caring for our team, it’s about being a reliable, stable, and resilient partner in our clients’ supply chains. When people are supported and valued, they bring their best selves to work, helping to deliver better results and contributing more effectively to clients’ projects.“

– Phil Coles, our Chief Executive Officer, Lucion.

Industry Leadership

As part of our commitment to being a responsible supply chain partner, we’re addressing critical industry challenges head-on. With two construction workers dying by suicide every day in the UK, our proactive approach includes:

Training 10% of our workforce as Mental Health First Aiders
Mandatory mental health awareness training for all managers
Creating inclusive support networks
Implementing practical wellbeing solutions across all sites

Building a Sustainable Future

Our nominations in the This Can Happen Awards reflect our ongoing commitment to creating a sustainable business model that benefits our people, our clients, and our communities.

“Our wellbeing initiatives are integral to our business strategy,” concludes Carolyn Cole. “By creating a mentally healthy workplace culture, we’re building a more resilient organisation that can better serve our clients, support our communities, and contribute to positive industry change.”

This triple shortlisting validates our approach to creating a sustainable business model that prioritises people while delivering excellence in environmental risk management services.

The winners will be announced at the This Can Happen Awards Ceremony on Wednesday 19th November 2025.

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Our Values

About us

Lucion's vision is to protect people and planet. To achieve our vision, we live by five key values, which are there to ensure everyone in our community enjoys playing their part.

1 Trust

2 Integrity

3 Innovation

4 Sustainability

5 Commitment

Trust

We are building a strong foundation of trust with colleagues, clients and wider stakeholders, based upon our experience, knowledge, quality delivery and value.

For our clients, it means they know they can turn to us to deliver the services they need, when they need them and to the quality they expect. For our team, this means we will listen to each other, give everyone a voice and work together to find solutions.

Integrity

We act with honesty, respect, fairness and transparency in all of our endeavours and through all of our interactions.

For our clients, it means using our deep sector expertise to put a close focus on their needs, so they come to us for a solution that acts in their best interests and protects their compliance goals with efficiency and ease. For our team, this means promoting diversity, inclusion and equality in our workplace, and remaining consistent in the quality of the delivery of our actions and behaviours.

Innovation

We welcome and pursue creative ideas that have the potential to make a positive difference to colleagues, clients and the community by raising quality or driving improvement.

For our clients, it means continuing to invest in all aspects of our business offering. Collaboration with them and others, and an openness to learn and absorb new information daily, will ensure they remain at the front of their field. For our team, it means empowering each other to challenge the status quo and seek out new opportunities that will better ourselves as colleagues and an international company.

Sustainability

We are developing our business with environmentally sustainable practices and building long-term trusted partnerships that benefit clients, colleagues and the planet.

For our clients, it means operating in line with UK statutory requirements and ensuring that we continue to improve and develop our environmental, social & governance (ESG), and sustainability procedures and objectives. For our team, it means creating a thriving environment in which our colleagues can grow and encourage one another to make a positive impact on the world around us.

Commitment

We are committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of others, colleagues, clients and the wider community, and to striving for excellence in all that we do.

For our clients, it means working for them swiftly, decisively and with effectiveness; fulfilling all of our commitments to them and being dedicated to building long lasting relationships right across our client base. For our team, it means always working as one group to deliver our mission, live out our culture and look after one another.

1 Trust

Trust

We are building a strong foundation of trust with colleagues, clients and wider stakeholders, based upon our experience, knowledge, quality delivery and value.

2 Integrity

Integrity

We act with honesty, respect, fairness and transparency in all of our endeavours and through all of our interactions.

3 Innovation

Innovation

We welcome and pursue creative ideas that have the potential to make a positive difference to colleagues, clients and the community by raising quality or driving improvement.

4 Sustainability

Sustainability

We are developing our business with environmentally sustainable practices and building long-term trusted partnerships that benefit clients, colleagues and the planet.

5 Commitment

Commitment

We are committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of others, colleagues, clients and the wider community, and to striving for excellence in all that we do.

We promote a culture of transparency and accountability, where everyone is encouraged to contribute ideas and solutions that benefit both the company and the environment.

Working primarily in the environmental and risk management sectors, we have responsibilities to the environment and the communities in which we work. As we innovate, develop and evolve our business to ensure resilience for the future, we seek to attract and retain the best talent through engagement and our conscious commitment to work sustainably. Our social value policy gives our teams the flexibility to support causes they are passionate about and contribute to meaningful projects. As well as giving you volunteering leave, we provide lots of opportunities to get involved with charity events and initiatives. By encouraging a culture of social responsibility and giving, we not only support important causes but also cultivate a sense of purpose and fulfilment among our staff. Together, we can create positive change and build a better world for future generations.

Company Benefits

Supportive Family Policies

We know balancing work and family responsibilities can be hard. We’re an inclusive employer, so whatever your parenting journey is, we will offer support when you need it.

Discounts & Wellbeing Platform

Our platform, Being Lucion gives you access to discounts and cashback from over 800 retailers, as well as wellbeing resources, our employee assistance programme and cycle to work scheme.

Charity Sports Events

Fancy getting involved in a charity bike ride or a half marathon? We’re always looking at ways we can offer our services or sponsorship to give something back to our people and local communities.

Environmental Initiatives

Each year we take part in World Environment Day initiatives to continue in our mission to protect people and planet, such as planting trees and seagrass as part of biodiversity regeneration projects.

Healthcare Cashback Scheme

Claim money back towards the cost of your essential healthcare including new glasses or contact lenses, dental treatment, physiotherapy and prescription costs.

Reward Bonuses

As a growing company, we are always looking to bring talented individuals into our community. If you recommend someone who joins us, you'll be rewarded every time.