As Pride month is celebrated, TG Lynes managing director Martin Hastings highlights the importance of a fully diverse and inclusive working environment.

It is vitally important to our culture at TG Lynes that every individual is given the opportunity to be themselves in the workplace.

Throughout the entire business, we work exceptionally hard to ensure diversity is embraced and individuals can be as open and honest as they wish with regards their personal lives, regardless of gender, religion or sexuality.

I’m incredibly proud of the rich diversity we have at TG Lynes, not only in our own workforce but also through our customers and suppliers.

Creating an environment where people can express themselves without fear of prejudice not only provides diversity of thought but also allows every individual to express themselves, innovate and fulfil their potential.

Pride Month has been a major part of our internal activity throughout June.

We have featured a wide range of informative and educational articles on internal communications platform, providing background and context to the wider development of the LGBTQ+ community.

All our colleagues will also enjoy special Pride cup cakes while – on the last day of Pride Month - we will also join our Grafton Group colleagues in listening to a special presentation from award-winning author, commentator and lawyer Mohsin Zaidi, a significant advocate of LGBTQ+ rights, BAME representation and social mobility.

Our commitment to delivering one of the most progressive and forward-thinking sustainability programmes in the industry doesn’t stop at our numerous environmental credentials.

It also encapsulates supporting our colleagues and providing a fully inclusive and diverse environment for them to operate in.

Pride Month has provided a fantastic opportunity for us, and the wider trade and construction sector, to reflect on that.