Just under half of manufacturing workers suffered a decline in their mental health during the first lockdown and the industry 'cannot afford another hit to mental health as we move through the winter', according to corporate wellbeing expert, Westfield Health. During the first lockdown, Westfield Health’s Divided Together research revealed that 46% of UK manufacturing employees experienced a drop in the quality of their mental wellbeing, with 58% saying they were making an effort to seem upbeat when they didn’t feel like it.