Logistics Centre, Milton Keynes

Working directly with the client, Brandsafe has designed, manufactured and installed a high-performance, bespoke impact safety solution at a new logistics warehouse in Milton Keynes.

Developed by GLP, this newly-constructed site is a state-of-the-art 139,814 sq. ft. warehouse and logistics building.

The client is now operating this ‘Grade A Standard’ warehouse on behalf of its new occupier, a global automotive manufacturer.

Brandsafe was commissioned to provide a tailored pedestrian safety barrier and line marking solution for this new site.

With this being such a recently occupied building, it was crucial that Brandsafe were able to work around the requirements of the end client.

Being a busy modern warehouse that has numerous forklift trucks and personnel operating in and around it at any given time, this facility requires a robust and highly visible impact protection solution.

The Single Bumper Pedestrian Barrier can withstand head-on impacts of 11,000 J, which is the equivalent of a 3500 kg forklift truck travelling at 5.7 mph.

With the end client prioritising system performance in order to protect its staff and assets on-site, these polymer safety barriers were selected as the best fit for the task at hand.

Brandsafe designed, manufactured and installed over 80 metres of this bespoke safety barrier system at this site to provide outstanding warehouse protection.

Through our PAS 13 certified barrier testing with TÜV Nord, we know that this product deflects 224mm on average when struck head-on by an 11,000 J impact force.

This knowledge allowed us to plan safe pedestrian routes and walkways with confidence throughout this facility.

To highlight the key pedestrian routes for vehicle operators and pedestrians alike, Brandsafe provided these safety barriers in a high visibility Safety Yellow finish.

Brandsafe also installed a number of Pedestrian Safety Gates onto these barriers at key intersections throughout the warehouse.

In particular, there was a custom layout in the Loading Bay Area where multiple Pedestrian Safety Gates were needed in quick succession to facilitate the safe movement of personnel.

Alongside the pedestrian safety barriers, over 300 linear metres of Line Marking were also installed by Brandsafe to clearly demarcate the warehouse’s pedestrian walkways.

A full breakdown of the Line Marking provided by Brandsafe at this site is as follows:

• 362 linear metres of Yellow Pedestrian Walkway Lines (100mm wide)
• 26 square metres of Pedestrian Zebra Crossings
• 12 No. ‘Walking People’ Floor Indicators
• A 6.5m x 6.5m Yellow Cross Hatch Box (with 1.5m centres)

Our ImpactSAFE Bollards with their steel cores and polymer covers were also installed to protect vulnerable external doorways and assets in the HGV Yard and Loading Bay Areas.

To ensure the best possible application of this new Line Marking, the Brandsafe Installation Team prepared the warehouse floor with a combination of vacuum recovery floor grinders, hand grinding and shot blasting machines.

This thorough floor preparation process removes any existing loose material and leaves the substrate open and free from surface contaminants.

All of the Internal Line Marking and ‘Walking People’ Floor Indicators were installed using a thixotropic epoxy resin by way of a brush and roller system, which was then allowed to cure undisturbed for a number of hours as per industry best practice.

The ultimate goal of this project is to provide a high-performance safety system for the client, all without disrupting the operations of a newly-opened site.

To achieve this, Brandsafe attended site multiple times; before, during, and after the initial installation process to make sure that everything was installed perfectly first time.

The client had taped out initial pedestrian walkway routes, which Brandsafe were then able to work to once they had been proven as the correct solution for the building’s layout.

Due to the critical timing of this project in the building lifecycle, the Brandsafe Installation Team would often operate ‘out-of-hours’ at weekends to accommodate the end client’s requirements.

This flexible approach allowed Brandsafe to deliver this project on-time and with minimal disruption to the operational capacity and effectiveness of this new warehouse.

The Brandsafe Project Team then conducted a final site visit to ensure that all products had been installed to the satisfaction of the end client.

“We’re delighted with the outcome of this project and take great satisfaction in delivering an installation of this importance and magnitude to the end client’s expectations.

It’s also further proof that the Brandsafe combination of product performance, service and expertise is currently unmatched in the marketplace.

The team at Brandsafe always strive to provide an end-to end consultative approach when working with our customers, and it’s great to see this realised in such a seamless way for this project.”

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