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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With urban logistics space at a premium, this Amazon distribution centre in Bracknell is a crucial hub for last-mile deliveries in the region.

Brandsafe were tasked with preparing this unit to function as safely as possible at its optimum operating capacity.

Project Overview

End Client: Amazon UK

Developer: SEGRO plc

Main Contractor: TSL Ltd

Architect: SMR Architects Ltd

Last-mile Delivery Centres are fast becoming a common fixture for businesses such as Amazon, especially when they are looking to service densely populated areas from one central logistics location.

These types of buildings are always busy, with a number of commercial vehicles operating in and around the warehouse at any given time.

As such, accidental impacts are always a potential risk, but this is a risk that can be mitigated by the correct application of impact protection systems.

The Brandsafe Service

Brandsafe were appointed by Main Contractors TSL to supply and install a wide range of traffic and pedestrian safety products at this site.

Managing the flow of vehicles around such a busy operational location takes careful and considered planning.

Brandsafe is adept at designing and advising on product layouts, utilising our experience to provide a solution tailored to the requirements of the end client, while remaining within the required project budgets and timescales.

Industrial Safety Barriers

Key to the installation that Brandsafe provided at this site are the bespoke runs of Armco Safety Barriers, situated both internally and externally.

Internally, the busy traffic lanes and ramps of the site's multi-storey car park are flanked by these safety barriers, with highly visible Armco Barrier Accessories installed to prevent any accidental impacts.

Fishtail Safety Ends have been used to great effect here, as their shape naturally deflects vehicles away to safety without causing any damage.

Car Park Safety

Outside, in the external car park, custom yellow powder-coated Armco Barriers were installed to protect the perimeter and any entry / exit gates.

These yellow safety barriers were also installed at key intervals inside the building as well, in areas where extra visibility levels were deemed to be necessary for ensuring safe operation.

With the car park naturally being a hive of activity, numerous commercial Speed Bumps and Wheel Stops were added to restrict vehicle speeds and roll aways in the area.

Column Protection

A number of internal and external structural columns across this site were deemed to be at risk of vehicular impacts, which is why we took steps to protect them.

The Brandsafe PolyWRAP Column Protector range was specified to provide robust, flexible and highly visible protection for these columns. With its ability to fit a number of different column widths as standard, it was easy for our site teams to roll this impact protection solution out for Amazon.

Pedestrian Safety

As always, the safe movement of people around the building is our top priority. In this instance, the pedestrian routes are clearly marked by handrail, either installed as a standalone Pedestrian Handrail (HR50) system, or attached to an Armco Barrier.

Modular Security Caging was installed inside the building to allow safe and secure access to key operational assets for the approved personnel. Whereas outside the building, Cycle and Smoking Shelters were installed to protect staff and their possessions from the elements.

The Finishing Touches

With the building now operational, Brandsafe were tasked with protecting busy and potentially vulnerable doorways and loading bays. This was done through a strategic combination of ImpactSAFE Heavy Duty Bollards and ImpactSAFE Protection Posts.

With their strong steel cores and attention-grabbing polymer covers, these systems are the ideal fit for this purpose. Product selection was then made based on the types of vehicle(s) operating in the area (HGVs and/or forklifts), and the overall space available.

Contact us today to see how we can help with your impact protection requirements.

Brandsafe - Safety, Simplified.

Clipper Group provides warehousing, distribution and logistics for multiple retail and high value brands. Providing services for many brands – large and small – across the UK, it is essential their operations perform with speed and accuracy, whilst providing protection and security to the people and the goods that pass through their doors.

Challenge:

To create a system that enables the workforce to navigate through the building safely, securely and efficiently. We had to provide a solution that fulfilled the security requirement, to protect the high value goods that are on site. We had to ensure pedestrian safety, without disturbing the vehicle traffic and operations.

Solution:

The first thing we looked at was identifying where there could be ‘natural’ break points in the pedestrian routes for traffic to pass through safely, to keep all traffic moving – pedestrians and vehicles.

From doing this, we implemented a bespoke system for Clipper, which included:

• A secure cage walkway – a mesh, walkway system that filtered staff from point A to point B (security check).
• Barriers to keep the pedestrian routes safe from the trucking routes.
• Integrated natural break points, with pedestrian gates, for traffic to pass safely through without interrupting pedestrian traffic flow.

The result:

In place at Clipper, we now have a high quality, sustainable and highly visible safety traffic solution, which ultimately keeps pedestrians safe. With the added security measures, it also ensures that the relevant security system and processes are in place to protect their valuable goods.