Client: Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP NZ)
Location: Mt Wellington, Auckland, New Zealand
With a newly extended and very busy Inwards Goods and railside operation area, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners needed to upgrade traffic management controls to bring it up to corporate safety standards. Additionally, global management was scheduled to visit the site, and there were only 20 days to complete the upgrade. NZ and Pacific Health & Safety Lead Sam Rogers knew the stakes were high — to implement the physical controls while maintaining daily site operations.
Sam reached out to Vanguard to help with this project. Our team of consultants knew that time was tight, but we were up for the challenge and wanted to see the project succeed.
Sam led a walkthrough of the entire site with the Vanguard project team to help us understand the operational flows and specific risk areas that needed to be addressed. This hands-on approach allowed us to fully grasp what Sam was trying to achieve before we proposed solutions. After the full site scope, we got to work designing appropriate solutions for each area.
Client Challenges:
- Unprotected walkways: Many pedestrian paths relied solely on painted lines, with no physical protection between people and vehicles.
- Unsafe truck driver zones: Lack of clearly marked, protected waiting spaces for drivers.
- Unsegregated high-traffic zones: Forklift and truck routes intersect with pedestrian areas, creating significant safety risks.
- Time: Completing a project of this size in 20 days is usually considered unachievable.
Solutions Offered:
- d-flexx Energy Absorbing Bollards: Certified, shock-absorbent and highly impact-resistant safety bollards that provide instant high-quality protection to structures and equipment from damage from light vehicles and machinery.
- 910 Double Barrier: Steel barriers create a physical layer of protection and separation between pedestrians, forklifts and other material handling equipment.
- Line Markings: Walkways and exclusion zones required painting throughout the site to provide clear demarcation of safe and operational areas.
- Pedestrian Pause Gates: Prevent pedestrians from walking straight into active forklift or truck zones.
- Driver Safe Zones: Clearly defined, protected waiting areas for truck drivers, giving them a safe space to wait while trucks were loaded and unloaded
- Installation: Ground preparation and concrete work were required to prepare the site for installation; all barriers were then installed.
Next Steps:
These solutions were presented as visual design concepts to Sam and her team, showing how the recommended solutions would look on-site. This allowed them to visualise the outcome and make minor adjustments to ensure that safety controls would not impact operational traffic flow.
To ensure this project ran smoothly, Ando Gagiano, Vanguard’s in-house installation manager, was involved from day one to plan the installation process and also allowed CCEP NZ’s site to continue operating during the project.
Once the designs were signed off, our installation team worked closely with CCEP NZ’s operational team to plan and implement the installation of recommended solutions.
The Outcome:
In just 20 days, Sam and her team successfully transformed the CCEP NZ site into a safer workplace. The upgrades met safety and operational goals, creating a workplace they could confidently present to global management. The project resulted in several positive outcomes, including:
- Peace of mind: CCEP NZ’s team can now operate the site with confidence, knowing their employees and contractors can safely perform their job in a protected environment.
- Improved team morale: The safety upgrades reinforced a culture of care, empowering the team to work with pride and purpose.
- Recognition from global management: Sam and her team showcased a site that met the highest safety standards, leaving a lasting impression during the visit.
By partnering with Vanguard, Sam and the CCEP NZ team achieved their desired outcome under tight timeframes.
“I would like to give a big thank you to the Vanguard team; especially Tim Boon, Ando Gagiano, and Hannah Goodin for pulling together to help design and install the traffic management solutions for our Oasis site in record time. 20 days from start to finish as part of an install to complete the Railside Extension and make our entranceways safer under a deadline for the opening of the new Railside. I couldn’t have asked for a better team to help me out. Thank you so much!” — Sam Rodgers, Coca-Cola Europacific Health & Safety Lead
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