Cold Scoop
Keeping you up to date
December 2014
The expansion features an enclosed pedestrian walkway above
the truck docking area and an additional 500,000 litre tank
ALSO INSIDE THIS ISSUE
SWIRE COLD
STORAGE HOLDS
NATIONAL SAFETY
CONFERENCE
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SWIRE COLD
STORAGE
CELEBRATES
SAFETY MONTH
LAVERTON EXPANSION OPENED
Wyndham City Council Mayor Bob Fairclough and John Swire & Sons Pty Ltd
Chairman and CEO Bill Rothery, with Swire Cold Storage Managing Director Shane
Moloughney as the Master of Ceremonies, officially opened the expansion to Swire
Cold Storage’s Laverton site on 22 October.
The state-of-the-art $30 million expansion
is the largest temperature-controlled
facility under one roof in the southern
hemisphere and has been built with bestpractice safety and sustainability central
to its design.
Speaking prior to the opening, Managing
Director Shane Moloughney said: “The
safety of our people and efficient use of
resources is paramount to our business.
Safety features include an
overhead pedestrian walkway,
a one-way truck ring road and
integrated vehicle mass load
control to mitigate risk and
provide a safe work environment
As such, the facility has been built with
best-practice pedestrian and safety
infrastructure. Safety features include an
overhead pedestrian walkway, a one-way
truck ring road and integrated vehicle
mass load control to mitigate risk and
provide a safe work environment.”
Speaking at the opening, Mayor Bob
Fairclough said: “Laverton is fast
becoming an engine room for Victoria’s
economy, and it’s great to see Swire Cold
Storage is helping to make that happen.
“Your business is no fly-by-night
operation. For almost 160 years
your business has been creating
jobs in Victoria, transporting much
needed goods and contributing to the
sound economic foundations of this
community and the rest of the state.”
The expansion includes an additional
30,000 pallet spaces and 19 loading
docks, taking the total building footprint
to 31,670 square metres (nearly 1.5
times the grassed area of the MCG).
The original half of the facility was
built in 2008.
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STORAGE HELPS
SIMPLOT TO GET
DISH’D UP
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WINNER
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Laverton site
fast facts
The expanded Laverton site is the largest
temperature-controlled facility under one
roof in the southern hemisphere.
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Pallet spaces:
55,795
Number of docks:
38
Rainwater storage:
1 million litres
Total building footprint:
31,670m²
Expansion investment cost: $30 million
Number of people employed:80
Wyndham City Council Mayor Bob Fairclough
and John Swire & Sons Pty Ltd Chairman and
CEO Bill Rothery officially open the site
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MESSAGE FROM SHANE MOLOUGHNEY
SAFETY COMES FIRST
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
AND NEW SOUTH
WALES LEARN ABOUT
HEALTH AND SAFETY
I wish you and your
families a happy and safe
festive season and I look
forward to us continuing
to build a great place to
work in 2015
SHANE
MOLOUGHNEY
MANAGING
DIRECTOR
It has been a very exciting and busy period since our last edition of Cold Scoop.
Our Laverton site expansion is complete and is now operational. This has been
a tremendous effort from everyone involved. The site was officially opened on
22 October, when we recognised the team’s efforts.
Our project to deploy the Accellos
warehouse management system,
Project Ice Breaker, has been launched
at Laverton in addition to earlier launches
at Clayton and Lurnea. A big thank you to
the Ice Breaker team, our employees and
our customers for their understanding
and support as we bed down the
new system. We expect to realise the
significant efficiencies and standardisation
benefits the Accellos system provides
as our employees adjust to the new
processes and disciplines and as we
deploy the system across our network
in 2015.
We have completed a significant upgrade
of our Banjup facility in Western Australia,
which looks fantastic and has had great
feedback from our new customer,
Martin-Brower.
We have had a number of changes
to our leadership team: we welcome
Darren Wedding to the role of General
Manager Operations, while Finance
Director Paul Gold has transferred to our
sister company HSE. We wish Paul and
his family every success in his new role
and trust they enjoy their new home in
Perth. We also welcome Daryl Roe who is
joining us from our other sister company
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Kalari. Daryl will be working closely with
me and the leadership team in his new
role as Chief Financial Officer.
In July, we purchased a large tract of
land in Marsden Park, in Sydney’s north
west. We plan to open a state-of-the-art
temperature-controlled warehouse and
distribution centre in 2016. This site will
allow us to meet our customers’ current
and future needs and strengthen our
position in the New South Wales market.
Since the last edition of Cold Scoop, we
have continued to hold briefing sessions
and focus groups across the business
to further explore the Engagement and
Alignment Survey results and to advise
our plans to address employee feedback.
Employee wellness and development
training as part of our safety strategy has
continued. The feedback from our South
Australia and New South Wales teams has
been very positive.
We have also commenced a safety and
leadership coaching programme led
by DuPont within our South Australian
operation. Alan Gotts, National Safety &
Sustainability Manager, our team of safety
advisors and members of the leadership
team attended to ensure we can leverage
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Our staff in South Australia and New
South Wales have been learning how
to improve their health and wellbeing.
Our South Australian sites have
participated in five R&R Corporate Health
sessions, with topics focusing on health
food and liquid intake, change, core
and mental stress.
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NATIONAL SAFETY CONFERENCE
National Safety Conference was held during July and was attended and supported
by the leadership team, state and site managers and a representation of health and
safety representatives from all states.
The forum provided the opportunity to
review our important safety programme
which forms part of our commitment to
safety and our employees.
and assist all employees to be more
engaged in safety across our business.
I urge you to take responsibility for your
personal health and safety and that of
your colleagues. If you are unsure STOP
and ASK. If you see a hazard or unsafe
act, report it, don’t walk past.
Together, we can achieve the goal
of a safe, zero harm workplace.
I would also like to thank you for
your hard work, your commitment to
your colleagues and to a safe work
environment over the past year. I wish
you and your families a happy and safe
festive season and I look forward to us
continuing to build a great place to work
in 2015.
Stay Safe,
Shane Moloughney
Managing Director
The conference was opened by Greg
Hughes, John Swire & Sons Pty Ltd
Chief Operating Officer, who emphasised
Swire’s commitment to safety. The
conference also provided an opportunity
for us to hear from Chris Harrison
and Amanda Benson from our sister
companies Kalari and Alex Fraser, both
of whom gave an overview of their
relative safety journeys and safety
leadership programmes. During the
conference the National Safety Comes
First champion was announced and
the award went to Craig Matthews,
Clayton Site Manager. Craig’s prize was
a registration to attend the Refrigerated
Warehouse and Transport Association’s
(RWTA) annual conference in Cairns in
August. Congratulations, Craig!
HSSE COORDINATOR’S WORKSHOP
State HSSE coordinators
met in Melbourne during
September to discuss
various items, including
finalisation of new
procedures, generation
of 2015 site-specific
safety plans, and a
progress update on the
four-pillar safety strategy.
The workshop concluded
with a site tour of the
new Laverton expansion.
Swire Cold Storage HSSE
coordinators tour the new
Laverton expansion
All staff have participated in these
sessions, with staff saying they have
been really valuable and noticeably
changing their behaviour. Staff have
stopped drinking energy drinks and
are participating in the morning warm
ups prior to starting their shifts.
The first two modules of the Health
and Wellness programme in New South
Wales have also been very successful.
Staff are drinking more water and have
asked for healthier options in the vending
machines, while we have also seen
less unhealthy takeaway food being
consumed at work.
Queensland is the next state to take
part in the programme, commencing
in January 2015.
Swire Cold Storage staff stretch prior
to shift, as taught as part of the R&R
Corporate Health programme
SAFETY MONTH 2014
Safe Work Australia Safety Month
was held around Australia throughout
October to encourage people to get
involved in and concentrate on safety
in their workplace to reduce death,
injury and disease.
This year’s theme was Work safe,
Home safe which reminds us that
the most important reason for making
our workplace safe is not at work
at all. All sites ran activities such as
‘Safety Scrabble’, ‘Hunt the Hazard’,
‘Fluoro Friday’ and children’s colouring
competitions.
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SAFETY COMES FIRST
SAFETY COMES FIRST
Left: Members of the
Queensland transport
industry learning
about Swire Cold
Storage’s truck safety
improvements
Most of these safer
solutions, like what
we had on our truck,
are not something you
could buy or see in a
catalogue – it’s sharing
small initiatives that
added together make
a big impact
DUPONT TRAINING AT DRY CREEK
The importance of safety has been reinforced through the attendance of our General
Manager Operations, General Manager People and Culture, National Safety and
Sustainability Manager, Manager South Australia and our state HSSE Managers
at a three-day DuPont Safety Leadership Fundamentals Workshop held at Dry Creek.
DuPont is widely regarded as the
world leader in safety and this course
presented a great opportunity to learn
from the best.
The course included a number of very
interesting approaches which we will seek
to adopt across the Swire Cold Storage
business over the coming months. Two
key approaches taught were safety
action meetings and safety observations.
The safety observation is similar to our
‘Walk the Talk’, however, it is enhanced
by more active engagement with staff
on the shop floor. The idea is to more
actively engage with our staff and seek
to modify unsafe behaviours as they are
observed. Ultimately this builds a working
environment in which we all act safely
and look out for each other’s welfare
rather than being driven by compliance.
Our instructor, Peter Keating, encouraged
our involvement throughout the course
with regular discussion and role playing.
Participants also had the opportunity to
practice the skills learnt and conducted
safety observations within the Dry Creek
operations.
The most important point reinforced
by DuPont is that safety is everyone’s
responsibility and that within our business
it is the operational or line management
that must lead safety, with the support
and advice from our HSSE Managers.
This workshop taught us all about bestin-class safety and the learnings from this
training will be more broadly rolled out
across the business in coming months.
QUEENSLAND TRANSPORT INDUSTRY SHARES SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS
The Transport Safety Showcase 2014
was held on 21 October. The event,
hosted by Workplace Health and Safety
Queensland and Toll NQX, is an annual
forum for the transport industry to
showcase what its done to improve the
safety of its workers through low cost,
high impact safety initiatives, particularly
in the areas of load restraint, vehicle
immobilisation, portable driver exclusion
and fall prevention.
The 2014 Chain of Responsibility (CoR) audit programme is in full swing. Full audits
have been conducted at Welshpool, Clayton, Lyndhurst, Laverton and Dry Creek.
While results have demonstrated solid progress, it’s important that everyone takes
responsibility for safety.
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1. Maxi
brake alarm – activates alarm if door is opened prior
to setting the brake
2.Immobilisation lock – ensures that trailer brakes cannot
be released during loading
3. Trailer connections accessible from ground level – eliminates
the risk of falls by allowing all connections to be completed
without climbing onto truck
Driver safety representatives Peter
Thomson and Reid Gillman and
Queensland State Manager Ken Saxen
attended on behalf of Swire Cold
Storage to showcase our recent
truck safety initiatives.
4.Anti-slip prime mover steps – provides sure footing
for drivers entering and exiting prime mover
5. Three point contact trailer entry – minimises the risk of falls when
accessing the internal area of the trailer with three points of contact,
anti-slip steps and small landing at top of steps
New South Wales State Manager Dean
Thorpe also attended, and experienced
the truck roll-over simulation.
Industry attendees included drivers, safety
and depot managers, and health and
safety representatives from Queensland,
New South Wales and Victoria.
COR AUDITS UNDERWAY
Swire Cold Storage provided one truck and trailer for the 2014
Showcase. Highlighted on or around this equipment were eight
safety initiatives designed to improve safety:
Nearly 600 people from the industry
attended, up from the nearly 400 people
who attended last year’s inaugural event.
Last year Swire Cold Storage showcased
a number of initiatives, including its LED
trailer coupling initiative, which has been
readily taken up by others in the industry.
Peter Thomson, Ken Saxen and Reid Gillman (left to right)
Queensland State Manager Ken Saxen
said: “The forum is about learning from
each other to make the industry safer.
Most of these safer solutions, like what
we had on our truck, are not something
you could buy or see in a catalogue –
it’s sharing small initiatives that added
together make a big impact.”
6.High intensity turntable connection light – allows drivers to easily check
the trailer connection at any time. It overcomes the challenges with depth
perception faced when inspecting trailer connections in varying ambient
light levels with a handheld torch which has resulted in instances where
trailers are believed to be properly connected but the king pin is sitting
on the locking pin rather than behind
7. Electric
pallet mover – lightweight device that assists drivers to safely
handle pallets when loading or unloading at sites without fixed docks.
Conventional pallet movers are too large and heavy to safely use in the
back of a trailer and themselves create risks of injury e.g. crushing of hands
between device and wall of trailer or crushing of feet
8.Container door restraint strap – allows personnel to check the stability of
a load in a container without the risk of loads collapsing onto the person.
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SWIRE COLD STORAGE TEAM
SWIRE COLD STORAGE TEAM
VICTORIA
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
SWIRE COLD STORAGE
CELEBRATES SAFETY
MONTH 2014
NEW SOUTH WALES
KIDS COLOURING COMPETITION
As part of safety month, our sites once again held kids colouring
competitions, for which the winner received a gift card.
Congratulations to the winners! A sample of their work is below.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
This year’s Work Safe Australia
Safety Month theme was Work
safe, Home safe, which reminds us
that the most important reason
for making our workplace
safe is not at work at all
Clockwise from top left: Lyndhurst winner Isla Holman (age 0-4), Lyndhurst
winner Holly Webb (age 11-15), Lyndhurst winner Sam Horne (age 6-10),
Laverton winner Montana Drew (age 6-10)
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FRANK VALE AWARD
WINNER - JEFFREY
TUSA, POLAR FRESH
MARTIN-BROWER GOES LIVE AT BANJUP,
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
SWIRE COLD STORAGE HELPS
SIMPLOT TO GET DISH’D UP
Swire Cold Storage recently completed a significant upgrade of Building 2A, which
has been unoccupied in recent years, at the Banjup facility in Western Australia, to
meet the operational requirements of customer Martin-Brower.
Swire Cold Storage has been working closely with our customer Simplot to support the delivery of their new product concept,
dish’d, which was launched in August 2014.
When Martin-Brower signed a long-term
tenancy contract, Swire Cold Storage
undertook the upgrade to meet MartinBrower’s requirements. These included
freezer, chiller and dry goods handling
and storage, a new office, a dry goods
unloading canopy, MHE recharge room,
as well as employee amenities and
a car park.
The fit-out started in early 2014, and
proceeded smoothly thanks to a great
collaboration between Martin-Brower
and Swire Cold Storage personnel.
The truck park and charge facilities were
relocated first to allow the external works
to start.
In parallel, the old internal freezer racking
was removed, and new LED lighting and
a VESDA early warning fire detection
system were installed, as well as insulated
internal walls, a 2,400-pallet satellite
racking plus pallet live and carton
live racking.
A feature of the works is the fit-out of the
old recharge room to a two-storey office
block that gives Martin-Brower the ability
to consolidate its state office.
The works were largely complete by
the end of August, and Martin-Brower
moved its operations during one
weekend in September.
A big thank you to Rob Curran,
Engineering Supervisor WA, who
spent most of his time onsite during
2014 managing the various contractor
works, supported by Tim Sandercock,
Engineering Manager SA/WA, who
managed the key project supplier
contracts.
• dedicated carton pick aisles
• anewinboundfreezerdock
dish’d is available in Sydney and
Melbourne. For more information
go to dishd.com.au.
• dry goods unload canopy
• new battery recharge shed
• upgrade to fire services.
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Our journey has taken us all over the world. We get really excited each
time we discover or develop a new dish. The appearance, the aromas
and the taste… if it doesn’t get us raving, it doesn’t make the cut; or
we know we have to keep working on it. Profiteroles and Tarts from
France, Pasta from Italy, Pad Thai from Thailand… and loads more…
and we’re only just getting started.
For us, it’s all about the quality and taste of the food, and seamless service. At dish’d,
it’s like a quest we have, to repeatedly deliver that moment of delight when you tell
yourself ‘Wow’ or ‘Yum’, when you’ve just discovered another favourite dish. Surprising
and delighting all your senses is what gets us going.
Enjoying great food with friends and family is a joy, and one we want to help you share
often and effortlessly, by providing you delicious meals, ready when you are.
An aerial view of Sydney Business Park
with the new site outlined in red
Jeff was then promoted to Team
Manager where he has proven to be
a hands-on manager who shares the
ups and downs with his team and has
a fair but firm hand when dealing with
situations in leading change.
Swire Cold Storage has purchased a new
site at Sydney Business Park, in Sydney’s
north west.
Swire Cold Storage will build a state-ofthe-art temperature-controlled warehouse
and distribution centre on the 70,170
square metre site, with the first stage to
planned to be completed during 2016.
• new LED lighting
• new two-storey office fit-out
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Jeff started as a casual picker at
Polar Fresh in 2008. From 2011 Jeff
completed a Certificate 3 in warehousing
and logistics, and a Certificate 4 in
warehousing, logistics and frontline
management.
Congratulations, Jeff!
The 10-month-long renovation included:
• s atellite cart racking for high volume
freezer product
Congratulations to Polar Fresh Team
Manager Jeffrey Tusa on winning the
2014 Frank Vale Award, an annual
recognition of an outstanding young
achiever in the refrigerated warehouse
and transport association industry. Polar
Fresh nominated Jeff for being one of
our inspiring leaders in the business.
dish’d is a range of high quality, snap
frozen dishes with the stamp of approval
from leading chef Jacques Raymond,
delivered to your door. More than
200 dishes, sourced from around the
world, are available for order online and
are delivered next day in a cool box
guaranteed to keep your order frozen
until 10pm – so you don’t have to be
home to take the delivery.
SWIRE COLD STORAGE
TO BUILD NEW FACILITY
IN SYDNEY
Managing Director Shane Moloughney
said: “The purchase of the land in the
Sydney Business Park facility will allow us
to build a high quality facility to meet our
customers’ current and future needs and
it strengthens our position in the New
South Wales cold storage market. We
are currently exploring ways in which we
will be able to make this facility the most
energy efficient and technically advanced
in our national network. Customers and
employees alike will be extremely proud
of this facility.”
We are currently exploring
ways in which we will be
able to make this facility the
most energy efficient and
technically advanced in our
national network
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SWIRE COLD STORAGE
HOSTS OVERSEAS
VISITORS
ALIGNMENT AND ENGAGEMENT SURVEY UPDATE
Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2014 Alignment and Engagement
Survey. We did the survey so we could understand what you feel is important and
how your role fits into making Swire Cold Storage a successful business and a great
place to work.
Swire Cold Storage recently hosted
visitors from sister companies Swire
Pacific Cold Storage and Swire Cold
Storage Vietnam. The purpose of their
study tour was to exchange learnings
in the areas of safety, operations and
engineering. The group visited our
warehouses in Melbourne, Sydney and
Brisbane and toured Polar Fresh facilities
in Melbourne and Brisbane.
You told us:
• a
lignment (how our people see the
connection between what they do
every day and the overall success of
the business) is low but engagement
(passion and willingness) is higher
• y ou have heard the message of ‘Safety
Comes First’ and have a strong sense
of accountability and understand what
is expected of you
A SAFER, HAPPIER ENVIRONMENT THROUGH
BETTER BUSINESS PROCESSES
Left to right: Shane Moloughney, Managing
Director Swire Cold Storage; Tran Man Khanh,
QHSE Manager, Swire Cold Storage, Vietnam;
Le Van Cau, Refrigeration Maintenance
Supervisor, Swire Cold Storage, Vietnam;
Franz Hsu, Site Manager Swire Cold Chain
Logistics (NingBo); Henry Yao, Manager North
China, Swire Pacific Cold Storage; Alan Gotts,
National Safety & Sustainability Manager, Swire
Cold Storage
Happy employees are ones who are supported by their team, work in a safe, pleasant
environment and have been trained to do their job well, supported by good business
processes.
And it’s a self-evident truth that happy
employees make customers happy with
excellent service and solutions.
Our Business Improvement function, led
by Mike Davies, is focused on improving
our business processes in safety, quality
and customer service.
We also hosted a delegation from
the Cold Chain Logistics Committee
of China Federation of Logistics and
Purchasing, of which Swire Pacific Cold
Storage is a corporate member and
sits on their advisory committee as a
deputy chairman. Their trip to Australia
was jointly organised with the Victorian
Government for them to meet with
various trade associations in agriculture,
food processing and cold chain industry
to share ideas and processes.
Training was held during September and
October for supervisors and team leaders
nationally in two Lean methodologies,
5S (sort, straighten, standardise, sanitise
and sustain) plus Safety and Value
Stream Mapping (VSM). Both of these
methodologies will help our managers
to improve housekeeping and standardise
processes, making them more efficient
and less stressful for our people, and
thereby providing a safer, more pleasant
and productive work environment.
The delegation undertook a site visit of
our Laverton facility and Polar Fresh in
Melbourne.
Our New South Wales operations
team recently put their training to the
test, holding a two-day workshop at
our Homebush site. They prioritised
three operational processes to review:
immobilisation, order preparation and
picking an order.
The review identified a number of areas
to improve and the team is now testing
and planning implementation.
Swire Cold Storage and the Victorian
Government organised a visit for a delegation
from the Cold Chain Logistics Committee of
China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing
to share ideas and processes
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• y ou are generally unfamiliar with the
long-term direction of the business and
how key projects in the business relate
to our business goals
• y ou would like to see achievements
recognised and rewarded as well as
be part of a clear program to develop
and invest in our people.
Patrick Hughes, HSSE Coordinator based
at Lurnea, New South Wales, attended
the training. He said: “At first the group
was sceptical that a lean management
tool, which is more frequently aligned
with the manufacturing industry, could be
applied to a third party logistics provider.
However, our trainer quickly convinced
us of the benefits of VSM. Having the
opportunity to stop and look at what we
do, talk with operators in the area, and
then map the process was eye opening.
“While we all have the best intentions to
do a great job each day, after reviewing
a process on paper and consulting
operators in the area, it quickly became
obvious we could make changes to work
smarter. This not only contributed to
simplifying a process but, in a number
of examples, it also improved safety
for the operation.”
after reviewing a process on
paper and consulting operators
in the area, it quickly became
obvious we could make changes
to work smarter
• u
pgraded some of our facilities
and employee amenities to reinforce
our commitment to you
• s tarted refreshing and upgrading
our MHE nationally
In response to your feedback, to date
we have:
• h
eld briefings and information sessions
to gain your input
• increased our safety engagement
and recognition and held the National
Safety Conference attended by site
managers, the leadership team and
state representatives
• r ealigned roles and responsibilities
within our operational areas.
What you will see in 2015:
• w
e will continue briefings and
information sessions to gain your input
• m
ore investment in our people
and facilities
• m
ore informal and formal recognition
of our people
• u
ndertaken a business strategy review
with employee feedback sessions to
be conducted in the new year
• h
eld training programmes focusing
on your health, wellness and skills
development such as R&R Corporate
Health training, DuPont safety training,
LEAN, 5S and Value Stream Map; Chain
of Responsibility Awareness, Certificate
III and IV Warehousing, Communication
Consultation and Influencing, as well as
information technology training
• m
ore communication of our long-term
direction and how work activities link
to this
etter communication about
• b
how we are progressing.
We hope you have and will be involved
in further communication sessions and
have noticed some of the initial actions
in response to the survey feedback.
Please do not hesitate to contact your
Manager if you have any questions.
TRANSPORT DIVISION IMPROVES
COMPLIANCE AND MOBILITY
The Transport division is upgrading its
GPS solution to improve safety, maintain
a higher level of Chain of Responsibility
compliance and improve our service to
our customers.
A GPS upgrade and in-cabin cameras
were deployed across the fleet at the
end of October. An in-cabin mobile
device will be implemented by the
end of March 2015.
The GPS upgrade includes:
• proactive fatigue management
• e
lectronic run sheets / work diaries
for metro deliveries
• sign on glass
Left to right: Michael Bushby, Transport
Operations Manager – Victoria; Simon
Dorman, Transport Supervisor – South
Australia; Guy Savage, National Transport
Manager; and Brad Hayes Transport
Operations Manager – New South Wales
• a
utomatic upload of delivery events
and PODs
• a
bility to track pallets at item
level (scanning)
• KPI and dashboard reporting
• on-board camera.
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HELLO TO NEW STARTERS
Tell us a bit about yourself
I am mid-40s and married with
one 10-year-old son. We love going
camping together with family friends
over summer.
A WARM WELCOME TO THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES WHO
HAVE RECENTLY JOINED THE SWIRE COLD STORAGE TEAM
Peter Grove
Tradesman’s Assistant (NSW)
William Tokaduadua
Express Storeworker (NSW)
Michael Fares
Transport Scheduler (NSW)
Darren Wedding
General Manager Operations (VIC)
George Tetauru
Clayton ELS MHE Operator (VIC)
Naresh Jaryal
Driver (NSW)
Jared Hatfield
Express Storeworker (QLD)
Deborah De Araugo
Laverton Storeworker (VIC)
Tanekah McLean
Homebush Warehouse Clerk (NSW)
Alan Martin
Laverton Storeworker (VIC)
Joel Ellis
Electrician (NSW)
Thushani Goonatillake
IT WMS Analyst (VIC)
Theresa McHenry
Lurnea 1 Supervisor (NSW)
Vasko Taskovski
Transport Scheduler (NSW)
Andreas Strogylos
Driver (NSW)
Siegfried Faanati
Lurnea 3 Storeperson (NSW)
Natalie McRae
Laverton Warehouse Supervisor (VIC)
Robert Sterling
Lurnea 3 Storeperson (NSW)
Brenton Kruschel
Storeworker (SA)
Dario Spoljaric
Clayton Customer Service
& Inventory (VIC)
David Meikle
Storeworker (SA)
I like to keep fit and one day, when I have
time, I’m hoping to get back to playing
the drums in a band again which I did for
many years through my teens and into
my early 30s.
What does your role entail?
My role entails overseeing the Finance
and IT functions as well as acting as the
company secretary.
Kimlay Rim
Storeworker 1 (SA)
Daryl Roe
Chief Financial Officer (VIC)
Chelsea Peyroux
Express Storeworker (NSW)
Ashlee Wallace
Business Development Manager
New South Wales (NSW)
Kayna Rhind
Express Storeworker 2 (NSW)
financial results we have promised in
our budget. I see my role as setting the
direction for the operations team and
then guiding, challenging and supporting
them to perform at their very best.
Success for us in safety
will be when we move
from where our safety
behaviour is largely
driven by conformance to
rules, to where our staff
actively engage in safety
and look out for the
safety of their team mates
because they want to
and because they know it’s
the right thing to do
LONG SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS
WE CONGRATULATE AND THANK THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION
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Frank Fedele (NSW)
Grade 6 Storeman
Lurnea 3
Joe Prinzi (VIC)
Warehouse Supervisor,
Lyndhurst (VIC)
Melanie Hepponstall
Operations/Administration
Team Leader, Lyndhurst (VIC)
Ian Dawson
PM Shift Operations Clerk
Welshpool (WA)
What did you do before joining Swire
Cold Storage?
I worked in a commercial role at sister
company Kalari where I was working
on mergers and acquisitions and major
commercial contracts and tenders.
Prior to that I have been a CFO and
held various general management
and commercial roles.
What is the best safety advice
you’ve ever heard?
“Imagine your son or daughter were
to work here.”
MEET DARYL ROE
CHIEF FINANCIAL
OFFICER
Joel Stanners
Hemmant 3 Storeworker (QLD)
I attend the board meetings and
generally act as the gatekeeper for the
company and to look after the interests
of our shareholders. I also look after
the company’s legal matters, property
transactions and contracts.
What did you do before joining Swire
Cold Storage?
I have always been in supply chain or
logistics. Most recently I worked with
Target. Before that I had five years running
the warehouse and transport operations
across 13 Asia Pacific countries for a
European 3PL. I have also worked for
Nestle, Smorgon Steel (now OneSteel)
and the Royal Australian Air Force. My
roles have ranged from regional sales
manager to explosives instructor.
MEET DARREN WEDDING
GENERAL MANAGER
OPERATIONS
Tell us a bit about yourself
I am happily married to my wife, Michelle,
and have a 20-year-old son and two
daughters, aged 18 and 15. I grew up in
a military family and have lived a fairly
nomadic life. I love running and while
I am not as quick as I used to be, or
would like to be, I regularly participate
in half marathons.
What is the best safety advice
you’ve ever heard?
“You accept the standard you walk past.”
In my first interview with Swire Cold
Storage I sensed that they were very
serious about safety and really care for
their people. Success for us in safety
will be when we move from where our
safety behaviour is largely driven by
conformance to rules, to where our staff
actively engage in safety and look out for
the safety of their team mates because
they want to and because they know it’s
the right thing to do!
What’s the biggest challenge facing
our company today?
Keeping focused on the most important
issues to continue improving our business
so that we maintain our leading position
in an increasingly competitive and
demanding market.
What makes you excited about Swire
Cold Storage?
The people. Everyone I have met has
been extremely welcoming and genuinely
cares about the business. There is a real
sense of pride and a clear desire among
everyone to do a good job. I am excited
to be among a group of people with
that outlook and grateful to have the
opportunity to be a part of it.
What’s the biggest challenge facing
our company today?
Our biggest challenges are still with safety
as we still rely too much on compliance.
The leaders within operations need to
step up more consistently and regularly
and be very visible in engaging with our
staff to come with us on this journey.
Don’t get me wrong, there is some really
great work going on, it’s just not uniform
across all operations.
What makes you excited about
Swire Cold Storage?
I am really excited about the strategic
direction of the business and can’t wait
to share our plans with our staff. The
business is in good shape and we have
a very supportive board. Going forward
will see us build upon the great
foundation we have and leverage
this to become even greater.
What does your role entail?
I am responsible for the national
operations – all the trucks, warehouses
and people who work with them. I need
to ensure we operate safely, meet our
customers’ expectations and deliver the
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Freeze Frame - a snap back in time from
1950s to 2010s. So much has changed:
we are bigger, better, faster and still strive
to provide the preferred temperaturecontrolled services.
Reannon Paterson Operations Clerk,
Dry Creek
FREEZE FRAME
Congratulations to our
winner – the Western
Australia operations
team at Welshpool!
FREEZE FRAME
WINNER!
In our April edition of Cold Scoop, we launched Freeze Frame, a competition
for staff to share their work story through a photo and few words. A huge thank
you to everyone who sent in entries! All of the entries were fantastic and it was
heartwarming to see that for so many of you, your workplace is about your
team and its safety.
We will send posters showcasing entries to our sites, so you can share them
with your team.
The winning entry was a montage of Fluoro Friday photos from the Western Australia
operations team showcasing the change in safety culture that has taken place over
the past 12 months. The prize – an iPad mini – will be donated to a team member
at Welshpool.
The winning entry from the WA operations team said:
“In a nutshell what this workplace means to us: a committed
and dedicated team to gain the best outcome for our
customers and to take pride and deliver quality and excellence
in everything we do today and tomorrow, [and] to do it in the
safest way so we all get to go home to our families
each night.”
Some of the other entries:
A picture speaks a thousand words and when I look at
this picture I see an openly enthusiastic and dedicated
group of people. Their visible team spirit has developed
as the result of a stable work environment, shared
goals and objectives and a genuine respect for other
members of their team.
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You think: ‘And?’
Let me tell you my thoughts: Waiting at my
house for me are my wife and my two kids.
We’re going to have some cake and enjoy
the afternoon.
Still nothing special? When I hear about a
workplace accident, I think: ‘Oh no, not
again!’ Recently, a worker was killed by a
truck at a construction site in Kilburn. He
was 20 years old. I just did not know what
to think about his family and friends.
Sometimes I need a sad reminder not
to take everything for granted. Swire Cold
Storage is doing a lot for me and our
safety. Sometimes I think: ‘Are you people
for real? How can I ever finish my job?
You expect too much.’
That makes this photo special for me;
getting into my car on a sunny afternoon
with loved ones waiting for me, and not
lying in an ambulance.
May there be countless Saturdays
like this in the future.
Andreas Bauer, Order Picker, Dry Creek
The results we achieve as a site are not mine alone,
but come as a result of this wonderful group of people
that have formed themselves into the fantastic team we
simply call Hemmant 3.
At Lurnea we are taking the Health and Wellness programme
one step further and providing fruit and vegetable trays for
all employees during October. The fresh produce has been
well received by everyone and there is a new buzz around
leading a healthier lifestyle. We buy the produce in bulk and
a small team of ‘choppers’ prepare the vegies and distribute
to offices and lunch rooms. The fact our senior management
care about our health to meet the cost of this programme
is fantastic! It’s a great initiative to be a part of and we are
hoping to continue into the month of December. So next
time you’re at Lurnea, grab an apple and say G’day.
Steve Towell, Warehouse Manager Hemmant 1 & 3
Samantha Rien, NSW Quality Assurance Coordinator
It makes me proud to watch them quickly offer their
support to each other in the new challenges they
face each day and their willingness to adopt and
then champion each new safety initiative fills me with
admiration.
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I look at the Toyota at the back of Dry Creek
1 and think: ‘Weekend!’
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SWIRE NEWS
NEW KALARI MORANBAH DEPOT
OFFICIALLY OPENED
Sister company Kalari officially opened
a new depot in Moranbah, Queensland
on 27 August.
The occasion was celebrated at an official
opening ceremony, attended by a range
of guests and the John Swire & Sons Pty
Ltd board. The commemorative plaque
was unveiled by John Swire & Sons Pty
Ltd Non-executive Director Sam Swire.
Managing Director Peter O’Shannessy and
John Swire & Sons Chairman and CEO
Bill Rothery presented at the event. Bill
expressed his thanks to everyone involved
in the Moranbah business for their hard
work and dedication and shared his view
on future activities in the region: “This is a
good example for the level of investment
and the quality of investment that we
would make for BMA. To all of you, thank
you for getting us to this point, good luck
with the future, and I am sure we will
continue to expand not just the current
contracts, but other contracts.”
The new depot has been built from
the ground up and features innovative
features such as integrated jacks in the
pits, which are equipped with hydraulic
pit barriers that can be raised when not
in use. The depot also has a full-length
wash bay which is connected to two
water tanks and a water recycling system
that filters and reuses drain water up to
four times, minimising water usage.
Kalari provides bulk logistics services
to the mining industry in the region and
the new Moranbah depot is a major
long-term investment. Currently Kalari
occupies less than half of the available
real estate which leaves room for
future expansion. Kalari is dedicated
to maintaining a strong presence in
the region, both as a high-quality
service provider and employer.
This is a good example for the
level of investment and the
quality of investment that
we would make for BMA
Swire knows that people give back
to the community in various ways
– including the donation of their
time, skills and expertise. The Swire
Employee Community Support
Programme is designed to recognise
and support employee’s contributions
to the local community.
SWIRE COLD STORAGE RIDES TO CONQUER CANCER
Two Swire Cold Storage employees participated in bike rides in October to raise
money to conquer cancer, both of whom also received $750 from the Swire
Employee Community Support Programme.
Nicole Brener rides for the Harry Perkins
Institute of Medical Research
Stephen O’Brien rides for the Peter
MacCallum Cancer Centre
Nicole Brener, Operations Clerk –
Transport/Pallet ControlIer at our
Welshpool site in Western Australia,
participated in the 218-kilometre-long
Sunsuper Ride to Conquer Cancer
benefitting the Harry Perkins Institute
of Medical Research.
Clayton Site Supervisor Stephen O’Brien
took part in this year’s Ride to Conquer
Cancer benefitting the Peter MacCallum
Cancer Centre.
Nicole and her team, the Vision
Crusaders, raised more than $82,000.
Nicole herself raised $3,100 (and Swire
has contributed another $750).
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Stephen finished the 200-kilometreplus ride and raised $2,760, with Swire
contributing a further $750.
“I was searching for a challenging bike
ride when I came across the Ride to
Conquer Cancer and thought it would
be a great challenge for a very worthy
cause,” said Stephen.
You can apply to have your
involvement recognised by Swire.
To receive a form, contact Penny
at [email protected].