From Supplier to Safety Partner: Elevating Protection with Vestas
Vestas is a global leader in sustainable energy solutions, with more than 35,000
employees dedicated to designing, manufacturing, installing, and servicing onshore
and offshore wind turbines worldwide. With over 190 GW of wind turbines across
88 countries, Vestas has installed more wind power than any other company.
Embedded in its operations is a strong commitment to safety, sustainability,
and quality across the entire value chain.
In 2019, Vestas launched an initiative to streamline its personal protective equipment
(PPE) procurement strategy. The goal was to reduce supplier complexity, enhance
safety compliance, and consolidate PPE sourcing with trusted, high-performance
partners. Ansell supported this effort with a long-term approach focused on reliability,
innovation, and value creation. The partnership began with hand protection and
steadily expanded across Vestas’ European sites. Over time, Ansell became a key
PPE supplier, delivering solutions for mechanical, chemical, and single-use glove
applications. More recently, the collaboration has grown to include body protection.
Looking ahead, the partnership is expected to continue to deepen through initiatives
to upgrade the PPE Ansell supplies as the company’s safety needs evolve, enhancing
standardisation of specific types of PPE used across plants, and introducing targeted
worker education programs around the use of PPE. This collaboration highlights how
Ansell has evolved from a glove supplier to a comprehensive safety and training
partner – delivering practical, measurable improvements in worker protection and
operational efficiency across Vestas’ operations.
Advancing Safety and Sustainability for a Swiss Hospital Group
One of Switzerland’s largest private hospital groups – comprising over 17 hospitals,
100 specialized centers, and more than 2,000 doctors – uses more than one million
pairs of surgical gloves annually. As part of their corporate strategy, the group has
made sustainability a core priority, aiming to reduce their environmental footprint
and contribute to the well-being of future generations. When the procurement team
launched an initiative to streamline their surgical glove supplier base across the
network, a key priority was selecting partners whose sustainability goals and core
values aligned closely with their own.
In addition to demonstrating alignment with the customer’s sustainability goals
by sharing our own 2040 Action Plan and corporate sustainability strategy, Ansell
showcased how our high-quality, innovative surgical gloves could directly support
the customer’s environmental targets. Using proprietary tools like the SMART Pack™
calculator, we illustrated how switching to GAMMEX™ surgical gloves – packaged in
our space- and emissions-saving SMART Pack™ packaging – could meet the needs of its
surgeons while significantly reducing the hospital network’s environmental footprint.
Specifically, we showed that purchasing through Ansell could lead to a one-third
reduction in annual storage space for surgical gloves and a 24% decrease in packaging
waste across the hospital network. This fact-based, data-driven approach enabled us
to translate shared sustainability values into measurable impact, playing a pivotal role
in securing the partnership.
By clearly quantifying the sustainability and operational benefits of working with Ansell,
we were able to differentiate ourselves from competitors and secure the business.
This partnership underscores our ability to deliver measurable value to customers
through innovation, global reach, and a shared commitment to responsible healthcare.
Leveraging Expertise to Support Colombian Vaccine Production
After more than two decades without local vaccine manufacturing, a newly launched
Colombian biotechnology company set an ambitious goal: to produce 100 million doses
of various vaccines annually. To make this vision a reality, they needed more than a PPE
supplier - they needed a partner with deep life sciences expertise and proven experience
navigating the complexities of cleanroom and pharmaceutical environments.
Ansell began advising the company in late 2023, offering guidance on the PPE and
accessories needed to meet the strict requirements of ISO-classified cleanroom
environments. Over two years and more than 50 touchpoints, our safety and technical
experts built a strategic, cross-border alliance – drawing on teams across four Latin
American countries to deliver what local suppliers could not. With a deep understanding
of contamination control, pharmaceutical hazards, and GMP requirements, our specialists
provided expert consultation, custom training, multilingual resources, and visual
implementation tools. We co-developed facility-specific materials, conducted detailed
audits, and ensured reliable PPE supply – even amid logistical challenges – thanks to
our strong regional footprint and supply chain capabilities.
This partnership stands as a powerful example of Ansell’s ability to deliver industry specific
value at scale. Together, we helped this pioneering facility launch with safety,
precision, and confidence – safeguarding not just workers, but the health of millions
of patients who will benefit from the company’s vaccines across Latin America.
Addressing the Needs of a Leading Global Automotive Manufacturer
When workers at a leading global automotive manufacturer began experiencing
recurring issues with their cut protection sleeves – ranging from premature failure to skin
irritation – the company set out to find a better solution for hand and arm cut protection
needs. They wanted to work with a safety partner with the expertise to understand what
was driving the problems with the existing products so that they could feel confident
that future products they chose would represent a reliable, long-term fix.
Ansell partnered with the customer’s EHS team and our distributor partner to conduct
a hands-on assessment of daily operations, focusing on identifying root causes of the
issues and identifying a solution that met worker comfort, skin health and safety needs.
Following a comprehensive evaluation, the customer selected the HyFlex™ 11-250 sleeve
– a high-performance solution engineered with Ansell’s proprietary INTERCEPT™
technology for advanced cut protection, and constructed with breathable, skin-friendly
yarns to enhance comfort. The results were clear: the sleeve delivered twice the
product lifespan, reduced skin irritation, and significantly improved wearer comfort –
leading to higher worker satisfaction and greater operational efficiency.
What began as a relationship to solve a specific challenge related to arm protection
needs has grown into a broader partnership, with new projects underway to explore hand
and arm protection needs for assembly and welding applications at the customers’ sites.
Through deep knowledge, responsive support, and unmatched product innovation, Ansell
continues to help this leading manufacturer build a safer, smarter future for its workers.
