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Colas workers at asphalt plant Open Day carrying branded merchandise
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Case Study

Colas
Event
Giveaways.

Open Day merchandise  ·  Industrial branding  ·  Utility-focused products

ClientColas NZ
CategoryEvent Merchandise
TypeBranded Giveaways
ScopeDesign · Sourcing · Delivery

01 — Brief

Develop a coordinated giveaway range for the COLAS Open Day that balanced visibility, practicality, and long-term usability within an industrial environment. Products needed to earn their place in people's hands — not end up in a bin at the gate.

Colas branded orange drink bottle

02 — Drink Bottle

Built for
the shift.

An insulated stainless steel bottle in Colas orange. Practical on site, useful off it — the kind of product that travels home and stays in rotation long after the event.

03 — Umbrella

Any
weather.

A full-size branded umbrella that matched the Colas palette without needing to announce it. Orange is already the brand — the product wore it naturally.

Colas branded orange umbrella
Colas branded jute tote bag

04 — Tote Bag

Carry
everything.

A natural jute tote — earthy contrast to the orange range. Clean branding, practical size, and a product people already had a use for by the time they left the site.

Colas branded orange pen

05 — Pen

The one that stays in the pocket.

A branded pen in Colas orange. Every range needs one. This is the product that gets used on day one and is still around six months later.

Colas Open Day — workers carrying branded merchandise on site

Products
that stayed.

Practical merchandise designed to remain useful long after the Open Day — out of the bag and into everyday use.

Bright colour, useful products,
clean branding. Merchandise
people actually kept.

06 — Outcome

The final range delivered a cohesive event merchandise system that felt relevant to the environment and practical for ongoing use. Bright colour application, useful product selection, and clean branding helped create merchandise people actually kept.

Range

Drink bottle · Umbrella · Tote bag · Pen. Four products, one colour system, one clear brand identity. A coordinated range that worked together without feeling forced.

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