Case Studies

The picturesque Isle of Skye is the latest setting for Falco’s most recent cycle shelter installation, taking place at the Sabhal Mòr Ostaig higher education college, which is also the National Centre for Gaelic Language and Culture, located in the Sleat peninsula to the south of the island. Falco installed two FalcoZan-180 cycle shelters at the college’s Àrainn Chaluim Chille campus, providing students and staff members with up to twenty secure and lockable cycle parking spaces. Each bay of the adapted FalcoZan shelter, featuring bespoke lockable gates, is manufactured from a combination of hot-dip galvanised steel with FSC® certified hardwood slats. The FalcoZan is coupled with the popular five stand Toaster cycle rack, providing universal cycle parking for all types of cycle designs. The steelwork on each lockable store has been powder coated in an attractive RAL 5005 Signal Blue for added durability. Pictured here are both of the cycle shelter installations - one of which is located next to the spectacular Penthouse Suite, located within the Lòchran an Dòmhnallaich Tower. The FalcoZan-180 cycle shelter is the single sided version of the product range and meets EN1090 CPR which is UK law for cycle shelters. A base module is 3,980mm wide x 2,495mm deep, with a free head height of 2,100mm. The base module can be added to - to create a cycle shelter as wide as required, by using standard ‘add-on’ units. The steelwork and roof are hot dip galvanised to BS EN 1461 as standard with an option to polyester powder coat on top of this substrate if required. The popular cycle shelter design has been used across the country with recent installations at Manchester Airport, BP’s New Chargemaster Production Centre in Milton Keynes and both Loughborough and Reading Universities. The steelwork and roof are hot dip galvanised as standard with an option to polyester powder coat on top of this substrate if required. The popular cycle shelter design has been used across the country with recent installations at Loughborough and Reading Universities. For more information about the scheme here at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig or the FalcoZan-180 cycle shelter, please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080.

Continuing with the roll-out of cycle parking infrastructure to NHS trusts across the UK, these are the latest secure bike hangars installed this summer at two hospitals for NHS Fife. The two bike hangars have been commissioned to provide secure sheltered cycle parking for staff use, one of which is located at the St Andrews Community Hospital in St Andrews and the other at Whyteman’s Brae Hospital in Kirkcaldy, Fife. Each bike hangar can accommodate up to six bikes located within a secure locking system, with bespoke branding graphics provided by Falco as per the clients request. The main lid has been powder coated in an attractive Ultramarine Blue RAL colour for additional durability. Falco provided NHS Fife with a free rendering graphic and CAD drawing to help visualise the bike hangar scheme. FalcoPod Bike Hangar   The FalcoPod bike hangar is a robust on-street cycle parking solution designed to meet the needs of cyclists who don’t have access to private cycle parking facilities. The improved innovative shape means that users no longer have to remove some baskets or child seats when storing their bike! Falco design is both evolutionary and innovative by nature and the new FalcoPod is no exception. This is the third generation of ‘bike hangar’ type product building on the pedigree of the original street locker the ‘Midi Bike Box’ with some great new features over existing products as follows: Size - fits in half a car parking space and houses 6 bikes, with covered weather protection. Family inclusive – with an ergonomically improved design, the additional space/height (55% more) means there is no need to remove child seats or baskets from the back or front of bikes. Bike security - the six place FalcoSound bike rack has three locking points including the ability to use a ‘D’ lock through the rear wheel and frame. Easy access - single door with integral lock and gas strut for assisted lifting. The effective bike hangar has already been successfully rolled out to the London Borough of Waltham Forest, Brent, Camden, Westminster and Merton Councils.  Bike Hangar Management and Maintenance Through our ‘Falco Rentals’ team, Falco now offers local authorities and private companies a fully managed bike hangar service dealing with key management and public payments as well as a regular planned maintenance service to support the council with its ongoing public service maintenance obligations. This service is not just restricted to bike hangars though, we are able to provide a rental service for any cycle parking facility, from cycle hubs and bike stores through to individual cycle lockers, the Falco Rentals system is both flexible and simple to use. For more information about the FalcoPod Bike Hangar, the FalcoPod Bike Hangar service or your cycle parking scheme, please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080. 

Falco has began the roll-out of over 100 secure cycle parking spaces as part of a new tranche of four cycle hubs installed at key locations across the borough. Pictured here are three of the latest installations located at Rampart Way, Oakengates Station and Wellington Civic & Leisure Centre – with Ironbridge soon entering the competition! The scheme which got underway this month involves the design, manufacture, supply and installation of four bespoke cycle hubs coupled with associated FalcoLevel-Eco two-tier cycle racks to allow commuters, residents and visitors to quickly and conveniently park their bike whilst on the go. The two-tier cycle racks are housed within a bespoke 6m x 4m version of the FalcoHub cycle hub for Rampart Way and Oakengates Station and a 4m x 4m version for Wellington Civic Centre, providing secure cycle parking for up to 28 bikes per hub. Each cycle hub is complete with proximity LED lighting, eye-catching Travel Telford branding graphics and powder coating in an Anthracite Grey RAL colour. The images attached show the first three installations located at Rampart Way – across the bridge from Telford Central Station, at Wellington Civic & Leisure Centre – to the right of the car park entrance, next to the Wellington Town Council building and at Oakengates Station – situated to the right side of the main entrance. The FalcoLok cycle hub as shown here for Telford & Wrekin Council, is a contemporary cycle store manufactured from a combination of a galvanised steel frame and reinforced safety glass, designed to be sympathetic to the surrounding area. The FalcoHub was developed by Falco’s in house design team to ensure it met the client’s specification including structural calculations so that the whole design meets the UK/European CPR regulations EN1090 and is CE marked. In addition to the three cycle hubs shown here, Falco has also recently installed secure cycle hubs for a number of other councils across the UK, including a 12m x 3m bespoke cycle hub for Bedford Borough Council incorporating the UK’s first ever cycle hub to feature a smartphone app-based locking mechanism, a 7m x 5m for Stromness Travel Centre on behalf of the Orkney Islands Council, a 11m x 4m bespoke cycle hub for Castle Park Depot on behalf of Leicester City Council and a number of cycle hubs as part of the London Borough of Waltham Forest Mini Holland Programme. For more information about the scheme here for Telford & Wrekin Council or how Falco can assist your cycle parking scheme, please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080.

This is the new series of semi-vertical cycle parking Falco installed this month for BBC Studio’s new Bridgewater House production base, located in Bristol City Centre. Falco manufactured, supplied and installed 110 spaces of the innovative space-efficient FalcoVert-Pro semi-vertical cycle rack, providing employees and visitors to the broadcaster with secure and accessible cycle parking. The popular FalcoVert-Pro design was chosen for its capability to be located within compact areas, such as the facility shown here, providing cyclists with up to 30% more cycle parking spaces compared to using any other traditional cycle rack or stand. The compact cycle rack is capable of accommodating all types of cycles – from racing cycle to mountain bikes and even cycles with extra wide tyres. The recent installation shown here at is just one of many underground environments Falco has supplied and installed cycle parking equipment for. Other recent examples include two-tier cycle racks for Macquarie Bank in London, two-tier cycle parking for three flagship Selfridges stores across the UK, VelowUp® vertical cycle stands and two-tier cycle racks for the University of Edinburgh, 150 two-tier cycle rack spaces for Marks & Spencer at Paddington Basin in London as well as semi-vertical cycle parking for Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. Semi-Vertical Cycle Rack The FalcoVert-Pro is an innovative and space efficient cycle rack design ideal for cycle hubs, shopping centres, stations, car parks and private businesses. Bicycles are parked semi vertically with both front and rear wheels located in a custom designed trough. The FalcoVert-Pro is increasingly used to maximise the amount of cycle spaces within any given area and as shown here at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama, with an increase of treble the amount of cycle sapces compared to traditional Sheffield Stands. Please click here to see the FalcoVert-Pro product page. For more information about the innovative semi-vertical cycle rack, please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080.

This week the RBKC, deployed two FalcoPod ‘smart’ bike hangars in their residential network to become the first London Borough to introduce a keyless system. The FalcoPod hangars, designed by Falco, are the UK’s first bike hangar which has no visible lock. The ‘keyless’ idea was developed to increase vandal resistance and discourage theft, by completely removing the lock altogether. The new FalcoPod design incorporates two 6KN locks to provide additional strength and an easy-to-use system of hangar use. Features and benefits of the UK's first keyless bike hangar include: Completely app based, removing the need for physical keys, fobs and swipe cards. Both Android and Apple IOS compatible.  Secure Bluetooth connection.  Remote Falco / client based management system.  Cloud based - no wi-fi connection required. Retrofittable and backward compatible to all UK bike hangar designs. User management - access rights controlled from remote management system. Booking systems - has optional integrated booking system. Usage planning - comprehensive back-office provides full statistical data. Cost-effective - cheaper than using traditional locking systems. Secure and patented technology (application number GB2012118.2). FalcoSmart Mobile App Lock Users are able to download an ‘app’ to their mobile or smart device and once enabled by Falco’s back office system, the user can open the bike hangar simply by pressing the app. Working on a short-range wireless communication interface, an app-based system brings a number of benefits to all parties:   • For users, it will offer a simpler option - no more keys or fobs.  • For the client it will be cheaper – it’s a more cost efficient bike rental system to offer residents.  • For the operator it will be simpler and more eco-friendly - less administration and less paper. A further benefit to clients using the FalcoSmart electronic lock concept is that it can also be integrated into hubs and other cycle stores, so for instance a local authority which has a network of both bike hangars and cycle hubs can give residents access to their local bike hangar to pick up their bike for the morning commute and then enable them to use the same app to access the central bike hub at their local station. The back-office control means that each person can have a tailored access profile unique to them but controlled by the Borough based on their subscription. As a result of its importance to Falco and our clients we now have a patent pending on this concept (application number GB2012118.2). For more information about the UK's first keyless bike hangar or the FalcoSmart app based locking system, please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080.  

This is the latest cycle hub designed, manufactured, supplied and installed this month by Falco for Rochdale Infirmary Hospital in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. Installed on behalf of Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, the new cycle hub provides patients, visitors and staff members travelling to the infirmary with up to 22 secure cycle parking spaces utilising the FalcoLevel-Premium+ two-tier cycle rack design. The two-tier cycle racks are housed within a bespoke 6m x 4m version of the FalcoHub cycle hub, completed with energy efficient LED lighting, a FalcoFix 2.0 cycle repair station, NHS branding graphics and powder coating in an NHS blue RAL colour. The images attached show the new cycle hub addition, installed next to the electric vehicle charging points and adjacent to the main entrance. Rochdale Infirmary is the second cycle hub installation carried out for Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, with another recent installation in November last year for The Royal Oldham Hospital, consisting of a bespoke 11m x 4m cycle hub with associated two-tier cycle racks, cycle helmet lockers, automatic powder door with a secure access system, branding graphics and powder coating. The FalcoLok cycle hub as shown here at Rochdale Infirmary, is a contemporary cycle store manufactured from a combination of a galvanised steel frame and reinforced safety glass, designed to be sympathetic to the surrounding area. The FalcoHub was developed by Falco’s in house design team to ensure it met the client’s specification including structural calculations so that the whole design meets the UK/European CPR regulations EN1090 and is CE marked as per UK law. In addition to the cycle hub shown here for Rochdale Infirmary, Falco has also recently installed cycle hubs for many locations across the UK including Stromness Travel Centre in the Orkney Islands, Crewe, Runcorn, Birmingham International, Warrington Bank Quay and Carlisle station for Avanti West Coast, Bradford Royal Infirmary and St Luke’s Hospital for Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation, The Royal Oldham Hospital for Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Ninewells Hospital & Medical School in Dundee and a bespoke cycle hub for Leicester City Council. For more information about the project here at Rochdale Infirmary or how Falco can assist your cycle parking scheme, please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080.