Case Studies

This month, Falco began the roll-out of the UK’s first ever series of smart bike hangars with integrated mobile app access for Brighton & Hove City Council. The first twenty hangars have already been installed across Brighton, with a further eighty units to be installed, providing the seaside resort with a total fleet of 100 next generation bike hangars, equalling 600 secure on-street cycle parking spaces. Each futuristic bike hangar provides Brighton residents with quick and easy accessibility via the users smartphone. The user simply downloads the app, registers for a space, is granted accessibility via the back office and then can access their chosen hangar within seconds. For users without a smartphone, a physical key can be supplied instead. The images attached show the new smart residential bike hangar installations, supplied with bespoke Brighton & Hove City Council branding graphics, installed across Brighton at locations including Queen’s Park Road, Scotland Street, King’s Road, Coventry Street, Belgrave Street, Hamilton Road and Hythe Road. As well as manufacture and installation, Falco is also providing a fully managed service with both app and key rental management for the residents and bike hangar maintenance on behalf of the Brighton & Hove City Council Highways and Infrastructure team. The Falco Rentals website enables Brighton residents to look for free spaces in the bike hangar network, book an available space and pay online, all in one place. The Falco Rentals website also provides a useful video along with other ideas and tips on safely looking after a bike. In addition to the Bike Hangars for Brighton & Hove City Council shown here, Falco also provides a fully managed service of Bike Hangars for a number of other Council’s including the London Borough Westminster, London Borough of Brent, London Borough of Camden, London Borough of Southwark and the London Borough of Merton. The smart FalcoPod bike hangar as shown here in Brighton, is a simple and effective cycle parking facility designed to meet the needs of cyclists who don’t have access to private cycle parking facilities. Operating like a giant bread bin, each hangar is a secure and lockable unit capable of accommodating up to six bikes each. 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. 

This is the eye-catching cycle hub Falco recently designed, manufactured, supplied and installed for the new National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) headquarters in Glasgow this month. Located near to Glasgow Airport, the cycle hub is part of a new multi million pound carbon neutral development for a flagship facility at the heart of the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland in Renfrewshire. Based on the flagship FalcoHub design, the 12m x 6m cycle hub is coupled with the FalcoLevel-Eco two-tier cycle parking system, providing 108 secure cycle spaces. Falco provided the eye-catching branding design which was applied to the powder coated sendzimir perforated sheet cladding, promoting the use of cycling as an alternative method of transport to and from the ground-breaking facility. In addition to the cycle hub, a bicycle silhouette statue was secured to the right side of the roof for additional branding. The images attached show the new cycle hub addition, installed this month, next to the new 11,500m2 HQ building. The cycle hub as shown here for NMIS is just one of hundreds supplied and installed by Falco across the UK. Other recent cycle hubs installations include ten cycle hubs for Avanti West Coast stations, four cycle hubs for Telford & Wrekin Council, a cycle hub for Rochdale Infirmary, a cycle huib for Stromness Travel Centre in Orkney, a cycle hub for Royal London Hospital and a cycle hub for Bradford Teaching Hospitals. For more information about the scheme at National Manufacturing Institute Scotland or how Falco can assist your cycle parking scheme, please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080.

These are the latest cycle hubs designed, manufactured, supplied and installed by Falco for four hospitals on behalf of Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust, complete with everything a cyclist may need in order to visit each hospital by bike. Wrightington Hospital, Thomas Linacre Centre and Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, all located within Wigan, Greater Manchester, received a bespoke version of the FalcoHub cycle hub, complete with reinforced safety glass cladding, FalcoLevel-Eco two-tier cycle racks, a cycle pump and repair stand, helmet lockers, powder coating and bespoke branding graphics. All 6m x 3m cycle hubs, capable of accommodating 22 bikes each, are clad in toughened safety glass with bespoke NHS branding graphics chosen by the client and the galvanised steel framework has been powder coated in an attractive ‘Fir Green’ RAL colour. Each cycle repair stand is equipped with a cycle pump and a number of convenient tools in order to carry out basic cycle maintenance whilst on the go. Leigh Infirmary, also based in Greater Manchester, received a bespoke version of the FalcoLok cycle store complete with traditional hardwood cladding, FalcoVert-Pro semi-vertical cycle racks to accommodate 10 bikes and five convenient helmet lockers. All FalcoHub cycle hubs as shown here at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust, are a contemporary cycle store manufactured from a combination of a galvanised steel frame and reinforced safety glass / hardwood cladding, 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 hubs shown here, Falco has also recently installed cycle hubs for many locations across the UK including Rochdale Infirmary, 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 Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust or how Falco can assist your cycle parking scheme, please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080.

Falco was delighted to partner with the event organisers to provide secure cycle parking spaces to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. The contract oversaw the manufacture, supply, installation and re-distribution of over 2,000 cycle parking spaces to 25 different locations - which make up this year’s quadrennial multi-sport event. Falco’s delivery and installation vehicles overcame the logistical challenges required in order to ensure all operating venues throughout the West Midlands had ample cycle parking for spectators to use, throughout each of the 11 days of the international event. Flagship venues as part of the contract included the Alexander Stadium, Sandwell Aquatics Centre, Victoria Park, Coventry Arena, Coventry Stadium, Cannock Chase Forest, Sutton Park, Phoenix Park, West Park and Edgbaston Cricket Ground. The temporary cycle parking infrastructure was made up of the traditional Toaster cycle rack and the A-Frame cycle rack, providing mass and portable cycle parking, capable of being erected and dismantled quickly between events. Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games In addition to Birmingham 2022, Falco teamed up with four of Scotland’s sports and cycling organisations, to provide a series of bespoke cycle parking racks for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Falco designed, manufactured and installed the 95 bespoke ‘Toaster’ style cycle racks as temporary cycle parking for spectators to use throughout the games. Each rack featured an end panel to incorporate the logos of; Glasgow Commonwealth Games Legacy 2014, Transport Scotland, Sustrans and Cycling Scotland. The racks were installed at over 20 of the key sporting locations of the games including the Commonwealth Sports Arena, Hampden Park, Celtic Park, Ibrox Stadium, Scottish Exhibition Centre and the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome to name a few.   Temporary Cycle Parking In addition to the long-lasting cycle parking equipment provided by Falco, an array of temporary cycle parking facilities is also available. Temporary cycle parking (also referred to as pop-up cycle parking) is a cost-effective solution for locations where cycle parking is required on a temporary basis. Applications may include festivals, markets, concerts, fairs, exhibitions, sports events or simply where permanent cycle parking provision is yet to be decided. For more information about Falco’s temporary cycle parking solutions for your event, please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080.

Falco has completed the roll-out of secure cycle parking facilities across Avanti West Coast Rail’s franchised network of 16 stations covering long-distance passenger services between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland - connecting six of the UK’s largest cities. The final installation of this tranche took place at Stafford Station where Falco installed a secure 6m x 4m FalcoHub cycle hub with associated two-tier cycle racks, to accommodate 22 bikes. The scheme which got underway towards the end of last year, oversees the manufacture, supply and installation of bespoke cycle hubs and associated cycle parking infrastructure to a series of stations on the rail network, as part of a mission by the new train operating company to revolutionise cycle-rail travel. In addition to Stafford, Falco has also completed a flagship 17m cycle hub for Stoke-on-Trent Station, a 11m cycle hub for Warrington Bank Quay Station, a 10m cycle hub for Stockport Station, a 6m cycle hub for both Crewe and Runcorn Stations, a 5m cycle hub extension for Birmingham International Station and cycle racks for both Wigan and Carlisle stations. Two key products of the tranche include the UK’s leading FalcoHub cycle hub coupled with the high density FalcoLevel-Premium+ two-tier cycle rack and when combined together create the ultimate cycle parking facility, providing cyclists with high levels of cycle security in a spacious and contemporary hub design. Additionally, the provision of cycle repair and maintenance stations will allow commuters to carry out cycle maintenance whilst on the go. As well as the cycle parking facilities, Falco undertook all the civils works, contract planning under CDM and M&E works providing a turnkey solution for Avanti including Landlords Consent and supporting other administrative requirements under the GRIP project process. In addition to the Avanti West Coast scheme shown here, Falco has just completed the roll-out of over 350 cycle parking spaces for a number of stations on the Govia Thameslink Railway network, over 600 cycle parking spaces for a number of stations on the Abellio Greater Anglia network and over 1,000 cycle parking spaces on a number of stations on the Abellio West Midlands Trains network. The FalcoLevel-Premium+ is the UK’s leading two-tier cycle rack designed to accommodate twice as many cycles within the same space restraints or any traditional cycle rack or stand. Moving forward, the two-tier cycle racks are designed to be maintenance free to provide minimal cost of ownership to the client (only occasional cleaning required). Additionally should there be any unforeseen damage, the modular nature of each structure means that replacing any damaged items is simple and easy to undertake. For more information about Falco’s scheme for Avanti West Coast or how Falco can assist your cycle parking scheme, please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080.

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.