Case Studies

This is the striking cylindrical cycle shelter Falco designed, manufactured, supplied and installed for De Vaart Elementary School in Ter Aar, Netherlands. Combining creativity with practicality, the new eye-catching cycle shelter sits conspicuous within the school grounds and provides secure levels of cycle parking for students and staff. The bespoke cycle shelter is based on the traditional FalcoLok design and boasts a generous 6m diamater with associated curved doors, secure access, a green sedum roof and bespoke FalcoSinus seating surrounding the perimeter.   Designed by Falco’s in-house design team, the unique cycle shelter is manufactured from a combination of hot-dip galvanised steel with FSC® certified hardwood slats. Installed by Falco last month, the cycle shelter and seating has been designed in such a way to maximise the facilities available to students, yet within the tight constraits of space available. The green sedum roof, an increasingly popular feature for Falco shelters, supports the schools sustainable development plan by providing the many advantages associated with green roof systems as well as insulation for both heat and noise. A sedum roof both reduces water discharge as well as compensating for CO2 emissions. A further benefit of green roof systems is that they traditionally last longer than a usual roof covering and offer a natural view for students from the upper floors. The FalcoSinus seating as shown here, is a contemporary bench design ideal for a wide number of applications. The design is available in various radii and angles allowing a number of configuration possibilities. The FalcoSinus can contour a specific line to follow or highlight a natural or man-made curve. For more information about the scheme shown here at De Vaart Elementary School, or how Falco can assist your cycle parking scheme, please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080.

Community campaign group, ‘Climate Action Ilkley’, has expanded its e-cargo bike hire scheme with the addition of a new FalcoCargoBox, providing secure storage for its fleet of cargo bikes. This is now the second public Cargo Bike storage facility in the UK following the launch of the Beryl public cargo bike hire scheme in Hackney earlier this month and the FalcoCargoBox hangar has been fitted with a number of enhanced features including; Two internal electric sockets providing a charging facility for each e-cargo bike. A security lock to access the e-cargo bike hangar. A stylish powder coated finish. Distinctive branding graphics advertising the new facility to Ilkley residents. Located on Ilkley car park, on South Hawksworth Street, the new FalcoCargoBox has been commissioned on behalf of City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council and provides secure and sheltered cargo bike accommodation in a purpose-built design. Local residents and visitors are now able to register with the charity to become a member and hire a cargo bike of their choice for free (with a donation recommended to cover upkeep). The images attached here show the new FalcoCargoBox delivered and installed by Falco last week, on a sunny Autumn afternoon. The FalcoCargoBox is just one of four Cargo bike storage products produced by Falco with the full range as follows: FalcoPod-Cargo – standard bike hangar without the bike racks. FalcoCargoPod - as above with an extended back for longer cargo bikes. FalcoCargoBox – specifically designed for larger cargo bikes as per the Ilkley scheme. FalcoLok-Cargo – a walk in store with space for two large cargo bikes and additional equipment. The scheme here for Climate Action Ilkley is the second FalcoCargoBox installation in the UK, with the first launch taking place last month in Hackney offering the UK’s first public cargo bike hire scheme, operated by Beryl Bikes on behalf of the London Borough of Hackney. For more information about the FalcoCargoBox or how Falco can assist your cargo bike parking scheme, please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080.

These are the new attractive runs of cycle parking infrastructure Falco manufactured, supplied and installed for Southend University and Basildon University NHS Hospitals in Essex this month. Managed by Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, the new facilities provide secure cycle parking for up to 48 bikes each and provide staff, patients and visitors with everything they might need in order to visit the hospital by bike. Falco installed 48 spaces of the ingenious cycle rack combined with 10m of the FalcoRail cycle canopy at each hospital, both powder coated in a cordial anthracite grey. Falco also removed and disposed of the previous tired cycle parking equipment as per the clients request. Basildon’s new cycle parking facility is located to the left of the main entrance, adjacent to the multi storey car park and Southend’s new facility is located opposite car park E, next to the main entrance. In addition to this scheme shown here at Basildon University Hospital, Falco also manufactured, supplied and installed the same facility for sister hospital Southend University NHS Hospital. The scheme here at Basildon University Hospital makes use of the tried and tested FalcoLevel-Eco two-tier cycle parking system and the Falco Rail cycle canopy, which when combined together, create the ultimate cycle park - providing cyclists to the hospital with high levels of cycle security, all in a spacious contemporary canopy design. Basildon and Sothend University Hospital are only two of many NHS hospitals Falco provided cycle parking infrastructure to this year. Other recent examples include a bespoke cycle hub for Ninewells Hospital and Medical School in Dundee, a trio of cycle hubs for NHS Grampian hospitals in Aberdeen, FalcoCrea cycle lockers for NHS Forth Valley in Falkirk, two cycle stores for NHS Queen Margaret Hospital in Dunfermline, cycle racks for Royal Berkshire NHS hospital in Reading and a flagship FalcoHub for Newham University Hospital in London. The FalcoLevel-Eco is a high density and budget friendly two-tier cycle parking system which accommodates twice the number of bicycles compared to any other traditional cycle rack or stand. The FalcoLevel two-tier series is the UK’s best-selling high density cycle rack and is used at the hundreds of railway stations and cycle hubs across the UK. For more information about the scheme here at Basildon University NHS Hospital or how Falco can assist your cycle parking project, please contact our helpful sales team at sales@falco.co.uk.

This is the flagship 40m long water taxi waiting shelter, Falco designed, manufactured, supplied and installed on Piet Smitkade Road, near the Feyenoord stadium in Rotterdam last month! With an unobstructed view over the Nieuwe Maas river, the new passenger waiting shelter, provides complete wind and rain coverage whilst passengers wait for a water bus or water taxi to travel to 50 different docks within Rotterdam and Schiedam. The council’s aim by offering this unique transport facility is to discourage car use and provide a more sustainable and quicker mode of transport, particularly during the hundreds of events per year held at the Feyenoord stadium where up to 69k spectators can attend. The new passenger waiting shelter is based upon the FalcoLok series of secure stores and features LED lighting and a green sedum roof. The extensive 40m x 5m shelter provides ample space and is cladded in heat-soaked reinforced safety glass providing a maximum flow of light. The roof of the structure has been designed to accommodate green living sedum. An increasingly popular feature for Falco shelters, which supports the docks sustainable development plan by providing the many advantages associated with green roof systems as well as insulation for both heat and noise. A sedum roof both reduces water discharge as well as compensating for CO2 emissions. A further benefit of green roof systems is that they traditionally last longer than a usual roof covering and offer a natural view for residents of each apartment. In addition to the project as shown here at Piet Smitkade Road, the FalcoHub design has also been used across several other cycle parking schemes this year including Leicester City Council’s Leycroft Road depot, Ninewells Hospital & Medical School in Dundee, the first cycle hub in the UK to feature an app-based locking system for Bedford Town Council, a bespoke version for Salford Royal NHS and The Royal Oldham Hospital NHS and a flagship 16m bespoke version for Newham University NHS Hospital. The FalcoLok is a contemporary cycle store manufactured from a combination of a galvanised steel frame and steel mesh, designed to be robust and long lasting. The cycle hub 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. For more information about the scheme shown here at Feyenoord, or how Falco can assist your cycle parking scheme, please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080. Image credit: IPV Delft

These are the ingenious FalcoCrea cycle lockers and FalcoLok-300 cycle store recently manufactured, supplied and installed by Falco for Sanctuary Housing Association in Aberdeen. Each FalcoCrea cycle locker accommodates up to four bikes each, all in a sleek and stylish design and has been coupled with the traditional FalcoLok-300 cycle store, providing residents across three housing association sites with a practical cycle parking solution. Falco supplied the following client housing locations: Product Location FalcoCrea cycle locker with timber cladding to accommodate four bikes. Sanctuary Housing – Donside Village. A new £8.8m development consisting of 61 new homes. FalcoCrea cycle locker with timber cladding to accommodate four bikes. Sanctuary Housing – Pitmedden Crescent. FalcoLok-300 cycle store with Toaster cycle rack to accommodate up to ten bikes. Sanctuary Housing – Papermill Gardens. Former papermill development providing 267 new homes. As a registered supplier of sustainable wood, all three Falco shelters have been clad in FSC® certified hardwood, designed to be sympathetic to the surrounding area. Each FalcoCrea cycle store features double doors for easy accessibility and all shelters incorporate cylinder locks for high security. The FalcoCrea has proven to be a highly popular cycle locker since its launch providing local authorities with a cycle parking solution which answers three common problems; security, spacing footprint and branding. The FalcoCrea is designed to provide maximum security, within a compact space saving design and fully capable of incorporating branding to promote cycling as a principal mode of transport. The ingenious cycle locker has already been commissioned for a number of schemes across the UK including recent installations at; Moray Carshare charity, The Social Bite Village in Edinburgh, Rouken Glen Park in Glasgow and Barra Airport and Oban Airport. With the use of an electric cycle charging point (FalcoCrea+), the cycle locker can be transformed into a convenient charging hub for electric bikes whilst retaining all of the benefits from the standard model. Additionally, many European housing developments use the FalcoCrea as a combined bin store and cycling store, providing residents with practical yet great looking facility keeping their property neat. For more information about the ingenious FalcoCrea cycle locker please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080.

Falco designed, manufactured and installed the new e-Cargo bike storage hangars for the UK’s first e-cargo bike share scheme launched this week in Hackney. Operated by Beryl bikes on behalf of Hackney Council, the scheme is the first of its kind in the UK offering public cargo bike hire. The specially designed FalcoCargoBoxes are fitted with the new FalcoSmart locking-app which is linked to the Beryl booking app enabling users to hire one of the brand new e-cargo bikes and open the cargo hangar with their phone. The scheme was launched in Stoke Newington on ‘World Car-free Day’ as part of the tri-borough Zero Emissions Network (ZEN) of Hackney, Islington and Tower Hamlets. Eight new Raleigh cargo bikes, capable of transporting goods up to 80kg, with 3 levels of power assist will be available to rent from four docking stations across Hackney, with two in Shoreditch, close to the borders with Islington and Tower Hamlets, one in London Fields and one in Stoke Newington. Attending the high profile event were Will Norman - the Mayor of London's Walking & Cycling Commissioner, Cllr Mete Coban MBE, Cabinet Member for Energy, Waste, Transport and Public Realm and Cllr Rowena Champion, Islington Council’s Executive Member for Environment and Transport. On behalf of Falco, Managing Director Jeremy Green commented “it’s been great working with the team at Beryl developing the cargo lockers, we now have a tried and tested product which other Councils can use for cargo bike storage. Additionally, our FalcoSmart app-based locking system takes cycle parking into the tech environment adding a further level of security and therefore confidence for cyclists against bike theft”. Read more about the scheme via the full press release is here: https://news.hackney.gov.uk/cargo-bike-sharing-to-launch-in-stoke-newington-london-fields-and-shoreditch/, and for more information about Falco’s range of cargo bike stores, please visit our website here: https://www.falco.co.uk/products/cycle-parking/cycle-lockers/falcocargobox-secure-cargo-bike-locker.html and https://www.falco.co.uk/products/cycle-parking/cycle-lockers/falcopod-cargo-bike-hangar.html Many thanks to our models - Glen Clough and Felix Bechtold. Image credit to Hackney Council and Gary Manhine. For more information about the first e-Cargo bike share scheme as shown here or how Falco can assist your cargo bike parking scheme, please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080.