Case Studies

A new bespoke cycle hub, with vegetation at the heart of the design, is now a key talking point amongst residents at the West 399 Apartment Complex in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The new addition, based on the traditional FalcoLok design, has been designed, manufactured, supplied and installed by Falco this month and provides cyclists with secure cycle parking, all in a sleek and contemporary cycle hub design. A key element of the scheme was for the cycle hub to accommodate a maximum amount of greenery to be sympathetic to the surrounding area. Therefore steel mesh cladding was chosen, coupled with trailing ivy and a roof capable of supporting green living sedum. Ivy was particularly useful in this instance, capable of staying green all year round and never drying out and its leaves never fall off. The ivy was weaved in and out of the steel mesh cladding and is capable of filling each wall with complete floral vegetation. The green sedum roof, an increasingly popular feature for Falco shelters, supports the clients 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 West 399 Apartments, 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 as shown here at West 399 Apartments, 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 West 399 Apartments, or how Falco can assist your cycle parking scheme, please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080.

These are the two eye-catching FalcoCrea cycle lockers Falco manufactured, supplied and installed for NHS Forth Valley Hospital in Larbert, Falkirk, last month. Creating additional cycle parking facilities for visitors, patients and members of staff when travelling to and from the hospital, the two new cycle lockers adds a sixth designated cycle parking zone across the NHS Forth Valley site. The FalcoCrea cycle lockers, purchased in collaboration with Cycling Scotland and Transport Scotland, accommodate up to four bikes each, in a purpose designed cycle locker with integrated cycle rack and secure access. The new facility is located at the west side of the Blue Car Park, outside the main entrance and promotes cycling as a method of transport to all visitors heading for the main entrance, thanks to its bold, eye-catching wrap design. The FalcoCrea has proven to be a highly popular cycle locker since its launch last year providing hospitals, local authorities and private businesses 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 to incorporate branding to promote cycling as a prominent mode of transport.   In addition to the scheme shown here at Forth Valley, the popular cycle locker has already been commissioned for a number of schemes across Scotland including recent installations at Moray Carshare charity, Queens Cross Housing Association for Glasgow City Council, The Social Bite Village in Edinburgh, Rouken Glen Park in Glasgow and Barra and Oban Airports. 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. For more information about the eye-catching FalcoCrea cycle locker, please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080.

This is the new attractive cycle hub Falco designed, manufactured, supplied and installed for Ninewells Hospital and Medical School in Dundee this month. Adopting the traditional FalcoLok design, the new 12m x 3m cycle hub is coupled with the Falco Toaster cycle rack, providing up to twenty simple and practical cycle parking spaces for staff, patient and visitor use. The cycle hub features a single central door, sustainable FSC® hardwood cladding on two sides and perforated plate cladding on the other two sides, with all steelwork powder coated in an attractive NHS blue RAL colour. A green sedum roof completes the cycle hub, providing many benefits to the hospital including reducing water discharge and 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 visitors to the hospital. The cycle hub has been installed next to the Ninewells Village serviced accommodation entrance at the South of the Ninewells hospital site. Falco also supplied a five place Toast cycle rack outside of the cycle hub providing an additional ten uncovered cycle parking spaces for day cyclists. In addition to the Ninewells Hospital and Medical School scheme shown here, Falco has also recently supplied cycle parking infrastructure for numerous other NHS hospitals including; a trio of cycle hubs for Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, two cycle stores for NHS Queen Margaret Hospital in Dunfermline, a bespoke cycle hub for Newham University NHS Hospital, cycle racks for Royal Berkshire NHS Hospital in Reading, a bespoke cycle hub for Salford Royal NHS Hospital, cycle shelters for NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde and a cycle canopy for Heatherwood NHS Hospital in Ascot. The FalcoLok as shown here at Ninewells Hospital, is a contemporary cycle store manufactured from a combination of a galvanised steel frame and sustainable hardwood, 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. For more information about the scheme here at Ninewells Hospital and Medical School or how Falco can assist your cycle parking project, please contact our helpful sales team at sales@falco.co.uk.

This is the brand new bespoke cycle hub Falco designed, manufactured, supplied and installed for Leicester City Council at its Castle Park Depot on Leycroft Road, Leicester. Providing council staff with secure and convenient cycle parking, the new 11m x 4m bespoke cycle hub provides cyclists with up to 50 secure cycle parking spaces. The new cycle hub has been fitted with the tried and tested FalcoLevel-Eco two-tier cycle rack, providing staff members with ultra-secure and universal cycle parking complete with multiple locking points, all within a spacious, purpose built shelter design. The cycle hub is made complete with the addition of powder coating in an attractive RAL colour, signage and bespoke Leicester branding graphics, which have been applied to each safety glass panel. A FalcoFix 2.0 cycle repair station has been fitted at the end of the cycle hub providing cyclists with a range of useful tools and a cycle pump in order to carry out basic cycle maintenance whilst on the go. The FalcoHub as shown here at Leicester, is the UK’s leading modular cycle parking hub, enabling both public and private organisations to provide a cost-effective yet contemporary designed facility able to house from 8 bikes upwards into the hundreds. The cycle hub is also the UK’s most secure public cycle parking facility and now available with the new FalcoSmart app-based locking system! In addition to the Leicester cycle hub, the FalcoHub design has been used across several other cycle parking schemes this year including, 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 a flagship 16m bespoke version for Newham University NHS Hospital. Like all Falco cycle shelters, the FalcoHub is manufactured to current UK and European law for all waiting and cycle shelters and meets the BS EN 1090 regulation being CE Marked to suit. Falco cycle hubs can also incorporate a world of features including; smart LED lighting, green sedum roofs, CCTV and Help Point facilities as well as numerous other cost-effective features for the cyclist such as lock holders, helmet lockers, seating and bike repair facilities. For more information about the FalcoHub cycle store, a demonstration of the FalcoSmart app-based lock, the FalcoPod bike hangar or any other Falco product, then please speak to one of our friendly customer service staff on (01538) 380080.

Falco has just completed the design, manufacture, supply and installation of three bays of multi-function FalcoZan-180 cycle shelters complete with two-tier cycle racks for Manchester Airport! Providing passengers and visitors to the airport with high levels of cycle security, each bay accommodates up to 18 bikes, providing a total 54 cycle parking spaces, all conveniently located outside Manchester Airport Railway Station, adjacent to the Radisson Blu Hotel. Each 4m bay of FalcoZan-180 features a sustainable green sedum roof and eco-friendly solar LED lighting, providing complete night time illumination without the capital and on-going costs of providing a mains power source. The green sedum roof, an increasingly popular feature for Falco shelters, supports the airport’s 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 visitors to the nearby hotel. The UK’s leading FalcoLevel-Premium+ two-tier cycle rack is used within each FalcoZan, providing twice the amount of cycle spaces compared to any other traditional cycle stand or rack. Each shelter is powder coated in a Signal Blue RAL colour with the distinctive TransPennine Express ‘Bike Shed’ cycle branding and graphics highlighting the new facility available for passenger and visitor use. In addition to Manchester Airport shown here, Falco has also supplied many other airports across the UK including; Heathrow, Birmingham, Liverpool John Lennon, Norwich, Bristol, East Midlands, Barra and Oban airports. FalcoZan-180 Cycle Shelter 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 Loughborough and Reading Universities. For more information about the scheme shown here at Manchester Airport, or how Falco can assist your cycle parking scheme, please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080.

These are the latest Falco cycle hubs and cycle parking infrastructure installed this month for five sites across the NHS Grampian Health Board of regional hospitals in Aberdeen. Adopting the traditional FalcoHub design, the new 8m x 3m trio of cycle hubs are coupled with the Falco Toaster cycle rack, providing up to twenty simple and practical cycle parking spaces for staff, patient and visitor use. Each cycle hub is clad in an eye-catching and powder coated, pierced steel in RAL 6017 Turquoise Green and fitted with a mechanical code lock at each entrance providing secure access to all three hubs. In addition to the trio of cycle hubs, Falco also supplied a popular 4m powder coated FalcoQuarter cycle shelter with Toaster cycle rack providing up to ten cycle parking spaces and a FalcoVert-Pro semi-vertical cycle rack for up to six bikes. In addition to the NHS Grampian hospitals shown here, Falco has also recently supplied cycle parking infrastructure for NHS Queen Margaret Hospital in Dunfermline, Newham University NHS Hospital, Royal Berkshire NHS Hospital in Reading, Salford Royal NHS Hospital, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde and Heatherwood NHS Hospital in Ascot. The FalcoHubs as shown here at NHS Grampian, are contemporary cycle stores manufactured from a combination of a galvanised steel frame and powder coated pierced steel, 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. Falco has supplied the following cycle parking infrastructure at each hospital: Hospital Facility Aberdeen Royal Infirmary 8m x 3m powder coated FalcoHub with Toast cycle racks to accommodate 20 bikes. Royal Cornhill Hospital, Aberdeen, Ashgrove House and East End Two lots of 8m x 3m powder coated FalcoHub with Toast cycle racks to accommodate 20 bikes. Glen O' Dee Hospital 4m powder coated FalcoQuarter cycle shelter with five stand Toast rack to accommodate ten bikes. Woodend Hospital, Aberdeen FalcoVert-Pro cycle rack to accommodate six bikes. For more information about the scheme here at NHS Grampian or how Falco can assist your cycle parking scheme, please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080.