Case Studies

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.

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.