Case Studies

These are the upgraded TfL standard Sheffield cycle stands, Falco recently manufactured, supplied and installed for a number of London Underground Stations within the London Borough of Brent last month! Falco’s installation team which has the UK requirement of NRSWA ‘Street Works’ certification for work on the public highway, undertook the project to increase cycle parking capacity in the Borough by 126 spaces. Taking the traditional Sheffield stand a step further, the enhanced TfL stand has an integral tapping rail to provide for people with impaired vision as well as improved stability and branding options for the Council plus a superior user experience for the cyclist. Falco installed 63 of the powder coated Sheffield Stands to four stations within zone 2 and 3 on the London Underground network, at Willesden Station, Kensal Green Station, Kilburn Park Station and Stonebridge Station. Each below ground fix cycle stand is coated in a Jet Black RAL colour to improve durability with distinctive cycle parking branded vinyl stickers. London Borough of Brent received the following cycle stand allocation to each station: Willesden Station: 26 Stands Kensal Green Station:  6 Stands Kilburn Station: 13 Stands Stonebridge Station: 18 Stands Falco provided complete design, manufacture, supply and installation to the London Borough of Brent, coupled with a free site survey and free rendering graphics to help visualise the scheme. The upgraded Sheffield Stand with tapping rail is used across the UK and a great way to promote cycling organisations, companies or charities within a community. The cycle stand is even more sturdy than the original, a fantastic aid to assist visually impaired people and provides increased security and support for smaller bikes. For more information about the Sheffield Stand with additional tapping rail or how Falco can assist your cycle parking scheme, please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080.

The first installation of the new FalcoPod Bike Hangars have been supplied and installed to the London Borough of Waltham Forest! The new Bike Hangars have been installed at a number of locations across the Borough and provide members of the public, who do not have access to private cycle parking facilities, with a convenient and secure location to park their bike. Each FalcoPod Bike Hangar has been powder coated in a distinctive Fir Green and provides secure cycle parking for up to six bikes each. The FalcoPod is a 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 in some cases 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 new smooth design of the FalcoPod bike hangar makes it a great asset to showcase graphics and branding to members of the public. Whether the branding is highlighting a local cycling scheme, company, charity or Council, the FalcoPod can accommodate a whole range of design options - from images to maps, logos and patterns, or simply just a bold colour as shown here at Waltham Forest. For more information about the ultra-secure FalcoPod Bike Hangar, please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080.

These are the cycle shelters Falco recently supplied to BP Chargemaster’s new National Headquarters at Linford Wood in Milton Keynes! Falco MD Jeremy Green said “This is great, it’s a straight swap, as we have recently installed Chargemaster equipment for our electric vehicles!” The new purpose built facility based at the ‘electric vehicle capital of the country’, brings 150 high tech jobs to the area, situated in a 45,000 sq. ft facility now at the forefront of the fast growing electric vehicle technology market. As part of the new ground breaking development, Falco manufactured, supplied and installed two environmentally friendly FalcoZan-180 cycle shelters, equipped with green sedum roofs, providing employees of Chargermaster with ultra green cycle parking. The open and spacious cycle shelter design has been installed with steel mesh cladding and a Toaster cycle rack providing secure cycle parking for up to ten bikes per shelter. The sedum roof is an eye-catching aspect within the new shelters creating a natural appearance and is sympathetic to the new surroundings. Falco provided the client with a free site visit, free AutoCAD design and free rendering graphics to help visualise the scheme prior to order. 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 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 FalcoZan-180 cycle shelter, our green roof solutions or how Falco can assist your cycle parking scheme, please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080.

The Falco sales office is open as usual and we are able to deal with all enquiries. We are providing all clients with our standard same day quotations, designs and CAD drawings and super fast project renderings to help visualise your scheme, so please do not hesitate to contact us, the lines are open as normal! We are now able to provide our UK-wide delivery and installation service, free RIBA CPD Presentations and free UK-wide site surveys with strict social distancing measures in place. If you have any queries or would like to know how Falco can assist your cycle parking, bin store or canopy scheme, please do not hesitate to contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080 or by email at sales@falco.co.uk.

This is the 'bargain' cycle shelter package Falco recently manufactured, supplied and installed for B&M’s brand new regional distribution centre in Wixams, Bedfordshire! The new development is one of the largest distribution centres in the UK and comprises of a large warehouse, office spaces and ancillary areas, with a floor area of approximately 1 million square ft and a height of 21.5m!  Falco provided the discount chain’s first ever southern distribution centre with two 11m runs of the hugely popular FalcoRail cycle canopy combined with the budget friendly FalcoLevel-Eco two-tier cycle rack, providing employees and visitors with secure cycle parking for up to 200 bikes. Falco provided the client with a free site visit, free AutoCAD design and free rendering graphics to help visualise the scheme prior to order. 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 UK’s first ever cycle hub at Leeds City Station as well as the UK’s two largest cycle hubs at Cambridge and Chelmsford Stations. The FalcoRail is the perfect solution for housing both of Falco’s high density two-tier cycle parking systems. The FalcoRail offers an open and spacious design and available in single or double sided variations. For more information about the high density FalcoLevel-Eco two-tier cycle rack, please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080.

These are the two new series of cycle wheel stair ramps manufactured, supplied and installed by Falco for Rotherham Council this month! The effective manual cycle wheel ramps are designed to facilitate a cyclist’s journey by providing an easy to use facility to manoeuvre a bike up and down stairs with ease. Falco installed one series of 9m cycle wheel ramps on Fenton Road, leading to Wagon Road and one series of 10.2m ramps on Fenton Road leading to Orchard Flatts Crescent in Rotherham. Powder coated in an eye catching Zinc Yellow, the wheel ramps were installed following a free site visit, free CAD drawing, free rendering graphic and complete design, manufacture, supply and installation by Falco. Falco has installed manual cycle ramps along with state-of-the-art automated cycle wheel ramps throughout the UK, providing cyclists with a convenient way to negotiate flights of stairs with ease. Recent examples include automated cycle ramps for Microsoft in Cambridge and manual cycle wheel ramps for Milton Keynes council. All cycle wheel ramps can be manufactured to any bespoke length and can be configured to meet the requirements of different sets of stairs found across the UK. Additionally, grip tape is provided to all manual cycle wheel ramps to provide a safer experience for the cyclist. Powder coating in any of the 192 standard RAL colours provides an eye catching, stand out feature. For more information about the manual cycle wheel ramps, please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080.