Case Studies

Last month Falco began the rollout of passenger waiting shelters and cycle racks to a series of ferry terminals across the Scottish coast for Caledonian MacBrayne (CalMac). The contract oversees the manufacture, supply and installation of bespoke waiting shelters and compact cycle parking systems to a number of ports on the CalMac ferries network as part of a customer experience upgrade programme. Falco has been working closely with CalMac Ferries over the past two years to provide solutions on internal and external upgrades at ports with a view to making passenger experiences more enjoyable. The project enhances the customer facilities at forty facilities for new cycle, waiting and ticket validation shelters. With cycle tourism numbers increasing at such locations, there was a real need to improve facilities for these passengers and CalMac were keen to work with Falco to help achieve their goal. The project builds on the initial installation at Ullapool Harbour back in 2017, where Falco installed a bespoke 5m x 4m passenger waiting shelter and associated cycle stands. Falco provided CalMac Ferries with support and guidance in relation to both ferry and port cycle parking solutions and has hosted workshops, met with key stakeholders and carried out numerous site visits in order to ensure that the proposed shelters met the customer’s specification.  To date, Falco has manufactured bespoke reinforced glass shelters at a number of ferry terminals including: Kilchoan Tayinloan Campbeltown Mallaig Craignure Gigha Rhubodach The bespoke passenger waiting shelters are manufactured in accordance with ISO 9001 Quality, ISO 14001 Environmental and EN 1090 CE Mark ready to withstand the traditional Scottish weather! Falco provide free Scotland-wide site surveys, free AutoCAD design and free rendering graphics to help visualise a passenger waiting shelter or cycle hub design. For more information about Falco’s bespoke range of passenger waiting shelters, please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080.

This month we go to the capital of architecture, the home of food and drink excellence, the birthplace of balsamic vinegar and also a country that has just installed a really smart cycle hub. This month we go the to the middle of the Mediterranean sea, to a beautiful country called Italy. The Italians are best known for their historic culture, religion, art and wine, but we think they should also be known for their great taste in really functional cycle hubs, such as this one, just installed by Falco for Modena City Council. Located in the heart of the City at Modena railway station, this FalcoScandic cycle hub was commissioned by the City Council to upgrade the existing outdoor cycle stands into a secure hub to park up to 60 bikes. The cycle hub makes use of the ultra secure - and Europe’s leading two-tier cycle rack - the FalcoLevel-Premium+. Providing universal cycle parking with multiple locking points, the innovative two-tier cycle rack was the City Councils first choice to provide rail passengers with practical cycle parking. The two-tier cycle racks are housed in the latest FalcoScandic cycle hub, a purpose built shelter offering the perfect balance between design and rigidity. A recent addition to the Falco portfolio, the FalcoScandic is capable of withstanding extreme weather conditions, such as areas where high snow loading and strong winds are a critical issue. Like all Falco cycle shelters, the FalcoScandic is manufactured to current UK and European law for all shelters and meets the BS EN 1090 regulation being CE Marked to suit. Both the FalcoScandic and two-tier cycle racks are manufactured from 100% recyclable hot-dip galvanised steel to in the Falco manufacturing plant to both ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 European manufacturing standards.  Feedback from cyclists to the station have been extremely positive, with passengers commenting on the ease to use the upper tier and wide availability of locking points to match different sizes of bikes. For more information about the exclusive FalcoScandic cycle hub or Europe’s leading two-tier cycle rack, please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080. 

This month we travel to one of the worlds most cycling friendly nations. In fact, a country boasting over 12,000 kilometres of cycle path and are the closest rivals to the Netherlands for cycling popularity and immense cycle parking infrastructure. This month we travel to the Scandinavian country of Denmark! Denmark has been a fundamental part of Falco’s customer base and a growth area for a number of years and we are proud to report back on a recent installation at one of the countries leading Universities, a University ranked within the world’s top 50 higher education establishments! The University of Southern Denmark, formerly known as Udense University, is the country’s third largest (and third oldest) university. With over 30,000 students, a requirement for additional secure cycle parking became apparent earlier this year when the availability of cycle parking spaces became non existent. Falco was contacted by the University to provide a series of secure cycle parking with no lifting required for 300 bikes using a traditional cycle rack and shelter design. Following a free site visit and free rendering graphic the University chose the new Falco-DK designer cycle rack combined with the popular FalcoGamma double sided cycle shelter. The image attached shows the new cycle rack and shelter duo in action, installed by the Falco Danish team and already well in use by the University students and staff members.  Feedback from students to the University have been extremely positive with students commenting on the ease to use the cycler rack and wide availability of locking points to match different sizes of bikes. For more information about the popular FalcoGamma cycle canopy, please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080. 

Rickmansworth Station is the latest transport hub to receive the FalcoLevel-Premium+ two-tier cycle parking system, providing cycle-rail users with everything they might need as part of their daily commute.

This month we travel to the largest country in Scandinavia, one of Europe’s fastest growing cycling countries and a country with some of the best (and often overlooked) cycle paths in the world! Sweden has been a fundamental part of Falco’s customer base and growth plan for a number of years and we are proud to report back on a recent installation at the countries third busiest railway station. Lund Central Station is a major transport hub and the main rail station in the Swedish city of Lund, the station boasts an annual passenger footfall in excess of 1m. Falco recently manufactured, supplied and installed an extensive array of FalcoLevel-Eco two-tier cycle parking spaces for Swedish rail network property management company ‘Jernhusen AB’. The requirement for a cycle parking upgrade commenced following a sharp rise in cycle-rail users and a lack of secure, universal cycle parking spaces. Following a free site visit, free CAD design, manufacture, supply and installation, Lund Central station welcomed 400 spaces of the high density, low cost, cycle parking system to the stations ‘West Station Square’. Feedback from cyclists to the station have been extremely positive with passengers commenting on the ease to use the upper tier and wide availability of locking points to match different sizes of bikes. FalcoLevel-Eco Two-Tier Cycle Parking System 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. Adopting the same great features and the same number of locking points as featured on the FalcoLevel-Premium+, the new FalcoLevel-Eco cycle double stacker / double tier racks offers buyers and specifiers with significant cost savings when providing mass two-tier cycle parking. For more information about the high density FalcoLevel-Eco two-tier cycle parking system, please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080.

This month we travel to the number 1 cycling country in the world (and the birthplace of Falco cycle parking too!), the Netherlands, or is that Holland? ach who knows, let’s just go Dutch! Did you know all Falco cycle stores are universal in design and can be used for a wide range of other purposes, other than just cycle shelters … huh?!? but surely Falco is synonymous with cycle parking? well sure, but check out this smart football equipment store shown here! The Dutch have a great footballing heritage and Falco BV were delighted to have designed, manufactured, supplied and installed a bespoke FalcoLok-500 sports equipment store for the Dutch Professional football club ‘Go Ahead Eagles’ in Deventer. The monster 18m x 4m equipment store was commissioned for the clubs training ground which sits right next to the 10,000 capacity ‘De Adelaarshorst’ stadium. The store has been modified to accommodate both single and double doors to allow for easy access of larger sports equipment, such as goal posts and fitness apparatus. Falco provided the football club with a complete design and installation service including; a free site visit, free CAD design and rendering graphic, the provision of a concrete base, manufacture, supply and installation. The equipment store is available in over ten cladding options. Go Ahead Eagles chose a traditional sustainable hardwood finish, with other finishes available in reinforced safety glass, steel mesh, trespa,  perforated plate, pierced steel and corrugated powder coated steel. Furthermore the FalcoLok secure store can accommodate a green sedum roof and many other options on request. The FalcoLok range of stores is available in four different standard variants: Model Size FalcoLok-250 2.5m x 4.0m FalcoLok-300 3.1m x 4.0m FalcoLok-500 5.0m x 4.0m FalcoLok-600 6.0m x 4.0m But there is an unlimited number of bespoke options we can create for you! For more information about the FalcoLok secure equipment store, bin store or cycle store please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080.