Case Studies

The University of Edinburgh is the first UK University to install the advanced VelowUp® vertical cycle stands at its MRC Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine department. The Institute, specialising in human molecular genetics and biology research, received a series of 63 of the advanced cycle parking systems enabling visitors and staff members to securely park a bike within the restricted space. The advanced VelowUp® vertical cycle stand was chosen to utilise the limited space available and provide a maximum number of cycle parking spaces which no other cycle rack was able to provide. In addition to the University of Edinburgh, Falco has recently installed another series of 15 VelowUp cycle stands for Valentines Park in the London Borough of Redbridge, allowing visitors of all ages to securely park a bike. VelowUp® Vertical Cycle RackThe VelowUp® is purposely designed to maximise the amount of cycle parking spaces in areas where space is at a premium. The system is designed to save up to 40% more space compared to any other conventional cycle rack or stand. The VelowUp® is easy to install, simple to operate and securely accommodates all types of bicycles. The VelowUp® product video shows this simple but effective cycle parking system in use. For more information about the smart VelowUp® cycle parking system, please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080.

Falco has installed the UK’s first VeloView Cycle Monitoring and Detection System from Abel Sensors at LBWF’s Walthamstow Central station! Incorporating intelligent technology, the system enables real time remote bike monitoring of cycle parking facilities for both cyclists and managers. With 90% market share in the Netherlands and a contract with ProRail to provide bike detection at all Dutch railway stations, Abel Sensors are the world leaders in cycle monitoring and detection. Abel Sensors installations include the prestigious Utrecht and Haarlem cycle parks with over 30,000 bikes being detected in real time. Bicycle detection and monitoring systems are designed to do a number of things for both cyclists and cycle hub managers: Assist traffic planners to determine appropriate infrastructure requirements. Enable cycle park managers to monitor the usage of their facilities (occupancy, flow rates and abandoned/long parked bikes). Provide cyclists with information on the availability of free spaces. Provide cyclists with directional signage to local facilities. Each cycle parking facility is different and there is a myriad of cycle parking rack designs and Falco has a number of different bike detection technologies to address each individual situation, including: Optical Sensors Contact sensors RFID Detectors Essentially bike detection and monitoring systems measure the usage of bikes within a cycle park and make this information available for either; a) Analytical purposes e.g. usage % figures over a specific time frame, reducing the numbers of abandoned cycles, planning the capacity of cycle facilities b) Informational purposes e.g. to provide such things as signage to direct users in a certain way or modify behaviour, directional signposting for cyclists, managing the flow of bikes from different entrances, enabling charging systems to be introduced, integration of bike parking information into client apps. For more information about the installation at Walthamstow Central station or the VeloView Cycle Monitoring and Detection System, please contact our technical sales team on 01538 380080 or by email at sales@falco.co.uk.  

Falco is top of the class at the University of Cambridge for its latest run of the UK’s leading cycle canopy, providing full weather protection for its existing fleet of Sheffield Stands. The FalcoRail cycle canopy was chosen by the University not just for its open, spacious and modular design as well as its capability to provide maximum shelter coverage whilst consuming minimal space, but also because it meets the European Construction Product Regulations (CPR) standard EN1090 (now law in the UK for all cycle parking canopies and shelters). Pictured here is one of the three new runs of 15m FalcoRail cycle canopy installed at the Wilberforce Road Sports Ground, powder coated in 9011 Graphite Black at the world’s fourth oldest surviving university! The popular FalcoRail design can be seen at hundreds of locations across the UK including the University of Brighton, Jaguar Landrover in Solihull, the UK’s second largest cycle hub at Chelmsford CyclePoint and at over 40 railway stations across the Abellio ScotRail network. Falco provide all clients with the following services for all projects big and small: FREE UK-wide site surveys, FREE AutoCAD design, FREE rendering graphics to help clients to visualise the scheme, complete design, manufacture, supply and installation including the provision of concrete bases. Falco can also provide added value products to compliment our cycle hubs including branded vinyl graphics, CCTV, LED lighting, secure access, information boards, green sedum roofs, vending machines, public repair stands, cycle pumps and bike stair wheeling ramps. For more information about the ingenious FalcoRail cycle canopy or any other product from our cycle parking and shelter portfolio, please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080.

As part of the continued roll-out of cycle parking facilities across stations throughout Scotland, Falco recently supplied the UK’s leading two-tier cycle rack to a number of Abellio ScotRail managed stations. Pictured here is the latest architect designed, purpose built £400k cycle hub at Dundee Station. The opening of the new hub, which was featured on the BBC News, provides cyclists with up to 120 FalcoLevel-Premium+ two-tier cycle parking spaces. Built as part of the £32m transformation of Dundee station in Scotland’s ‘fourth city’ and recently re-opened to the public in July  this year, the facility boasts the latest Falco two tier cycle racks, CCTV, lighting and automatic doors. The East Coast Main Line Station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and has a passenger footfall of 1.8m people each year. The cycle hub was funded by Dundee City Council, TACTRAN and Abellio ScotRail and builds on the great strides being made in cycling in the town, making use of the highly functional FalcoLevel-Premium+ two-tier cycle rack to add to the Falco cycle parking at the University and recently installed cycle counter at Broughty Ferry. Moving forward, the FalcoLevel Premium+ two-tier cycle racks and FalcoRail shelters are designed to be maintenance free to provide minimal cost of ownership to the client. Additionally should there be any unforeseen damage, the modular nature of each structure means that replacing any damaged items is simple to undertake. Over 400 UK stations have benefitted from Falco cycle parking and the FalcoLevel-Premium+ two tier cycle rack features at many of them including: Cambridge, Chelmsford, Huddersfield, Rugby, Birmingham International, Bromley South, Scarborough, Middlesbrough, Selby, Preston, Coventry and Dewsbury Stations, to name but a few. For more information about the FalcoLevel-Premium+ two-tier high density cycle rack, please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080.

These are the new series of FalcoLevel-Premium+ two-tier cycle racks recently manufactured, supplied and installed by Falco for the Internationally renowned Addenbrookes teaching and research hospital in Cambridge! Falco installed a series of 258 spaces of the UK’s leading two-tier cycle rack replacing traditional Sheffield Stands enabling a doubling of capacity within the same amount of space. The hospital specified 400mm centre to centre distances to allow for the diverse range of cycles expecting to be parked by staff members. The cycle parking was installed by Falco’s own installation teams and undertaken over a weekend period to reduce disruption to the workings of the hospital and staff. Pictured here is the impressive new cycle parking arrangement, providing an enhanced number of cycle parking spaces and improved security compared to the previously installed Sheffield Stands. Along with Addenbrookes Hospital, Falco has supplied and installed secure cycle parking at many hospitals and health centres across the UK including: NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, West London Mental Health NHS Trust, NHS Cobridge Health Centre, Royal Stoke University Hospital and Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Trust. The FalcoLevel-Premium+ is an ingenious two-tier cycle rack designed to accommodate twice as many cycles within the same space restraints of any traditional cycle rack or stand. Moving forward, the two-tier cycle racks are designed to be maintenance free to provide minimal cost of ownership to the client (only occasional cleaning required). Additionally should there be any unforeseen damage, the modular nature of each structure means that replacing any damaged items is simple and easy to undertake. For more information about the FalcoLevel-Premium+ two-tier cycle parking rack, please do not hesitate to contact our technical sales team on 01538 380080.

These are the new FalcoLevel-Premium+ two-tier cycle racks recently manufactured, supplied and installed for the largest cycle park in Scotland at the new £45m Bayes Centre for data and technology excellence at the University of Edinburgh! The new £45 million Bayes Centre at the University of Edinburgh was officially opened by Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal, on the 23rd October. Part of the development included a 382 space underground cycle park that also featured showers and changing facilities for cyclists. The university wanted to make the most of the space available and worked closely with Falco to agree upon a design that would allow for the most numbers of spaces within the space restraints of the underground facility. A layout of 362 spaces utilising the UK’s leading two-tier cycle rack, the FalcoLevel-Premium+, was agreed upon to provide double the amount of spaces compared to any traditional series of Sheffield Stands or cycle racks. Falco provided the client with free site surveys, free CAD design as well as full manufacture, supply and installation of the cycle hub. In addition to the cycle park shown here, Falco had previously worked with the university at another site and had provided the FalcoLevel Premium+ as a solution for both enhancing cycle spaces and increasing durability. Falco is delighted to be working in partnership with the University and will be installing 63 VelowUp! Cycle racks at another campus early next month! For more information about the ingenious FalcoLevel-Premium+ two-tier cycle rack, please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080.