Case Studies

These are the new array of cycle racks and smoking shelters recently manufactured, supplied and installed by Falco for missile system designer, MBDA Missile Systems. Utilising the latest FalcoLevel-Eco two-tier cycle rack and the spacious FalcoSpan cycle canopy, 24 spaces of secure cycle parking have just been installed at MBDA’s UK manufacturing centre in Bolton. All cycle racks are fully sheltered by a 5.4m run of FalcoSpan canopy along with two lots of 2m FalcoQuarter smoking shelters and associated ashtray. All steelwork has been powder coated in RAL 7037 Dusty Grey, to provide enhanced durability! Falco provided the client with a complete cycle parking and smoking shelter package including; free AutoCAD design, free site surveys, free rendering graphics, manufacture, supply and installation. Falco has a comprehensive cycle parking  and smoking shelter portfolio and has installed hundreds of cycle shelters and smoking shelters to clients across the UK including the London Borough of Waltham Forest, Warwick University, Derby Midland Station, Huddersfield Station, Queen Mary University of London and Network Rails Headquarters in Milton Keynes! For more information about the recent project at MBDA in Bolton or to find out more about how Falco can assist your cycle parking or smoking shelter scheme, please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080.

The seventh state-of-the-art cycle hub for the LBWF Mini Holland programme has officially opened at St James Street Station, providing additional secure cycle parking facilities to commuters within the London Borough of Waltham Forest. The sleek, stand-out cycle hub at St James Street compliments the existing cycle hub facilities already installed throughout the borough, including the first at Walthamstow Central, Walthamstow Central Station Approach, Leytonstone, Wood Street and Lea Bridge Road Stations, which have all opened within the last year and are the UK’s first series of interlinked community cycle hubs. The new cycle hub at St James Street provides cyclists with up 24 secure FalcoLevel-Premium Two-Tier cycle parking spaces along with an information display, strip lighting, formica and safety glass cladding and Waltham Forest branding graphics, all in a sleek and spacious FalcoLok cycle hub design with powder coating in the attractive Cycle Waltham Forest colours. A membership for the use of all community cycle hubs has been in operation for over 12 months and has proven fundamental towards increasing cycling as a principal mode of transport within the Borough. Members of the public can register for a membership for £25 per person per annum. For more information about the LBWF Mini Holland Programme or our flagship FalcoLok cycle hub design, please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080.

Sky’s the limit with Falco’s latest cycle park, utilising 38m of cycle canopy with 80 spaces of secure cycle parking for Sky TV in Brentford! Following free HD rendering graphics provided by Falco’s in house design team, the client decided to proceed with the new cycle park based on the popular FalcoSpan cycle canopy and the traditional Sheffield Stand. Falco manufactured, supplied and installed a series of 37.8m of FalcoSpan cycle canopy with forty Sheffield Stands, all powder coated in RAL 9006 White Aluminium, providing Sky employees with up to 80 spaces of secure cycle parking. The FalcoSpan canopy was chosen for its open and wide coverage design, providing full weather coverage for all 80 spaces. Moving forward, the Sheffield Stands and cycle canopy are designed to be maintenance free providing minimal cost of ownership to the client (only occasional cleaning required) and additionally should there be any unforeseen damage, the modular nature of each structure means that replacing any damaged items is simple to undertake. Falco provide all clients with a complete cycle hub service including free site surveys UK-wide, free CAD design, free HD rendering graphics, provision of groundworks, full manufacture, supply and installation. Falco also provide added value services including CCTV, secure access, LED lighting, branding graphics, green sedum roofs, turnstiles, information boards, cycle pumps, help point assistance and electronic information displays. For more information about the traditional Sheffield Stand or the FalcoSpan cycle canopy, please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080.

These are the new array of cycle racks and canopies recently manufactured, supplied and installed by Falco for the University of Brighton! Utilising the latest FalcoLevel-Premium+ two-tier cycle rack and the spacious FalcoRail cycle canopy, 42 spaces of ultra secure cycle parking have been installed, fully sheltered by 9m of canopy, at the Universities Advanced Engineering Centre. Falco provided the University with a free site visit and consultation, free AutoCAD design as well as manufacture, supply and installation. Moving forward, the two-tier cycle racks and shelters are designed to be maintenance free providing minimal cost of ownership to the client (only occasional cleaning required) and additionally should there be any unforeseen damage, the modular nature of each structure means that replacing any damaged items is simple to undertake. For more information about the innovative FalcoLevel-Premium+ two-tier rack or the spacious FalcoRail cycle canopy, please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080.

This is the bespoke cycle hub recently manufactured by Falco on behalf of TransPennine Express, supplied and installed at Huddersfield Railway Station. It provides the West Yorkshire commuters with a complete cycle hub facility including 54 spaces of Falco’s extra secure FalcoLevel Premium+ two-tier cycle parking racks, a FalcoFix 2.0 cycle repair station, an information case, LED lighting, branding graphics and seating, all in a spacious purpose built design! Falco also supplied and installed cycle wheel stair ramps at the station to enable cyclists to manoeuvre their bikes up and down steps with ease and access the cycle park conveniently positioned on the platform. The contemporary cycle store is manufactured from a combination of powder coated steel and laminated glass to be sympathetic to the surrounding area and was developed by Falco’s in house design team to ensure it met the client’s specification including structural calculations to demonstrate that the glass would not be affected by the vacuum created by fast trains passing through the station. Additionally a special ‘raft’ designed concrete base enables the shelter to sit over old platforms from the original station built in 1847. The two-tier cycle racks are housed in a bespoke contemporary design of the classic FalcoLok shelter, which feature clean lines through the glass cladding supported by stainless steel glass clamps. The whole shelter is hot dip galvanised to BS EN ISO 1461 and then polyester powder coated in RAL 9007 Grey Aluminium. Rainwater is collected via innovative integral gutters as part of the roof system and a bespoke bund ensure that the Yorkshire weather stays out! The popular design has been used across the UK as a secure cycle and waiting hubs including; the capitals first series of community cycle hubs as part of the London Borough of Waltham Forest Mini Holland Programme, a bespoke cycle hub and 32m waiting shelter at Derby Midland Station and recent cycle hub installations at Birmingham International, Dewsbury, Irlam and Upminster Stations. Huddersfield Station, described by Sir John Betjeman as “the most splendid station in England”, is located on St George's Square and operates six platforms with an annual footfall of over 5 million passengers. For more information about the ultra secure FalcoLevel-Premium+ or the FalcoFix 2.0 cycle repair station, please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080.

A prominent Bristol city centre building known as ‘The Pithay’ is being transformed into a creative new hub for the burgeoning number of tech and digital businesses in the city. The development represents the biggest speculative office renovation scheme currently being developed in the city.  As part of the ambitious project, Falco was approached by the client to provide a new dedicated cycle hub, capable of securely accommodating 152 cycles utilising our high density two-tier cycle rack. To compliment the cycle racks a convenient FalcoFix 2.0 cycle repair station was commissioned, incorporating a number of useful tools along with a cycle pump, allowing employees of the many individual tech businesses to carry out basic cycle maintenance whilst on the go.   Falco provided the client with a free site survey, free CAD design, free rendering graphics to visualise the scheme as well as complete manufacture, supply and installation to final sign off. Moving forward, the two-tier cycle racks  and cycle repair station are designed to be maintenance free providing minimal cost of ownership to the client (only occasional cleaning required) and additionally should there be any unforeseen damage, the modular nature of each structure means that replacing any damaged items is simple to undertake. The image attached shows the new array of two-tier cycle racks within the ‘L’ shaped cycle hub incorporating 152 cycle spaces, cycle repair station and showers. FalcoLevel-Premium+ Two-Tier Cycle Rack The FalcoLevel Premium+ is an innovative and user friendly cycle parking system which accommodates twice the number of bicycles compared to any other traditional cycle rack or stand. Manufactured from robust steel and aluminium, creates a significant reduction in noise pollution, is smoother to operate and is just as easy to park a bike on the upper rack as the lower rack. for more information about the innovative two-tier system please click here. FalcoFix 2.0 Cycle Repair Station The FalcoFix 2.0 transforms a traditional bicycle pump into a convenient repair and maintenance station for all types of bikes. Ideal for stations, cycle hubs and other dedicated cycle parking facilities, the FalcoFix features a number of useful tools to carry out basic cycle maintenance. For more information about the FalcoFix 2.0 please click here.