Case Studies

The latest tranche of cycle parking systems and canopies has just been delivered and  installed at Partick Interchange Station in Glasgow on behalf of Abellio ScotRail - the National Train Operating Company for Scotland. Two key products of the Abellio ScotRail Cycle Innovation Plan include the FalcoLevel-Premium+ two-tier cycle rack and the FalcoRail cycle canopy as demonstrated here at Partick Station. A series of 144 spaces of the high density two-tier cycle rack has been manufactured, supplied and installed by Falco this month with 15m of Falco Rail double sided cycle canopy, increasing capacity from 22 to 166 spaces. The facility marks the start of the next wave of cycle parking improvements, which along with Partick, will also include installations at Beauly, Blantyre, Dalmeny, Dyce, Falkirk, Girvan, Greenock Central, Perth and Prestwick Town stations. To date, Falco has already installed a total of 1,696 cycle parking spaces and associated canopies at over 40 stations on the Abellio ScotRail network including recent installations at Haymarket, Elgin, Livingston North, Inverkeithing, Gourock, Linlithgow, North Berwick, Patterton, Howwood and Kirkcaldy stations. The FalcoLevel-Premium+, as installed at Partick Station, is the UK’s most user friendly two-tier cycle parking system which makes use of both steel and aluminium to create a significant reduction in noise pollution and a much smoother transition of the upper tier. All two-tier racks are sheltered within 15m of double sided FalcoRail cycle canopy, providing maximum coverage whilst occupying a minimum of floor space. Transport Scotland awarded Dutch passenger transport group Abellio the opportunity to run the next ScotRail franchise in October 2014. A key element of the Abellio bid was to increase intermodal transport and central to this was a commitment to install over 3,500 cycle parking spaces within the first three years to increase cycle usage from 3% to 10%. Abellio’s commitment to deliver the UK’s most extensive cycle/rail network includes: £1.6m investment in more cycle parking spaces to have 4,600 by 2017-18. New, fully staffed Dutch style “CyclePoints” at the key city hubs, “CycleParks+” at five others and CycleParks at other stations. Introduction of the Bike&Go cycle hire scheme. Partick Station is an interchange station in the Partick area of Glasgow, Scotland. Along with an adjacent bus station, it forms one of the main transport hubs in Glasgow. For more information about the Abellio ScotRail scheme or any other product from the Falco range, please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080.

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.