Case Studies

July saw the opening of the UK’s largest CyclePoint cycle parking hub, with almost 1,000 spaces of mixed use cycle parking. The UK’s hottest day so far saw the The Rt. Hon. Simon Burns MP, Minister of State for Transport and Member of Parliament for Chelmsford officially open Abellio’s (train operator of Greater Anglia) new £680k CyclePoint at Chelmsford station. GA staff at the network’s second busiest station were delighted as the Cyclepoint was full from day one and following on from the success at Leeds Cyclepoint, Falco’s relationship with Abellio continues to grow with Ruud Haket, Managing Director for Greater Anglia, thanking Falco in his opening speech for their excellent work. Following detailed discussion and planning meetings the facility was designed by Falco in conjunction with the team at Spence and comprises a mix of 991 spaces including; Use Spaces Indoor secure 311 External maglok protected secure compound 144 External covered cycle parking 376 External uncovered cycle parking 160 The cycle parking products were all drawn from Falco’s range of robust cycle racks including: FalcoLevel two tier cycle racks 686 FalcoVert semi vertical space saving cycle racks  145 FalcoToaster cycle racks  160 FalcoRail cycle canopy 105 metres of shelter The facility benefits from Falco’s modular product range of shelter and cycle parking products enabling GA to ‘mix and match’ the products to meet the different requirements of cyclists. The FalcoLevel two tier rack is the UK’s most popular high capacity space saving cycle rack, whilst the FalcoRail canopy provides both single and double sided shelter with the option to extend in the future to meet growing requirements. Ideally located on a new site, between the station and the station car park, Chelmsford CyclePoint represents a significant investment of £680k by Greater Anglia, with support from the Department for Transport (DfT), Essex County Council and Network Rail. The cycle hub combines secure cycle parking with increased capacity for cycles, supported by retail, cycle-hire and maintenance facilities in a single location for all cycle-related activity and cycle parking at a station. The total cycle parking capacity at Chelmsford station has increased by over 40% with parking for almost 1,000 cycles in the new facility and both the Council and GA are looking to increase capacity immediately Pictured with Falco Managing Director Jeremy Green, are the Minister Simon Burns, Abellio Managing Director Ruud Haket, Greater Anglia Project Manager Jo O’Donnell and Spence Managing Director Luke Spence. Falco has been designing, manufacturing, supplying and installing cycle parking systems, canopies, shelters, secure stores and street furniture for over 60 years and has built up one of the largest product ranges in the UK. Falco provide free site surveys, free CAD design using Dynamic CAD blocks and a comprehensive supply and installation service. For more information about the new CyclePoint at Chelmsford or about any of Falco’s product ranges please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080.

The fifth state-of-the-art cycle hub for the LBWF Mini Holland programme has officially opened at Walthamstow Central Station Approach, providing additional secure cycle parking facilities to commuters within the London Borough of Waltham Forest. The sleek, stand-out cycle hub at Walthamstow Central Station Approach compliments the existing cycle hub facilities installed throughout the borough, including the first at Walthamstow Central, Leytonstone, Wood Street and Lea Bridge Road Stations, which have all opened within the last year and are the UK’s first interlinked series of community cycle hubs. The new cycle hub at Station Approach provides cyclists with up 76 secure FalcoLevel-Premium+ Two-Tier cycle parking spaces and four cargo cycle spaces along with a FalcoFix 2.0 cycle repair station, information display, lighting, CCTV, secure access and branding graphics, all in a sleek and spacious FalcoLok cycle hub design with powder coating in the attractive Cycle Waltham Forest colours. The design at Station Approach overcame the sloping ground conditions with an innovative step system of roofs which gives the facility a real architectural look. The next station in the programme is James Street which we hope to deliver very soon in the Spring. Members of the public can now register for a membership of all the hubs costing just £10 per person per annum which provides excellent value and enables all economic groups within the borough to have an affordable cycle parking facility. 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.  

Southend Central is one of the latest railway stations to receive the extra secure FalcoLevel-Premium+ two-tier cycle parking system, providing commuters with up to 40 dedicated parking spaces located inside a purpose built cycle shelter design with double doors. Based on the best selling FalcoLok cycle store, the hub is clad in hardwood slats with large lockable double doors for additional security. Forty cycle parking spaces have been installed utilising the UK’s most user-friendly two-tier cycle parking system. Southend Central railway station is on the old London, Tilbury and Southend Railway line now C2C and is one of two primary stations serving the town of Southend-on-Sea and with an annual passenger usage exceeding 3m per year with growing cycle usage. Southend Central is the latest of over 300 railway stations to receive Falco cycle parking systems over the past three years with other recent key projects including the UK’s largest cycle hub at Cambridge Station as well as a 600 space cycle park at Reading Station, the UK’s first series of community cycle hubs as part of the London Borough of Waltham Forest Mini Holland Programme and a bespoke series of cycle hubs for four Virgin Train railway stations. FalcoLevel-Premium+ Two-Tier Cycle Parking System Please click here for more information on the innovative two-tier cycle parking system or contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080.  

Preston station is the latest cycle hub to be manufactured and installed by Falco. Along with Virgin WCML Project Manager Paul Holland, Preston MP Mark Hendrick officially opened the cycle hub along with staff and guests from the city’s cycling community. The new facility is the largest cycle hub on the West Coast Mainline and provides commuters and visitors with up to 200 secure cycle parking spaces utilising the FalcoLevel-Premium+ two-tier cycle rack - the UK’s most user-friendly cycle parking system! The cycle hub has also been kitted out with seating, secure access and the latest FalcoFix 2.0 cycle repair station, providing cyclists with all the tools required to provide basic cycle maintenance. Leisure Lakes bike shop has expanded into the city and is situated alongside the cycle hub providing cyclists with a huge range of bikes and associated cycling equipment. FalcoLevel-Premium+ Two-Tier Cycle Rack The FalcoLevel-Premium+ is Falco's flagship cycle rack design and the most user friendly cycle parking system available in the UK. Designed to accomodate twice as many cycles compared to any other traditional cycle rack or stand, the FalcoLevel-Premium+ is a cost-effective cycle parking solution. Falco provide a comprehensive cycle parking, shelter and street furniture design scheme including: FREE UK-wide site surveys. FREE AutoCAD design and schematics. FREE rendering graphics to help clients to visualise the scheme. Manufacture, Supply and Installation. Provision of Groundworks. For more information about the innovative FalcoLevel-Premium+ two-tier cycle parking system, please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080.

As the end of another year draws to a close, we thought we’d include a recap on some of the larger Falco projects undertaken  during what has been one of our most successful years ever! Listed below are just a few projects, some of which are the largest cycle parking infrastructure projects ever seen in the UK: The UK’s Largest Cycle Hub at Cambridge Station Incorporating 3,000 Cycle Parking Spaces The UK’s largest and most prestigious cycle hub opened its doors on the 27th June this year providing a state-of-the-art cycle parking facility to commuters and tourists within the city. Boasting over 3,000 secure cycle parking spaces over three separate floors, utilising the flagship FalcoLevel-Premium two-tier cycle rack. Cambridge CyclePoint is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week and is free of charge to use! Click here to read the full article. Scotland’s Largest Cycle Innovation Plan The beginning of the new year saw the start of ScotRail’s Cycle Innovation Plan with the first tranche being rolled-out across Abellio’s franchised network of over 300 stations across Scotland. The scheme, which got underway in July 2015, involves the surveying of stations, proposing solutions and the manufacture, supply and installation of cycle parking systems to help implement Abellio ScotRail’s cycling strategy. Click here to read the full article. The UK’s First Series of Community Cycle Hubs as Part of the London Borough of Waltham Forest Mini Holland Programme The first four state-of-the-art cycle hubs have been installed marking a milestone for cyclists and pedestrians who commute within the London Borough of Waltham Forest. In a ‘first’ for the capital, a network of eight cycle hubs will be installed as part of the TfL funded Mini Holland programme which aims to boost the number of cyclists and pedestrians across the whole Borough. Click here to read the full article.   Three Secure Cycle Hubs for Virgin Trains Falco manufactured and installed a series of secure cycle hubs for three Virgin Train West Coast stations; Birmingham International Station, Rugby Station and Preston Station. All three hubs feature the latest FalcoLevel-Premium+ two-tier cycle parking system, the latest FalcoFix 2.0 cycle repair stand and seating. Birmingham International Station also received additional facilities including a display case, LED lighting, Paxton Control System and automatic sliding doors all inside a Falco purpose built cycle hub with reinforced glass panels. Click here to read the full article at Preston Station.Click here to read the full article at Birmingham International Station.Click here to read the full article at Rugby Station. Secure 600 Space Cycle Hub for Reading Station Working with Reading Borough Council, Reading Station was kitted out with a complete cycle hub facility, these include 600 extra secure FalcoLevel-Premium+ two-tier cycle parking spaces, spacious FalcoRail cycle canopies, a FalcoFix cycle repair stand, FalcoBoost public cycle pump and seating. The new facility is situated on the northern side of the newly refurbished CrossRail Reading Station, off Vastern Road and is fully lit and 100% sheltered. Click here to read the full article. Funky Bespoke Cycle Hub for Schiphol North Bus Station Falco provided a bespoke cycle hub for Schiphol North Bus Station as part of a €31m project, by manufacturing and installing secure cycle parking spaces inside a purpose built hub with branded vinyl graphics. The hub compliments a 1940’s London World War 2 aircraft hangar which has been transformed into a state-of-the-art transport hub. Click here to read the full article. Carlsberg City Receives 2,500 Secure Cycle Parking Spaces Falco manufactured and installed 2,500 two-tier cycle parking spaces for a large redevelopment known as ‘Carlsberg City’ next to Copenhagen City Centre. Built on the former site of the famous brewer ‘Carlsberg’, the development will consist of housing, shops, offices, schools, a leisure centre and park, all keeping in harmony with the historical listed buildings and surrounding grounds. The new cycle parking facility will be used by the expected 10,000 residents and 800 students once completed. Click here to read the full article.  

These stately FalcoBloc picnic tables look impressive located in the heart of the city, right next door to the world famous ‘Gherkin’. Manufactured and supplied by Falco for Assured Guaranty Europe and located 11 floors up, the set of picnic tables provide employees with a dedicated outdoor picnic area whilst enjoying breath-taking views over central London! The FalcoBloc is Falco’s best selling picnic table design with recent installations at Manchester City Football Club, Euston Station, Loughborough University and Middlesex University. Manufactured from sustainable hardwood slats and galvanised steel, the FalcoBloc picnic table has an exceptionally robust design and is perfectly capable to withstand the day to day strain of public use for many years, which cheaper alternative tables are unable to provide. The FalcoBloc picnic table is available in two attractive designs, one with an open leg support and one with a closed leg support. They form part of the whole FalcoBloc range of street furniture which includes seating, benches, planters, litter bins and bollards. Simple and stylish, yet solid and robust, the FalcoBloc range of products compliment both traditional and contemporary settings and the quality of materials and workmanship mean they will remain that way for many, many years. Falco provide a complete picnic table and street furniture design and installation service including FREE UK-wide site surveys, FREE AutoCAD design, FREE rendering graphics to help clients to visualise the scheme, manufacture, supply, provision of groundworks and installation. For more information about the FalcoBloc or any other product from our street furniture or cycle parking collection, please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080.