Case Studies

Falco recently provided NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde with a trio of secure cycle parking facilities to three separate hospitals within the City of Glasgow, following the succession of a competitive tender process! The installations took place at Glasgow Royal Infirmary on both Castle Street and Wishart street, Cowlairs Central Decontamination Unit on Finlas Street and the Royal Alexandra Hospital on Corsebar Road, providing visitors and patients with a number of secure cycle parking spaces. The cycle parking package consisted of our best selling FalcoQuarter cycle shelter, our stylish FalcoSail cycle shelter, the space saving FalcoVert-Pro cycle rack and the traditional Toaster cycle rack. Each hospital received the following facilities: Glasgow Royal Infirmary – Castle Street 4m FalcoQuarter cycle shelter with enclosed front gate and five stand Toaster cycle rack to accommodate ten bikes.  Glasgow Royal Infirmary – Wishart Street A series of FalcoVert-Pro high density cycle racks to provide secure accommodation for up to thirty bikes. Cowlairs Central Decontamination Unit A stylish 4m FalcoSail cycle shelter with five stand Toaster cycle rack to accommodate ten bikes. Royal Alexandra Hospital A 4m FalcoQuarter cycle shelter with five stand Toaster cycle rack to accommodate ten bikes. Moving forwards, the 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 the structure means that replacing any damaged items is simple to undertake. Falco Cycle Shelters and Cycle Parking Systems Falco manufacture and install a comprehensive range of cycle parking systems, cycle shelters and cycle hubs. Falco provide all clients with FREE AutoCAD design and schematics, FREE UK-wide site surveys, FREE rendering graphics to help visualise the scheme as well as complete design, manufacture, supply and installation for all products. Falco can even provide concrete bases as well as added value products such as CCTV, LED lighting, secure access, green sedum roofs, vinyl graphics, cycle repair stations and pumps, powder coating, drainage and many more! Please contact Falco to discuss your cycle parking or cycle hub scheme on 01538 380080 or by email at sales@falco.co.uk.

This is the bespoke cycle hub Falco recently designed, manufactured, supplied and installed for Ullapool Harbour in Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands. Ullapool Harbour first approached Falco with a requirement to provide visitors with secure cycle parking which also doubled as a waiting shelter so that cyclists can park their bike and take shelter whilst waiting for the ferry. The steel frame of the cycle hub was to be powder coated in the same colour as the existing building next door to create a consistent co-ordinated  theme. The cycle hub is based on the best selling ‘FalcoHub’ design, the shelter provides visitors with up to ten secure cycle parking spaces using the traditional Toaster cycle rack as well as two FalcoNorma benches and branding vinyl graphics. The cycle hub is manufactured from 100% recyclable hot-dip galvanised steel and powder coated in RAL 7035 Traffic Grey to enhance durability. The glass is manufactured from reinforced safety glass which is toughened, laminated and heat soaked. The image attached shows the newly installed cycle hub at Ullapool Harbour on a typical cloudy highland afternoon! With regional managers based across the country Falco provide full design, manufacture, supply and installation to all corners of the UK including the Scottish Highlands! Falco provides all clients the following services as standard: FREE UK-wide site surveys. FREE CAD design and schematics. FREE rendering graphics to help clients to visualise the scheme. Complete design, manufacture, supply and installation. A comprehensive range of additional features and facilities such as LED lighting, solar powered lighting, a number of secure access systems, branding vinyl graphics, CCTV, public cycle repair stations, a range of cladding options, notice boards and much more! Please contact our helpful sales team on (01538) 380080 for more information on our huge range of cycle parking and shelter packages or to find out how Falco assist your cycle parking scheme.

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.