Case Studies

These are the contemporary cycle canopies Falco manufactured, powder coated, supplied and installed for the Segro Skyline estate in Feltham adjacent to Heathrow Airport. The Segro Skyline is a new collection of world class offices and warehouses within close proximity to the UK’s largest transport hub with cycling meeting flying head on! As part of the state-of-the-art development, Falco provided the client with a total of 60 extra secure FalcoLevel two-tier cycle parking systems along with the spacious FalcoRail cycle canopy for complete weather coverage across two locations within the complex. The first of which received a series of 28 secure cycle parking spaces and the second 32 extra secure cycle parking spaces, both completely weather proof using the flagship FalcoRail design. The steelwork of each cycle canopy is hot dip galvanised to BS EN ISO 1461 and only then is it powdered coated in RAL 9005 Jet Black to increase durability. Falco provided the client with a complete cycle shelter design, manufacture and installation service including free AutoCAD design, rendering graphics, free site surveys, manufacture, powder coating, supply and installation to final sign off. Falco Cycle Shelters Falco is the largest cycle shelter manufacturer and installer in the UK and has completed a huge range of flagship projects across the country. These include the UK's first series of community cycle hubs as part of the Waltham Forest Mini Holland Programme, the largest cycle hub in the UK incorporating 3,000 secure cycle parking spaces at Cambridge Station, a bespoke cycle hub, taxi shelter, 32m bus waiting shelter and bin stores for the recent redevelopment of Derby Midland Station and the ScotRail Cycle Innovation Plan which is the most comprehensive cycling development across Scotland. To find out how Falco can assist your cycle parking or shelter scheme please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080.

Network Rail’s striking headquarters at the new ‘Quadrant Complex’ adjacent to Milton Keynes Station recently received two powder coated FalcoQuarter shelters with galvanised steel perch seats providing over 3,000 employees with a convenient and robust smoking shelter facility. Based on our best selling FalcoQuarter design, the two smoking shelters were manufactured, powder coated, supplied and installed by Falco last week and are positioned next to the Network Rail Health and Safety Office. The steelwork of each smoking shelter was powder coated in RAL 5014 Pigeon Blue to provide additional durability. The Quadrant opened in June 2012 on the former site of the England National Hockey Stadium and is now the National Centre for Network Rail which unites over 3,000 employees under one roof. Falco Weather Shelters Falco designs and manufactures a comprehensive range of weather shelters suitable for all environments. Falco weather shelters are manufactured from hot-dip galvanised steel to BS EN ISO 1461 and can be subsequently powder coated in any colour from the RAL register. Falco provide free CAD design for all of our weather shelters as well as free site surveys, free rendering graphics to help the client visualise the shelter in the proposed environment as well as manufacture, supply and installation. Please click here to view our weather shelter ranges. For more information about any of our weather shelter designs, please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080 or by email at sales@falco.co.uk.

A state-of-the-art redevelopment known as ‘Carlsberg City’ is due to open its doors in September 2016 next to Copenhagen city centre with Falco providing cycle parking throughout the development. Built on the former site of the famous brewer Carlsberg, who produced beer on the site from 1847 until 2008, the redevelopment aims to provide a new sustainable district in Copenhagen with housing, shops, offices, schools, a leisure centre and park, all keeping in harmony with the historical listed buildings and surrounding grounds. The redevelopment of the site will take a number of years and by the end of 2025 will be home to around 10,000 residents and 3,000 new apartments. The site will even has its own railway station, known as ‘Carlsberg Station’! As part of the redevelopment Falco manufactured, supplied and installed a series of 2,356 FalcoLevel two-tier cycle parking spaces and FalcoSound cycle racks, which will be used by the 10,000 residents and 800 students on a daily basis! The video below provides an insight into the scale of the new cycle parking facility: The FalcoLevel-Premium+ is our flagship and extra secure cycle rack design providing local authorities, transport operators, schools, universities and private businesses with high density and cost-effective cycle parking solutions. To find out how to incoporate the ultra secure FalcoLevel-Premium+ in your cycle parking scheme please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080.   

Rugby Station is the latest cycle hub; designed, manufactured and installed by Falco. It provides cycle-rail users with everything they might need as part of their daily commute including 108 spaces of the innovative FalcoLevel-Premium+ two-tier cycle rack, 86 spaces of the FalcoVert semi-vertical cycle rack, a FalcoFix 2.0 cycle repair stand and a convenient FalcoSway bench for those tired commuter legs! Falco provided the client with a complete cycle hub service including free AutoCAD design, as well as free site surveys, manufacture, supply and installation. The cycle parking is just one of a number of hubs being supplied to Virgin Trains West Coast Mainline stations as part of their project to upgrade bike parking facilities across their network. The cycle hub also makes use of the high density FalcoVert semi-vertical cycle rack, designed to be user-friendly and ideal for those who are unable to use the two-tier rack. The convenient FalcoFix 2.0 cycle station has been provided to compliment the secure cycle racks and is ideal for cyclists who require to make basic cycle maintenance whilst on the go. Falco has recently provided a complete cycle hub package to many other stations UK-wide including Cambridge CyclePoint, Reading Station, Dewsbury Station, Derby Midland Station, Upminster Station, Harpenden Station, Stoke-on-Trent Station, Chelmsford Station and the UK's first series of community cycle hubs as part of the London Borough of Waltham Forest Mini Holland Programme! For more information about Falco's cycle hub service, please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080.

The UK’s largest cycle hub at Cambridge Station officially opened to commuters on the 27th June providing up to 3,000 spaces of FalcoLevel Premium two-tier cycle parking spaces over three separate floors. The £2.5m development triples the amount of cycle parking spaces available and is open 24 hours a day and is free of charge to use. Cambridge CyclePoint is the largest cycle hub in the UK incorporating 3,000 cycle parking spaces - that’s three times bigger than the previous largest cycle hub at Chelmsford station! Spread out over three floors, Cambridge CyclePoint marks a milestone for cyclists and pedestrians who commute within the city. The UK’s most prestigious CyclePoint is fitted out with the latest FalcoLevel Premium+ two tier cycle racks. The additionally incorporate an integral gas strut to enable easier lifting of heavier bikes as well as additional locking points so that cyclists have multiple security points for their bikes. Based on three floors there is a mix of largely two tier as well as Sheffield cycle stands to provide more traditional cycle parking where people are unable to use the two tier racks. There is also secure cycle parking for cargo bikes regardless of shape or size. Pictured below is Falco’s Managing Director, Jeremy Green, with the former Transport Minister, Robert Goodwill. Robert commented “The superb new CyclePoint here in Cambridge will undoubtedly help get people out of their cars and make cycling the natural choice for short journeys, improving health, air quality and cutting congestion. The number of people cycling to catch trains has increased by 40 per cent since 2010, so secure cycle spaces at rail stations are critical. We have provided £29m to improve facilities at hundreds of railway stations across England since 2012 and will continue investing in dedicated routes and better infrastructure to make cycling safer and easier for people across the country”. Jeremy Green commented “Cambridge is the UK’s number 1 cycling city and Cambridge station is the busiest cycle hub in the country, we are absolutely delighted to have delivered this unique project”. For more information about the UK's most prestigious cycle hub, please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080.

Falco recently installed a run of 7km of FalcoPathfinder solar powered cycle path lights along the River Lossie cycle path in Elgin!!! The cycle path offers a much safer alternative to the A96 in terms of cycling from nearby Lhanbryde into Elgin and the addition of the new demarcation lights offers a more pleasurable journey for night time commuters as well as increased safety and reassurance. Parts of the route were already lit by street lighting from a nearby park and it was decided  that there was merit in lighting the rest of the route to further encourage use of the cycle path for cyclists and pedestrians at night. Through the staggered positioning of the lights at 10, 20 and 40m intervals on opposite sides of the path, cyclists can clearly see the edges of the route and red LED lights highlight potential hazards such as junctions. Frost warning lights situated at the start of new sections of the route highlight the need to take additional care should the temperature dip below +2°C. The FalcoPathfinder has also been recently installed at Queen's Park in Glasgow and Ridding Lane in London Borough of Ealing. For more information about the innovative FalcoParthfinder solar powered LED cycle path lights, please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080.