Case Studies

Cyclists in Inverness have recently celebrated the switch on of a state-of-the-art cycle counter supplied and installed by Falco on behalf of Sustrans. The cycle counter is located on a grass verge on Millburn Road on the corner of Diriebught Road. The counter will collect information ass part of the development of a safe cycle route from the Inverness Campus at Beechwood to Inverness city centre. The cycle counter is part of a series of 10 counters installed throughout Scotland on behalf of Sustrans and Transport Scotland whose aim is to increase the levels of cycling throughout the country. The completed route forms part of a link from the new Inverness Campus and the recently constructed golden bridge over the A9 in the east, through Raigmore housing estate to Millburn Road, where it continues to the city centre. Paul Downie of Sustrans said: “The counter installed during the summer months has already counted high numbers of cyclists prior to the works on Millburn Road commencing. With the completion of the Millburn Road Active Travel Route we look forward to seeing a further increase in these numbers. Cycle counters have been used to great effect in a number of European countries and research shows that they can serve as promotional tools to encourage people to cycle on a daily basis.” Along with the nine cycle counters and additional Master ‘totaliser’ has been installed outside the main entrance to the Scottish Government offices at Victoria Quay. The cycling data is sent from each counter to a management system and then redirected to the Master counter as well as displaying live cycle information on the Falco website. The other cycle counters in Scotland are installed at: Edinburgh, Middle Meadow Walk Glasgow, Anderston Coatbridge, Bank Street Stirling, Laurencroft Road Benderloch, Lochnell Primary School Perth, North Inch Park Union Canal, Edinburgh Quay Clydebank, Whitecrook Street Scottish Government Victoria Quay Office, Leight, Edinburgh (Master Data Counter) For more information about the state-of-the-art Cycle Counter, please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080.

Falco has recently manufactured and installed an attractive three bay Navajo walkway canopy for Warwick university. The robust steel structure is powder coated in RAL 9003 Signal Grey complete with safety glass side walls and three powder coated FalcoBloc seats. Falco provided Warwick University with a complete walkway package including free design, site survey, manufacture, supply, installation to final sign off. The images attached show the completed walkway installation installed last month. Navajo Shelter The Navajo is an exceptionally attractive and open shelter design, available with and without side walls. The Navajo is available in a huge range of colour combinations creating an unusual, yet aesthetical shelter design ideal for primary schools, nurseries, playgrounds and parks. The shelter is available in a wide range of cladding options including hardwood, polycarbonate and safety glass.  The Navajo is frequently used as a walkway, waiting shelter, smoking shelter and outdoor classroom. For more information about the Navajo shelter, please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080.

This is the funky FalcoTrustin walkway canopy Falco manufactured and installed for Topcliffe Primary School in Birmingham! The FalcoTrustin walkway was chosen for it’s light and spacious design as well as its modular and expandable features. To create a more primary school orientated design, Falco powder coated the FalcoTrustin in two separate RAL coatings to add a splash of colour, the leg supports in RAL 5015 Sky Blue and the roof supports in RAL 1016 Sulfur Yellow. Padded support protectors were placed on all leg supports to add additional protection to school pupils during break and lunch times.   The attached images show the new walkway addition complete with polycarbonate roof sheets. FalcoTrustin Walkway The FalcoTrustin is a very flexible product and can be extended in width, length or height with add on units to create a canopy or walkway of virtually any dimension. The FalcoTrustin is manufactured from standard roof sheets of 1m x 1m with a standard single bay measuring 4m long. The canopy has a light and spacious design and when powder coated in a RAL colour creates a real dominant statement. The FalcoTrustin is frequently used as a walkway, waiting shelter, cycle shelter and outdoor classroom. For more information about the FalcoTrustin, please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080.

Falco has recently manufactured, supplied and installed a series of our FalcoLevel cycle racks for Leamington Spa station in Warwickshire. Leamington Spa station serves the town of Royal Leamington Spa and has four platforms with an annual passenger usage of 2.2 million. Falco has installed a first series of 120 two-tier cycle rack spaces with an additional series of spaces soon to be installed. The FalcoLevel is an innovative two-tier cycle rack that accomodates twice as many cycles compared to any other traditional cycle rack or stand. Falco has manufactured and supplied the FalcoLevel to over 300 railway stations throughout the UK including London Euston, Bristol Parkway, Stoke-on-Trent, Harpenden, Hull and Derby Midland railway stations. The images attached show the new FalcoLevel two-tier additions conveniently installed between two station platforms. For more information about the FalcoLevel design please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080.

Three shelters; designed, manufactured and installed by Falco at Derby Midland station were officially handed over to the client on 18th April. The cycle, taxi and bus shelters were all based on Falco's modular FalcoLok and FalcoMax designs and provided the client with a huge saving over the original bespoke plans. See Falco's shelters feature on the BBC Derby News Video. The Falco shelters incorporate; seating, lighting, CCTV and information systems and provide Derby with a state of the art shelter facility on the new concourse of the former Midland railway flagship station. Manufactured from robust, galvanised and powder coated steel and clad with glass, the facility looks stunning with the three co-ordinated shelters. Despite tight space constraints, the cycle shelter utilises the highly popular FalcoLevel two tier cycle parking system and provides space for 144 cycles, a huge improvement on a the previous facilities. The FalcoMax cycle shelter was adapted to meet the design requirements and can be easily added to should the facility need to be extended in the future! The 32m long bus shelter, developed by Falco's design team, incorporates an architectural split height feature with additional glass to maximise natural light into the shelter structure. The bus shelter also incorporates information systems for passenger use and has perfect finishing touches such as stainless steel mid rails and fire resistant seating. The Falco taxi shelter is a light and airy structure providing excellent cover for waiting passengers. With an innovative roof design and integral rainwater collection systems, all the shelters provide a high quality mix of function and aesthetics. Falco also supplied and installed a secure FalcoLok-500 bin store with hardwood cladding as well as concourse seating. Falco has it's own design and surveying teams, it's own manufacturing facilities and it's own installation engineers and can provide the client with a full turn key service for any shelter project. To find out more about any of the Falco shelters please contact our technical sales team on 01538 380080 or by email at sales@falco.co.uk.

Since the closing ceremony of the Glasgow 2014 games, Sustrans Scotland, Cycling Scotland and Transport Scotland joined forces to give workplaces across Scotland a chance to bid for and “own a piece of the Commonwealth Games”. Each organisation could bid for up to three of the innovative legacy cycle racks to help boost their cycle facilities for employees and students and encourage the activity of cycling to work. In an innovative approach to commemorate the winning medallists in a sporty way, a series of the legacy cycle racks have been powder coated in gold, silver and bronze to represent each medal won! These are being donated to the respective home towns and villages of the winning medallists and will remain as a long term tribute to each of the successful athletes. The images attached commemorate Darren Burnett's gold medal in the Lawn Bowls Men's Singles and Viorel Etko's bronze medal in the Men's Wrestling Freestyle 61kg event. All 220 of the Legacy cycle racks were manufactured by Falco providing over 2,000 additional cycle parking spaces throughout Scotland. Initially used as temporary cycle parking for the Commonwealth Games, the racks will now be used to commemorate the successes of the 78 Scottish medal winners for many years to come. Hopefully there’ll be one near you! The legacy cycle racks are based on our popular FalcoToaster and manufactured from galvanised steel with laser cut side panels outlining the legacy 2014 logo and powder coated in gold, silver or bronze. For more information about our legacy cycle racks or how Falco can incorporate your logo into a cycle stand or rack, please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080.