Case Studies

The FalcoQuarter is one of Falco’s newest and most versatile shelter designs. Developed to meet the needs of community projects or Building Schools for the Future where budget is the main constraint, the FalcoQuarter offers great flexibility and quality but for minimum cost. The quarter name comes straight from the design shape of the quarter segment of a disk and provides great simplicity in both form and function. With the addition of a simple walkway cover and optional gates front and rear, the FalcoQuarter can easily be made into a very versatile storage compound. With 2, 3, 4 and 5m variants, it is possible to create enclosed, weather proof spaces of any size. The front and rear entrance/exits can be left open with gates or closed off. Like all Falco products, the FalcoQuarter is very robust with the steelwork being hot dip galvanised to BS EN 1461, for years of service. Additionally the cycle shelter can be polyester powder coated in any of the 192 colours of the RAL register to match a scheme or corporate colour.

Balhousie Primary School in Scotland has just welcomed their new FalcoBreeze cycle shelter. This simple, yet highly efficient shelter has proved to be a reliable source for students to park their bicycles and the RAL shade of red blends in well against the schools sand stone background. Falco have supplied and installed this shelter following a free site visit from Falco’s local Business Manager based in Scotland. Falco manufactures a wide range of cycle parking products to meet the needs of all types of educational establishment, from shelters and canopies to secure stores and racks. We provide free site surveys and can undertake CAD design on the clients behalf. The FalcoBreeze is a cost effective cycle shelter offering a great alternative where floor space is at a premium. All steelwork of the cycle shelter is hot dip galvanized to BS EN ISO 1461 and polyester powder coating is available as an additional option, in any of the 192 colours in the RAL register.

Falco was able to provide Uddingston Grammar School with answers as they required a solution for cycle parking. With their new project dedicated to helping the increasing number of students travelling to school by bike, the FalcoQuarter was the product identified to meet the schools requirement. This stylish versatile shelter has been installed with Sheffield stands to form an attractive cycle parking station. However it can serve a multi purpose use, from a cycle or wheel chair station to a weather shelter. The shelter is clad in robust PET or polycarbonate and together with the hot dip galvanised steel frame, to create a substantial installation. The FalcoQuarter boasts great flexibility and quality but for minimum cost, the Quarter name comes straight from the design shape of the quarter segment of a disk and provides great simplicity in both form and function. Like all Falco products, the FalcoQuarter is very robust with the steelwork being hot dip galvanised to BS EN 1461, for years of service. Additionally the cycle shelter can be polyester powder coated in any of the 192 colours of the RAL register to match a scheme or corporate colour. Falco provide free site surveys by our local sales men who can assist in finding a solution for your cycle parking needs. The students at Uddingston can now be reassured that their bicycles are kept in a secure environment whilst they carry out their studies.

These are the FalcoBloc picnic tables installed at the new Man City fan park on the day that the FIFA delegation chose to tour the hi-tech football arena! When Manchester City Football Club required a high quantity of picnic tables for their brand new City Square entertainment zone, they turned to Falco for help. Man City required a product that was highly robust and could with strain heavy demand from football day fixtures. Falco were able to provide Man City when they chose the high quality and robust FalcoBloc picnic tables range capable of withstanding high use and constant demand. The picnic tables form part of the club’s new development for a City Square entertainment zone, a vibrant and state-of-the-art fan experience which is a new concept in British football, located on Joe Mercer Way outside the City store. Thirty nine FalcoBloc benches were used along with another 20 robust FalcoSwing tables to form a seating and ‘perch’ arrangement at the Blue Moon Café. Other facilities include giant LED screens, entertainment and a superb new menu devised with the help of top chef Marco Pierre White. The Man City v Liverpool rivalry match on the 23rd August 2010 provided the perfect occasion for the grand opening of the City Square. Supporters were invited down to enjoy the new facilities as they braced themselves for the big game ahead. The FalcoBloc picnic table is part of the FalcoBloc street furniture range or outdoor products, renowned for its high build quality, making it the perfect complement for all public spaces. The great simplicity, yet neat design enables the street furniture to meet all applications, from high volume of usage from railway stations and schools to quieter areas such as parks. Manufactured from hardwood and robust steel framework, the FalcoBloc picnic table offers the very best of quality to meet all seating arrangements.

The North School in Ashford originally contacted Falco back in 2007 as the need to provide a secure cycle parking compound became apparent, due to the increasing amount of students travelling to school by bike. Falco were then able to provide The North School with a variety of different cycle parking solutions that fit within their budget and provide the exact services the North School was looking for. The robust FalcoTel-D was the ideal product identified to accommodate the student’s bicycles. Following the success of the first installation and due to a further increase of students commuting to school by bike, in 2009 the school required an additional FalcoTel-D cycle shelter to keep pace with the student’s demands for additional cycle parking. In addition to the previous two installations The North School then requested a further FalcoTel-D shelter to optimise their current facility as the number of student’s cycling to school continued to rise. The attached images shows our recent installation of the FalcoTel-D cycle parking shelter taken on a crisp autumn afternoon. The cycle shelter FalcoTel-D is a double sided variant of the FalcoTel-E. With a distinct ‘Y’ shaped section, the FalcoTel-D has great symmetrical lines as well as complimenting the single sided cycle shelter of the range. As an ‘island’ unit, the FalcoTel-D cycle shelter can be used as a stand alone unit or in rows to create a large storage compound. The shelter is constructed using sustainable hardwood and a galvanised steel frame to BS EN ISO 1461.  The pitched roof section channels rainwater to the centre of the structure where it is collected in a gutter and discharged via a drain pipe to ground level, to ensure that users stay dry. For more information on our FalcoTel series or to view our complete cycle parking and shelter range please contact our sales team on (01538) 380080.

Broxtowe Borough Council have sailed to the cycling age with their latest addition of the FalcoSail cycle shelter, located outside the Citizens Advice Bureau in Nottingham. Due to the increasing amounts of people finding alternative modes of transport, Broxtowe Borough Council contacted Falco as the need to provide a secure cycle storage shelter became apparent. The stylish FalcoSail was identified by the client as the product to meet Broxtowe’s requirements. Additionally they requested a RAL powder coating in white to maintain an aesthetically attractive look! The FalcoSail cycle shelter is a great design alternative to the FalcoLite or FalcoQuarter cycle shelter. The FalcoSail is a design led product and from any angle the likeness of a sail ship is unmistakable, making the shelter a very attractive addition to any external environment for use as a cycle shelter. The FalcoSail can accommodate up to 8 bikes, however like all Falco cycle shelters, the FalcoSail is modular in design enabling a shelter to be built up to house any number of cycles in various combinations. The great flexibility of the FalcoSail enables it to be used for multiple purposes, from a cycle shelter to a waiting or smoking shelter, or even as a pushchair shelter. Clad in robust polycarbonate the steelwork is hot dip galvanised to BS EN 1461 and can be powder coated in any of the 192 RAL colours to maintain a maximum life span. For more information about the FalcoSail cycle shelter or Falco’s complete range of cycle shelters and street furniture please contact our sales team on (01538) 380080.