Case Studies
The architect had originally specified a FalcoQuarter cycle shelter, however the client decided that this was too tall and imposing and would obscure too much of the windows in this small courtyard. With assistance from Dave Inman, in Falco’s Technical Sales Team, we suggested using the FalcoGamma canopy as an alternative - a design which would give minimal impact on the adjacent offices. The client agreed and was pleased with the final installation which included two bays of FalcoGamma 8m long with A-11 cycle racks and integral wheel gutters. Following hot dip galvanizing, both the canopy and cycle racks were powder coated to RAL 7011 Anthrasite Grey to match the railings and architectural features to create an attractive yet unassuming installation.
This is Fitzwilliam Primary School in Pontefract, West Yorkshire. The brief was to provide a shelter for 20 cycles onto a grassed area keeping the appearance of the shelter with the surroundings. Shown is a FalcoTel shelter with hardwood end walls to match the wooden theme and a steel back wall to blend with the perimeter fencing. Falco also completed the groundworks which included log edging and bark chippings.
Whitechapel Sports Centre - the brief was to retro fit a lockable, clear shelter over the existing cycle stands outside a leisure centre to provide cover and protection. The FalcoLite series 76.3 was chosen with acrylic panels and an integrated acrylic lockable door. The result is a stylish job which integrates successfully into the design led architecture of Whitechapel Sports Centre.
Ten years on and still going strong! This FalcoRondo carport was installed to provide shelter for a special needs mini-bus at Bentfield Primary School. The 6.0m x 2.5m shelter was installed at a special 3.1m height to provide clearance for the school coach. The shelter is powder coated and still looks as good as new today!
When Falco was contacted by Whitman Laboratories early in 2007 to supply a smoking shelter for the UK headquarters of the prestigious Estee Lauder group we assumed it would be a simple standard canopy hidden round the back of the building. It was not until our Technical Sales Manager Dave Inman visited site was it realised that this was to be installed next to the main entrance and had to cover an existing landscaped hexagonal seating area After several meetings on site it was decided that the best way to provide a suitable canopy for such a high profile position in a blue chip company was to use Falco’s Project W. We put together a proposal, which following granting of planning permission by the local council was installed in June and completed in time to meet the implementation of the new smoking regulations which came into force on the 1st July 2007.
FalcoLites are smoking shelters at regional offices at Orange Mobiles including ‘Swing’ benches and ashtrays
Falco has been a family company with its own production site for over 70 years. Sustainability was in our DNA from the very beginning and this is reflected within our complete range of modular cycle parking and shelter products, all designed with full circularity in mind.
All products ranges are contemporary and durable, typical of a Falco product. Falco has been at the forefront of the cycle parking and street furniture market and has built up a renowned reputation for manufacturing products that exceed in both design and durability.
Falco’s operations have supported the Circular Economy for many years, simply manufacturing products with environmentally friendly products, that can last for decades and at the end of the product life can be 100% recycled and manufactured back into a brand new product.
