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The Government’s recently announced Active Travel Innovation Fund, which offers grants of up to £100,000 to small and medium-sized businesses and NGOs, represents a bold step forward in accelerating walking, wheeling and cycling initiatives across England. Falco, a leading manufacturer and supplier of secure cycle parking systems, cycle racks, shelters, cycle hubs and bike hangars, applauds the initiative and is positioning itself as a capable partner for any organisation or business preparing a bid. The fund, part of the government’s “Plan for Change,” invites proposals that deliver new or expanded active travel ideas — especially those targeting under-represented communities, leveraging digital tools, or working in partnership with local authorities. Applications are open from 6 October to 14 November, for 12-month projects with evaluation...
Falco has now bundled the knowledge about maintenance of materials for cycle parking facilities and street furniture products inside a downloadable PDF. Useful tips, safety, storage, what materials to clean and which cleaning agents to use are included within our comprehensive guide. The downloadable PDF “Maintenance & Installation” also includes topics such as storage, placement and assembly and information about the construction of Falco products, including how you can maintain the commonly used materials in Falco's street furniture and cycle parking products to receive an extensive lifespan. Click here to download the downloadable PDF guide. Falco is a manufacturer, supplier and installer of high quality cycle parking systems, cycle hubs, bike hangars, shelters, canopies, secure locable stores and street furniture. All products that are...
Falco has donated a new buggy shelter to Home-Start Staffordshire Moorlands – a voluntary organisation providing free, confidential support for families across the Staffordshire Moorlands. Home-Start approached Falco to see if they could provide a sheltered solution for the congregation of buggies increasingly parked inside the charity building. The team at Falco jumped onboard and worked together to provide a suitable product that can not only accommodate buggies, but also provide the charity with wheelchair storage and cycle parking too. The new buggy shelter, worth in excess of £5,000, is based upon the FalcoPod Bike Hangar design, offering the charity with unparrareled buggy storage for staff and visitors to use when visiting the Leek based charity. Eye-catching branding graphics have also been generously...
We are delighted that Falco’s Finance Manager, Netty Barlow, has (yet again!) raised an incredible £520 for Cancer Research UK, by participating in the Stoke-on-Trent Pretty Muddy 5k ‘obstacle mud run’ event at Central Forest Park in Hanley on Sunday 30th July. Netty put her best foot forward and joined hundreds of adults and children to tackle a 5k muddy obstacle course, hurdling over obstacles into piles of mud, weaving through spiders webs, scaling climbing frames, crawling through tunnels, scrambling nets and mud pits and finally racing down an inflatable mud chute! After the event, Netty said “Cancer can only be eradicated with more money being put into research, to find out what causes it, how we can stop it, and how to detect...
Falco’s Sales Office Manager and second-longest serving employee, Bryan Duggan, celebrated his 20th anniversary last week! Bryan joined in 2003 working in internal sales for street furniture. He then progressed to doing this role externally before being promoted to cover the whole product range with the North of the UK as his territory. He was then promoted to Sales Office Manager which leads both the internal and external sales teams. Bryans role now co-ordinates the Procurement Management which links closely with the Installation team. 20 Years Experience in the Procurement of large and complex projects, including in Rail and Healthcare projects in excess of £100,000.00 University Diploma in Leadership and Management. Core liaison with the Manufacturing facility in all aspects of the materials management for the...
The FalcoLevel-Premium+ and FalcoLevel-Eco are two space saving cycle racks designed to accommodate twice as many bikes compared to any other traditional rack or stand. The FalcoLevel-Premium+ provides cyclists with a superior cycle parking experience, making use of robust steel and aluminium results in a smoother action and reduced noise pollution. Whilst the FalcoLevel-Eco adopts the same great features, but provides significant cost savings and provides excellent value for money when budget is the main constrain! FalcoLevel-Premium+ Key Features Significant sound reduction from upper tier removing a large amount of noise pollution. Smoother action for the storage and retrieval of bikes. Has excellent build quality, typical of a Falco product. Utilises gas struts for easy lifting. The FalcoLevel-Premium+ is suitable for indoor or outdoor use. Falco also...
Two extraordinary Falco colleagues embarked on a remarkable journey on Saturday 22nd July, conquering the challenging Macmillan Peak District Mighty Hike and raising over £1,400 in the process. Braving heavy showers, Managing Director, Rob Harper and Sales Office Manager, Bryan Duggan, fearlessly embraced the challenge ahead – a gruelling 26.7 mile hike through the Peak District National Park – most famous for its rocky escarpments and ridges to mini mountains and rolling moorland. Starting and finishing at Bakewell Showground, the full marathon is a circular route encompassing the many beautiful and dramatic scenes the National Park has to offer. Rob and Bryan hiked the picturesque trails from Darley Moor to Bakewell, scrambled the Pennines and scaled the hills and dales, past the majestic Dovedale...
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.
