.png)
.gif)
.gif)
I Like a Nice Cuppa Tea in the Morning...
Liverpool is officially the tea drinking capital of the UK, according to a new study. Researchers took an in-depth look into the hot beverage habits of the nation and...
Read Full Article
The Leading News & Information Service For The Facilities, Workplace & Built Environment Community
It all Comes in Cycles
18 March 2016 | Updated 01 January 1970
Apex Lifts is collaborating with cycle storage company, EcoCycle in creating eco-friendly technology to improve and secure the cycling storage network around the country.
With 80,000 bikes being stolen each year, the EcoCycle storage system has been designed to create a secure, practical and environmentally friendly parking unit for cyclists.
Originating in Japan, EcoCyle has two storage products, a revolving cylinder and a vault system and the units can be built into the piles of tall buildings. Both alternatives offer a maximum capacity of 204 bikes with an average retrieval time of 13 seconds.
Apex is supporting the EcoCycle project by manufacturing components and constructing the units in the UK. The first EcoCycle fully working demonstrator model in the UK is located between Southwark and Waterloo stations in London with plans to expand across the country.
“It’s vital for all businesses to take responsibility for protecting and sustaining the environment,” explained Warren Jenchner, MD, Apex Lifts. “EcoCycle is an exciting project for Apex Lifts and we’ve pledged to reduce our own carbon footprint and are delighted to be able to help others do the same.”
Picture: Safe storage of bicycles lies behind the collaboration of Apex Lifts and EcoCycle with a concept that originated in Japan
Article written by Mike Gannon | Published 18 March 2016
Share
Related Tags
Related Articles
A Tiddly Bit on Workplace Management
Through the Flowscape app, you get access to several features, writes James Tidd. For example, Colleague finder, Space finder, Equipment finder and Housekeeper. It allows...
Read Full ArticleLondon, New York - Two Sculptures, Different Inspirations
Two very different sculptures got special treatment in the week ending March 30 - New York's famous Fearless Girl was sponsored to stay standing-up to fear &...
Read Full ArticleTaking Water More Seriously
Research, educational and professional publishers, Springer Nature, were looking for a space saving and environmentally friendly water solution for their UK headquarters...
Read Full ArticlePark Life Goes Hand-in-hand with Healthy Returns
Physical activity in natural environments, or ‘green exercise’, is estimated to provide health benefits of £2.2 billion a year to the English adult...
Read Full ArticleNothing Can go Wrong with Ping Pong
More than offering a game of table tennis during breaks Clarus Glassboards has launched Balance that can be a sports tool and workplace area. Creating 25 limited...
Read Full ArticleTake My Breath Away
An important report from the RCP and the RCPCH looks at the premature death of 40,000 people in the UK and examines the impact of exposure to air pollution across...
Read Full ArticleHey Mister - Blue Sky Is Not The Limit
Would you like to install glass panels in the roof of your office building...or the roof in any building? Nice but expensive (and possibly architecturally impossible)....
Read Full ArticleTime to Get Out of the Office
Feedback on new business ideas should be sought outside company walls, research from King’s Business School and the University of Amsterdam has found, but...
Read Full ArticleCharities Benefit From Green Rewards
Green Rewards works with a number of corporate, local authority and university clients to provide bespoke services to engage and reward people for following sustainable...
Read Full Article
