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Promoting cycling is not just about encouraging staff to change their habits. It is also necessary to provide them with suitable facilities at their workplace to park their bikes easily, secure them and, where necessary, recharge their electric bikes.
It is precisely within this framework that the expertise of NOVAL, now listed as a provider of cycle parking within the Pro-Cycling Employer Community, as part of the ‘Objectif Employeur Pro-Vélo’ programme led by the French Federation of Cyclists (FUB).
This listing further strengthens NOVAL’s position as a partner to businesses, local authorities and site managers seeking to roll out reliable, secure cycle parking facilities that are tailored to new ways of using them.
The ‘Objectif Employeur Pro-Vélo’ scheme was set up to support employers in the private, public and voluntary sectors in encouraging the use of bicycles for commuting and business travel.
In this context, the quality of parking facilities is a key element of an effective cycling policy.
The FUB has therefore set out recommendations and criteria to help organisations choose facilities that comply with best practice for cycle parking.
Being listed amongst suppliers of cycle parking solutions therefore represents, for NOVAL, further recognition of the relevance of its offering to organisations seeking to develop their mobility policy.
For our clients, this listing also serves as an additional guide when identifying a a provider of cycle parking facilities capable of supporting a business project.
The growing popularity of cycling for commuting inevitably creates new needs for businesses and public sector organisations.
An employee who cycles to work every day must be provided with a parking space:
The mere existence of a dedicated space is therefore no longer necessarily sufficient.
The challenge now is to create a genuine bike parking experience, from the moment the cyclist arrives until they collect their bike.
This development is particularly significant given the rise in the use of e-bikes, whose value and charging requirements are driving up expectations regarding security.
It is in response to these new ways of using the product that NOVAL is developing the range CYPARK.
Designed and manufactured in France, CYPARK solutions combine, depending on the configuration, a range of features designed to enhance the cyclist’s experience:
The aim is not simply to add more furniture to a site.
The aim is to enable businesses and managers to create cycle facilities that are consistent with the level of service expected by their users.
The range is therefore suitable for a variety of environments: corporate offices, industrial sites, healthcare facilities, university campuses, car parks, local authority premises and commercial buildings.
Organisations’ expectations are also shifting towards more advanced services.
Depending on the project, a cycle parking infrastructure may be combined with solutions for managing access, users or the operation of the facilities.
A manager might, for example, wish to:
This ability to combine furniture, mechatronics and connected services is one of the key factors that sets NOVAL apart.
Our aim is therefore to gradually support our customers as they move from simply needing equipment to creating a fully-fledged cycle mobility service.
The success of a cycle parking scheme depends heavily on how well it is planned.
How many seats should we allow for?
What level of security should you choose?
Should we include a charging function?
How should traffic flow be organised?
Which access system should be used?
How can the equipment be installed without carrying out major building work?
How can we anticipate changes in usage patterns?
NOVAL works alongside its clients and partners in these discussions to define a configuration that is suited to the site and the service required.
Depending on the stage the project has reached, our teams can assist with:
Identification of users, uses, the required number of seats and the site’s constraints.
Selecting the CYPARK configuration best suited to the project’s objectives.
Study of the right-of-way, traffic flows, connection requirements and installation constraints.
Drawing up an initial budget framework based on the number of facilities and associated services.
Support right through to the installation, commissioning and operation of the equipment, in accordance with the scope of the project.
This approach enables clients, contractors, engineering consultancies and project managers to have a single point of contact who can consider the project as a whole.
Secure cycle parking now brings together several different sectors: mechanics, electronics, access control, energy and software.
This convergence is directly in line with NOVAL’s industrial DNA.
Since 2003, the company has been designing and manufacturing mechatronic systems in France that combine mechanical components, electronics and embedded intelligence.
This industrial experience now enables NOVAL Mobility to develop solutions dedicated to cycling mobility, whilst retaining a strong grasp of the design, industrialisation and development of its equipment.
For our clients, choosing NOVAL therefore means working with a French designer and manufacturer, capable of understanding both the user-related issues and the technical constraints of a project.
NOVAL’s membership of the Pro-Vélo Employer Community complements several elements that underpin our value proposition:
The solutions are developed with a genuine focus on industrial and mechatronics expertise.
Securing a bicycle, charging an e-bike or managing access to a space are all different requirements that must be taken into account right from the design stage.
Configurations can be tailored to the site’s specific characteristics and the required level of service.
NOVAL is developing solutions that will gradually transform cycle parking into a genuine mobility service.
We can assist businesses, local authorities, operators, engineering consultancies and specifiers in defining and sizing their projects.
Would you like to set up or upgrade the cycle parking facilities at your company, organisation or one of your sites?
Our teams can help you identify the solution best suited to your needs, determine the appropriate scale of your installation and draw up an initial technical and budgetary proposal.
