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Are you a head teacher or teacher of a school or college?
Have you thought about cycling to your school site more often to improve your health as well as improving the environment?
Have you considered that the children attending your school would cycle to school more often if they had proper storage for their bikes and scooters?
Well, with the current statistics being as low as 2% of children cycling to school, you could improve this very low percentage just by having a cycle shelter installed at your educational provision simply and at a lower cost than you'd think.
The government are pushing for healthier schools and parents also want their children's school bike facilities to be improved more so that their children and they can confidently ride to school knowing that they will be able to store their bikes safely and securely and that they will not be getting wet during bad weather.
With these issues in mind, I am writing this article and introducing you to the very useful product structure of a cycle shelter.
I want to let you know about the structure, what it's made of and what it will be useful for at your site.
Having a cycle shelter installed will add a very practical and eye pleasing product to your school and it is a structure that has many different designs, styles and even various colours, can be installed at your site and give you lots of benefits.
The structures are mostly made from a steel construction but some companies do also supply wooden ones too. They can be powder coated so that they match the school colours and you do not need to get planning permission for them generally.
They can be fitted with bike racks and also serve as a waiting area for parents. This is especially useful in the wet weather!
As I said before there are many designs and you can be sure of finding one to match and fit into your setting.
They can even be fitted with lockable doors for added security measures during the day especially if they are not within a locked area within your site.
