Business to Business
As North Americans feel the shock of high gas prices and stifling gridlock, the bicycle has emerged as an answer for businesses looking to increase workforce productivity, decrease costs, and maximize efficiency. Bicycles are not only great in urban gridlock, they are also used extensively by large factories, airports, and refineries for rapid and safe transit across relatively short distances. Bicycles increase health and add value and brand to your organization.
Brands we work with
Batavus is famous for its Personal Bike, used by MacBike in Amsterdam, the Royal Air Force in the UK, and TNT mail in Holland. Low maintenance, clothing friendly, and comfortable, the bike is also pro-actively theft resistant with its unique laser-cut serial number visually obvious on the frames main support-bar. For small rental companies, the new Batavus BUB bike is another iconic branding tool with a memorable ride quality. Orders of 50 bikes or more can be custom coloured and decalled.
Pashley makes work bikes and tricycles used extensively by oil refineries and most exclusively, Royal Mail in the UK. Low maintenance, clothing friendly, and visually beautiful, the Pashley adds function and brand to any company. The Deli bike is perfect for small bakeries, while the tricycles and workbikes are best for heavier commercial loads. All models can be custom coloured and decalled with no minimum quantity.
Biomega makes low maintenance shaft-drive bikes and folding bikes that are used extensively by W Hotels worldwide for their guests. The bicycles are not only problem-free, but are luxuriously high-concept and feature an impressive CV of renowned designers behind the design.
Abici makes gorgeous bicycles used by The University of Gastronomy "Slow Food" bicycle tours across Northern Italy. The bikes are visually exciting, low maintenance and increase brand and profit.
Featured in an Atlantic Monthly article about the Slow Food tour
Case Studies
City of Toronto
Employee Bike share program
After amalgamation into a mega-city the employees of the City of Toronto were forced to shuffle between multiple locations within a typical work day. Taxi cab use was expensive and was inconsistent with the cities commitment to lowering its carbon footprint. Moreover, most of the typical trips were under two miles. The idea of a bicycle fleet program was not only cost-saving, but a more efficient way of moving people within the gridlocked city. However, the need for a robust bicycle was key, especially considering the Northeast winters. The city chose the Batavus Old Dutch in a one speed. The bike offered complete clothing protection, a truly upright and safe riding position, and a low maintenance platform that could be stored outside year round - rust free. The program is essentially a civic 'best practices' solution, and the hope is that more and more of the office towers in the Toronto core will follow by example.
Vert Catering
Vert Catering is a socially and environmentally responsible member of the food community. The food is local, fresh, seasonal and passionately cultivated. Vert Catering is committed to produce less landfill waste than any other caterer in the city, making them the greenest solution for corporate or private events. The Pashley Deli bike delivers the food and picks up supplies and is not only a remarkable branding vehicle, but the companies only vehicle!
New York - NY400 bikes
New York City was established in 1609 by Dutch traders aboard the ship 'Half Moon'. Four hundred years later the city of New York honored its Dutch antecedents with a celebration that synched wonderfully with the recent developments in NYC bike culture - a growing mass of cyclists, and a generous amount of new cycling infrastructure. To celebrate, the city of NYC received 200 bright orange NY400 bikes, custom built by Batavus and administered by Bike and Roll, a national bicycle rental company. The bikes were an excellent publicity vehicle, and the most significant, hands-on indicator of Dutch culture. A brilliant success, the bikes will be donated to a charitable cause in the fall of 2009.
Maintenance
Although the bikes we sell are profoundly low maintenance, they still need the occasional day at the spa. Because Fourth Floor Distribution has bicycle retailers across North America, we are able to work with local shops to provide maintenance packages tuned to your needs.
Interested?
Call Eric at Fourth Floor Distribution for a consultation, prices, or any questions.
