The system was pioneered by Bicycle Tree International, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, a company which has however since ceased operations. JFE Engineering in Japan produce a system called Cycle Tree; the installation at Kasai Station Bicycle Parking Lot in Tokyo has space for 6,480 bicycles, the largest underground mechanical bicycle parking system in the world.
The system was initially developed by Bicycle Tree International, based in Geneva, Switzerland, a company that has since gone out of business. JFE Engineering in Japan produces a similar system called Cycle Tree; the largest underground mechanical bicycle parking facility in Tokyo can accommodate 6,480 bicycles.