About Us
The Smartstreets difference
Good design makes the right choice easier.
Smartstreets designs practical products that help people keep shared spaces cleaner and park their bikes more conveniently. Our approach is simple: make better use of what is already there, without adding unnecessary street clutter.
Experience behind every idea.
Founders Andrew Farish and Chris Garcin bring decades of experience in product design, development and building businesses. Together, they turn promising ideas into useful products for councils, campuses, workplaces and communities.
A conversation that became a new kind of bin.
In 2002, Michael Masella, a senior highway engineer at Hammersmith & Fulham Council, invited Andrew and Chris to discuss his innovative idea for tackling gum litter. His understanding of the street scene revealed an opportunity: use regularly spaced lamp posts and sign posts to make disposal facilities easier to find.
With Michael’s support, Andrew and Chris funded the design, development, tooling and launch. They developed the concept for cigarette ends as well as gum, creating a bin and fixing system adaptable to the many shapes and sizes of posts used around the world.
Small products. Lasting purpose.
That collaboration grew into a range including Smartbin cigarette and gum bins, Minibin reusable pocket ashtrays and Cyclepark bike parking. The Smartbin system secured two granted patents, and Smartstreets has won 17 international awards. Our products are used in 7 countries.
Whether it is a pocket ashtray for an individual or a coordinated scheme for a whole town, our aim remains the same: convenient facilities that help people make better everyday choices.
Planning a branded campaign or a wider street improvement scheme? Talk to us or call 0800 328 9390.
To learn more about our cigarette and gum bins, bike parking and wider work, visit www.smartstreets.co.uk ↗.