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Hird leads electric lifting revolution with all-electric spider crane

Lifting and powered access specialist Hird is at the forefront of a low-carbon crane hire revolution after taking delivery of Maeda’s new all-electric spider crane. The Maeda MC285-3 Eco is the Japanese mini crane manufacturer’s first all-electric lithium battery crane. Hird is determined to make sure its spider crane hire...

Spider crane lifts give garden visitors a summer sculpture treat

Contract lifting specialist Hird has used its Maeda spider cranes to help RHS Garden Wisley install two new exciting sculptures. A Maeda MC405 mini crane was deployed to remove artwork called Giant’s Chair to make way for a new sculpture. A Maeda MC285 mini crane was also used to install...

Crown jewel of mini cranes on lifting duty at Tower of London

A Hird Maeda mini crane has been called in to carry out a lift in one of the most famous historical buildings in the world – the Tower of London. The Maeda MC305 spider crane made an unusual sight as it was tracked past the iconic 1,000-year-old keep built by...

Mini crane glass manipulator up to overhead lift challenge

A Maeda spider crane fitted with a glass manipulator proved to be the right combination to carry out a highly challenging project to lift glass directly overhead into an atrium canopy. The space constraints of the lift site at new offices being built at Canal Reach, Kings Cross, in Central...

Sewage lifting team flush with success thanks to Maeda mini crane

A Maeda mini crane and a boom lift supplied by Hird have been used to support work on a sewage treatment tank by lifting materials into a giant concrete tank. The Maeda MC305 spider crane combined with a stone grab proved to be the ideal lifting combination to allow engineers...

Mini crane lift at quarry demonstrates Maeda advantage

The use of a Hird Maeda spider crane to lift machinery at a quarry has demonstrated the advantages it delivers in terms of operating in very constrained spaces. The boom of the Maeda MC405 crawler crane had to be guided through a gap with barely millimetres to spare to reach...

Maeda mini crane and glazing manipulator support hospital build

Hird has supplied a Maeda spider crane fitted with a glazing manipulator to support the building of a new diabetes centre at Hull Royal Infirmary. The Maeda MC405 and glazing manipulator attachment accelerates the glass installation project, helping to keep the build plan on schedule and controlling costs. The £6m...

Hird lifting expertise cracks glass installation challenge

A Hird lifting team has completed a glass lifting project that proved an excellent test of the capabilities of the Maeda spider crane selected to carry out the task. A building contractor asked for Hird’s support to lift four glass panels, one weighing 400kg, at the property in a village...