Sweet success for complex machinery lift at sugar factory
Hird has completed a complex contract lift at one of the UK’s largest sugar refineries to replace machinery seven floors…
Product of the Month – Oktopus CBL8000 counterbalance lifting beam
If someone tells you their success at lifting large sheets of glass or cladding panels into place hangs in the...
Historical dock crane gets restoration lift from Hird
Hird mobile crane and powered access expertise is supporting a project to dismantle and restore a historical 18-tonne dock crane....
Product of the Month 2021 Roundup
It is that time of year at the Hird PoTM desk. No Christmas office parties to attend. We are far...
New mini crawler crane gets first chance to show its moves
Hird’s new Maeda mini crawler crane has been commissioned for its first job – installing glass in an exciting new...
Product of the Month: New Genie GS-1932m and GS-1432m scissor lifts
It is our final Product of the Month for 2021. So, by way of an early Christmas gift, we are...
Hird glass lifting expertise supports striking new farm house build
Is this an agricultural candidate for Grand Designs? Hird has provided mini crane and glass vacuum lifter support for an...
Maeda tracked pick and carry crane boosts lifting options
Hird has taken delivery of a new Maeda 4.9t crawler pick and carry crane to further expand the lifting capabilities...
Product of the Month – Hydraulica 2100 Curved vacuum lifter
Hird has improved its heavyweight glass vacuum lifter hire range still further with the addition of the Hydraulica 2100 Curved....
Machinery movers first to get new generation Valla crane
Machinery moving and installation specialist Ainscough Industrial Services has taken delivery of a groundbreaking new 21t Manitex Valla 210R crane...
Historic building gets a lift with Maeda spider crane hire
A Hird Maeda mini crane has played a critical role in building a lift shaft inside the world’s first steel...
Product of the Month – Valla 220SE pick and carry crane
Our Hird Product of the Month for October is the Valla 220SE pick and carry crane – the industrial crane...
Demand for safe lifting drives enquiries at Vertikal Days
The Hird team was kept busy at the Vertikal Days cranes and access show as visitors showed interest in the...
Hird guide 2.0 – bigger and better but it’s still pocket-sized
Hird’s ground-breaking pocket guide – copied but never bettered – has been thoroughly overhauled and expanded in time to be...
Product of the Month – HIRD transport fleet
Hird’s hire fleet of mini cranes, glass lifting equipment and powered access platforms get showcased regularly in our Product of...
Glass lifting with mini crane creates one of the UK’s best views
Hird has helped builders create one of the best private viewing points in England – certainly on the north east...
Hird mini crane hire fleet goes green with advanced HVO fuel
Hird’s hire fleet of mini cranes is going green by being supplied with HVO fuel which reduces CO2 emissions by...
Product of the Month – Cranked Angled Lifting Beam Forklift Attachment
Simple is often best. Which is why our Product of the Month for August is the cranked angled lifting beam...
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...
