Hird Maeda mini crane helps bridge dockland divide
It involves a major redesign of a bridge over a waterway between the two docks. At the centre of the…
Hird expands with opening of new West Midlands depot
Mini cranes, glass lifting and powered access hire specialist Hird has expanded its network with the opening of a new...
Training of the Month – LEEA Vacuum Robot Course
Hird has played a big part in expanding the use of glazing robots in the UK so it was only...
Product of the Month – Liebherr LMT1060 3.1 mobile crane
Hird mobile crane operator Craig Jessop put it well: “It’s really a very smart computer, that’s very good at lifting.”...
Reach for the skies with the impressive GML800+ Manipulator
As the saying goes – seeing is believing. Our video of the Wienold GML800+ Manipulator shows why this counterbalance floor...
Stairway to luxury living gets a lift from Hird mini crane
A Hird lifting team has supported construction colleagues by using a Maeda mini crane to lift a staircase into place...
Hird Training Focus – A66 Compact Crane
The Hird Training Focus for June is A66 compact crane training. Because compact cranes are the velociraptors of the lifting...
Product of the Month – Genie GS-4047 Electric Scissor Lift
How fast is a Genie GS-4047 electric scissor lift? We can tell you – 11.75m per 70 seconds. That quick....
Challenging tandem lift takes down horticultural chimney stacks
Hird has carried out a tandem lift with two mobile cranes to remove chimney stacks at a large horticultural centre....
Hire Maeda Mini Cranes from Hird
Hire Maeda mini cranes from Hird and you know you are combining the power and capability of the world’s most...
Product of the month – Plate Glass Trolleys
We are in a world of ever greater sophistication. But sometimes you need a simple solution to a simple problem....
Hird introduces IPAF PASMA eLearning courses
The growth in eLearning – the process of accessing training courses remotely via the internet – is making it much...
Spider crane with searcher hook gets the load up and under
Every building has its nooks and crannies and hard to reach places – even modern Olympic swimming centres. That is...
World class design centre gets curved glass lift
One of the world’s most famous interior design centres was always going to be up for a challenge when it...
Product of the Month – Niftylift HeightRider 21 4×4 (AWD)
No, our Product of the Month is not a Mary Berry recipe. It is the Niftylift HeightRider 21 4×4 (AWD)....
Training focus – A40 Slinger Signaller Novice Course
A slinger signaller is one of the most important roles in the lifting industry and is critical to keeping people...
Night-time bridge building reveals enlightened lifting operation
Construction workers have used a tracked pick and carry crane supplied by Hird to install the balustrade railing along a...
Product of the Month – Hinowa Lightlift 26.14 Performance IIIS
Here are some words our clients use to describe our Product of the Month for March – ‘productive’, ‘very safe’,...
Hird flies Manitex Valla aviation crane message to Dubai expo
A team from Hird is jetting to the Middle East to promote Manitex Valla aviation maintenance cranes at a major...
