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Hird News - Contract Lifting

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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...
December 2020 - Contract Lifting Read More

Tight squeeze for Hird mobile crane slashes cost of flue lift

The advanced capability of one of Hird’s mobile cranes allowed it to reach a place that others could not –...
December 2020 - Contract Lifting Read More
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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...
August 2020 - Contract Lifting Read More
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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....
May 2020 - Contract Lifting Read More
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Here’s the weather – on the hook of a Hird mobile crane

Ultra-modern mobile crane A Hird lifting team used the company’s ultra-modern Liebherr LTM1060 3.1 100t mobile crane to lift the...
January 2020 - Contract Lifting Read More
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Machinery moving success as Hird takes press across Europe

A Hird machinery moving team has completed a challenging project to transport a 27-tonne press nearly 1,000 miles from the...
December 2019 - Contract Lifting Read More
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Mini crane lift allows tourists to ‘boulder-ly go’ up giant rock

Thousands of tourists can take steps to enjoy one of the Lake District’s most popular – and most mysterious –...
August 2019 - Contract Lifting Read More
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Football stadium gets premier league contract lift

Promotion to the Premier League heralds the arrival of a huge amount of TV rights cash – and the Hird...
August 2019 - Contract Lifting Read More

Smart mini crane lift puts Giant’s Chair on its feet

An over-sized chair that is six metres tall and weighs 2.8 tonnes has been lifted into position by Hird ready...
May 2019 - Contract Lifting Read More

Hird has the power to lift transformer in tightest spot

Pick and carry cranes are known for their excellent performance in confined spaces – and sometimes a lifting project comes...
March 2019 - Contract Lifting Read More

Raise a glass to perfect brewery tandem crane lift

A lifting team from Hird has installed three tanks at a new brewery in Kent by carrying out tandem lifts...
February 2019 - Contract Lifting Read More
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Full steam ahead with steel erection thanks to Maeda mini crane

A Maeda mini crane on hire from Hird is making light work of steel erection during the redevelopment of Newcastle’s...
February 2019 - Contract Lifting Read More
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Crane and powered access lift for biomass energy plant

Crane, powered access and glass lifting specialist Hird is providing a range of lifting expertise at a biomass plant in...
February 2019 - Contract Lifting Read More
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Hird lifts in hope – Knife Angel arrives in Hull

A giant sculpture made from confiscated knife and sword blades has been lifted into position in a Hull park as...
February 2019 - Community Read More

Maeda spider crane proves its worth in power station lift

Vital maintenance work at a major power station could be completed quickly, safely and with least disruption with the deployment...
December 2018 - Contract Lifting Read More
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Remote control helps make light work of lift at listed house

Digital remote control of a Maeda spider crane hired from Hird helped make sure stonework on a Grade II Listed...
December 2018 - Contract Lifting Read More
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Mobile crane lift means mast removal is plain sailing

A mobile crane supplied by Hird Lifting has been used to remove a 30-metre mast from an ocean-going yacht to...
December 2018 - Community Read More
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Valla crane proves its ship-shape for boat repair lift

A pick and carry crane supplied by Hird has been used to lift out and replace a major component on...
November 2018 - Contract Lifting Read More
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Hird lifting power raises Christmas spirits at hospice

Hird has used one of its mobile cranes to lift a large Christmas tree into position at the Dove House...
November 2018 - Community Read More
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Hird mini crane looking good in those lifting chains

Lifting specialist Hird has used its 100-tonne mobile crane to lift two Maeda spider cranes into an upper level of...
November 2018 - Contract Lifting Read More
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Hird achieves FORS Gold for London transport fleet

Hird achieves FORS Gold for London transport fleet

The London transport fleet operated by mini crane, glass lifting and powered access specialist Hird has achieved the…

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Counterbalance lifting beam supports council glass installation

Counterbalance lifting beam supports council glass installation

A counterbalance lifting beam and two types of vacuum lifter supplied by Hird have played a key role…

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Hird lifting expertise cracks glass installation challenge

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…

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