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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
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Hird mini crane + glass vacuum lifter equates to glazing success

Luxury car buyers and sports enthusiasts can soon indulge their passions thanks to the lifting prowess of a Hird Maeda...
September 2020 - Glass Lifting Read More
Penthouse stairway to luxury get a lift from Hird

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...
June 2020 - Mini Cranes Read More
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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...
May 2020 - Mini Cranes Read More
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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...
April 2020 - Mini Cranes Read More
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Product of the Month – Maeda MC285-3 mini crane

If you are concerned about the time you spend with your head in digital screens, first an apology. Because, if...
January 2020 - Mini Cranes Read More
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Where there’s muck there’s a Maeda mini crane

A Hird Maeda mini crane has proven to be the perfect lifting equipment for helping turning cow poo into biogas....
October 2019 - Mini Cranes 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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Tracked spider crane ideal ingredient in food factory lift

A tracked spider crane hired from Hird has proved it has all the ingredients needed to work in a highly...
August 2019 - Mini Cranes Read More
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Thousands of windows + one mini crane = tallest skyscraper

It is the tallest skyscraper in the City of London, the second tallest building in Western Europe, and every window...
July 2019 - Glass Lifting Read More

Restricted space no problem for spider crane at student flats

A Maeda spider crane provided by Hird has been used to install glazing in one of the last blocks in...
July 2019 - Mini Cranes Read More
Spider crane helps futuristic farmers

Spider crane helps futuristic farmers go up in the world

A tracked spider crane supplied by Hird has been used to help develop the farm of the future. The Maeda...
June 2019 - Machine Moving Read More

Climbers get lift from mini crane and glass lifting technology

Visitors to the Lake District, including parties of school pupils, will soon be about to ‘disappear’ into the countryside while...
April 2019 - Mini Cranes 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

Product of the Month – UNIC URW-295 spider crane

If there was a special forces regiment made up only of spider cranes – stay with us – what spider...
February 2019 - Mini Cranes 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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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 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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Maeda mini crane selected for Manchester development

When a glass installation specialist needed a highly-capable spider crane for reliable service at a major development site in Manchester,...
November 2018 - Mini Cranes 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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