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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
Spider crane makes light work of inside-out glass installation
A Maeda spider crane hired from Hird Ltd is being used to carry out inside-out glass lifting at one of...
Product of the Month – Maeda MC174 spider crane
It is the spider crane that, arguably, does more than any other spider crane to demonstrate what spider cranes are...
Maeda mini cranes lift eyes at two major London buildings
One location is the home of towering up and unders, the other of London’s towering sky scrapers – and both...
Valla mini crane drops in to support Underground extension
A Valla mini crane has been dropped 20 metres down a shaft to support construction of the latest extension of...
Product of the Month – Maeda MC405 Tracked Spider Crane
Making the most productive use of lifting equipment is key to the success of modern construction projects, which is right...
How did they get that car there? With a spider crane of course!
For many people visiting M&M’s World in Leicester Square it might well have been one of those “how did they...
Famous London landmark gets big lift from Hird
Two of Hird Group’s most impressive lifting machines have combined to support glass installation specialists working on one of London’s...
