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Product of the Month – Maeda MC305CB-3 ECO spider crane
Flexibility built in Our Maeda MC305CB-3 ECO spider crane has a maximum safe working load of 2.98t (at 2.5m), with a maximum working radius of 12.16m (SWL: 260kg) and a maximum lifting height of 12.52m (SWL: 790kg). Compact and light crane Find out more Talk to the Hird mini crane...
Transforming lifting – the Valla V130RX extends your options
It may not be quite as dramatic as a Hollywood Transformers movie moment. But the latest mini crane in the Hird fleet certainly can transform its capabilities right before your eyes. That is because the new Valla V130RX has a built-in extending chassis. So, at a touch of a button,...
Product of the Month – Winlet 1000 glazing robot
Productive and less costly So, using a Winlet 1000 to install glass is great for health and safety. It is also just as helpful for maximising productivity. Conventional glass installation procedures, especially for large glazed panels, require multiple processes, and larger teams to manage them. That is not the case...
Hird’s can-do spirit aids brewery labelling machine lift
Contract Lifting • Machine Moving
A Hird machinery moving team has used a mobile crane and two pick and carry cranes to move a large labelling machine into place in the packaging area of one of the UK’s biggest breweries. The lift and move project was completed over two days – though this was only...
Hird boosts service sustainability with electric van investment
Hird is rapidly growing a reputation for providing the best electric lifting equipment in the UK – and now it is preparing to do the same with the vehicles that get the equipment to customers. The company is complementing its range of electric cranes, materials trollies and glazing robots by...
Product of the Month – Genie GS-1432m electric scissor lift
It’s the scissor lift that can do everything well – our Product of the Month for March is the Genie GS-1432m. Like the kid we all knew at school who you can’t help be impressed with because they’re academic, sporty and good fun too, this is the scissor lift our...
Anatomy of a counterbalance lifting beam
Architects are continuously pushing back the boundaries of what is possible in building design. And construction contractors are always looking for ways to build that are safer, more productive and more sustainable. Counterbalance lifting beams were invented, and are being developed at pace, to accommodate these two driving forces. It...
Product of the Month – Maeda MK3053C ECO spider crane
It’s the big thing right now in health and fitness – Yoga. And flexing and stretching is also a big thing in crane design. Which is why our Product of the Month for February is the MK3053C ECO – Maeda’s latest knuckle boom spider crane. It’s a crane with, arguably,...