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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,...
Product of the Month – Dingli JCPT2223DC scissor lift
Find out more Talk to the Hird powered access hire team about the 22m Dingli JCPT2223DC electric scissor lift. We have electric scissor lifts for hire from 6.3m to 22m across the UK. Hird also delivers IPAF scissor lift training (Mobile Vertical, 3a) – and has an extensive range of...
Anatomy of a hybrid telescopic boom – the Genie S-60FE
Technology is developing at pace. Which is why it pays to take a closer look, on a regular basis, at what is new. In the world of access platforms, that means hybrid technology. In our latest Anatomy Of feature, we explore the inner workings of an all-terrain hybrid telescopic boom....
Product of the Month 2024 Roundup
Well, that was quite a year! 2024 is nearly behind us. What happened there? One moment we were recovering from mince pie poisoning. The next, we’re staring mince pie doom in the face again. It must be time for the Hird Products of the Month Round-up. Here we go! Find...
Oh boy! Hird cladding lifter investment gives installers a boost
Hird has given its service for cladding installers a big lift by adding Viavac cladding vacuum lifters to its hire fleet. The tried and tested high-performance vacuum lifters are popular with cladding lifter teams, with a well-established reputation for reliability and ease-of-use. Hird now stocks two types of Viavac cladding...