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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...
Cool-headed planning leads to success for refrigeration machinery moving project
Machinery moving teams from Hird have carried our a series of lifts using a mobile crane and a pick and carry crane to install equipment in a factory operated by one of the UK’s largest chilled fish producer. The project, to lift and install three different types of equipment, was...
Product of the Month – Oktopus Counterbalance Lifting Beams
Lifting technology has to develop hand in hand with the imagination of architects and the ingenuity of building design engineers. Our Oktopus counterbalance lifting beam range Hird’s Oktopus counterbalance lifting beam hire range has equipment with lifting capacities ranging from 900kg right up to a whopping 8000kg, with the capabilities...
Anatomy of Tracked Carriers all-terrain transporters
The team at Hird know a good thing when they see it – and that applies to its new Tracked Carriers materials and equipment transporters. The battery electric machines are designed and built to operate across difficult terrain, sensitive ground, for example paved areas, and low-load bearing indoor floors. Impressive...
Product of the Month - Dingli JCPT2212DC electric scissor lift
Moments when a contractor responds with skepticism to the idea of hiring a large electric scissor lift are getting fewer and further between. Times are changing, and rapidly. Our Hird Product of the Month for October, the Dingli JCPT2212DC scissor lift, is one of the reasons why. The reasons? For...