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Hird elevates PASMA training with new mobile access towers
PASMA training at Hird has gone up in the world with a new set-up giving course candidates more time to practice the skills that will help keep them safe while working at height. Hird Training’s facilities now feature two new mobile access towers that make it easier and more efficient...
Product of the Month – Oil&Steel Octoplus 17 spider lift
Fast, flexible and an ability to overcome some of the biggest working at height challenges – attributes that define our Product of the Month for August, the Oil&Steel Octoplus 17 spider lift. With a 17m maximum working height, an outreach of 7.6m and an impressive 250kg basket capacity, the Octoplus...
Lift your team’s skills with training delivered at Hird London Redhill
Glass and curtain wall installation contractors can obtain the training their teams need for a full range of lifting equipment at Hird’s London Redhill operational hub. It is the ideal opportunity to provide teams with the accredited lifting skills training they need to operate machines essential to provide clients with...
Hird’s Valla mini cranes gives African monorail vital lift
Valla pick and carry cranes supplied by Hird has played a key role in a UK manufacturing success story involving the construction of two monorail lines in Cairo. The Valla V210RC and Valla 250E mini cranes were used to lift components from lorries at the factory in Derby where the...
Product of the Month – Maeda MC815 spider crane
You can be a giant of your time and still be impressively compact – think Napoleon and Ronnie Corbett, or our Product of the Month for July, the Maeda MC815 spider crane. The Maeda MC815 is the largest machine in Hird’s spider crane hire fleet. Yet it has all the...
How a Maeda Spider Crane and Vacuum Lifter Simplify Glazing Installations
Mini Cranes • Vacuum Glass Lifters
Installing glazing in busy city centre environments requires more than just lifting capacity. Restricted access, limited working space and the need for safe, precise handling mean contractors need equipment that is both compact and capable. Hird supplied a Maeda MK3053C knuckle boom spider crane alongside a Kappel DSKZL2 vacuum lifter...
Not All Lifting Equipment Is Created Equal | Global Lifting Awareness Day
Thursday July 2nd marks Global Lifting Awareness Day (GLAD) 2026. An opportunity for our industry to focus on something that affects every lift, every project, and every person involved. This year’s theme ‘Not all lifting equipment is created equal’ is a vital reminder that safe lifting doesn’t begin when the...
Product of the Month – Glazing Manipulators
Glass installation has arguably more risk points than any other construction or maintenance process – which is why Hird’s glazing manipulators are in such demand. Eliminating risk points in glass installation This is where glazing manipulators have a clear advantage in terms of eliminating risks, by: Taking advantage of the...