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Smart mini crane lift puts Giant’s Chair on its feet

An over-sized chair that is six metres tall and weighs 2.8 tonnes has been lifted into position by Hird ready for a major outdoor art exhibition. Its contract lifting team used a combination of a Maeda MC405 spider crane and winches to control the lift so the Giant’s Chair can...

Hird has the power to lift transformer in tightest spot

Pick and carry cranes are known for their excellent performance in confined spaces – and sometimes a lifting project comes along that tests this to the limit. That was certainly the case when Hird was commissioned to lift a 2.5 tonne transformer into position down a fully-enclosed alley in the...

Raise a glass to perfect brewery tandem crane lift

A lifting team from Hird has installed three tanks at a new brewery in Kent by carrying out tandem lifts with Valla pick and carry cranes. The machinery moving project was completed in just one day at the brewery being built in the centre of Ashford. A Valla 120E mini...

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 famous city pool and Turkish baths. The Maeda MC285 CRM-2 spider crane was needed because the steels were being put in above a light load bearing floor above the swimming...

Crane and powered access lift for biomass energy plant

Crane, powered access and glass lifting specialist Hird is providing a range of lifting expertise at a biomass plant in East Yorkshire. Contractors working at the wood chip and biomass waste burning power station have been using Hird’s Grove GMK 4100L mobile crane to carry out a series of lifts...

Hird lifts in hope – Knife Angel arrives in Hull

A giant sculpture made from confiscated knife and sword blades has been lifted into position in a Hull park as part of a campaign to deter knife-crime in the city. Hird’s 50-tonne Grove mobile crane was used to position the 27-feet-tall Knife Angel on a specially-constructed plinth in Queens Gardens,...

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 of a Maeda spider crane supplied by Hird. The power station called in mini crane hire and contract lifting specialist Hird when it needed to change a rooftop extractor fan....

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 house could be removed safely. A building contractor carrying out a major refurbishment would have selected a mobile crane for the work at the property near Mansfield in Nottinghamshire. However,...