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Hird expands mini crane and glass lifting fleets

Hird has expanded its mini crane and glass lifting fleets with the addition of new Maeda mini cranes and a specially-designed fin lifter vacuum. The mini crane, glass lifting and powered access specialist has added a fleet of new Maeda 285-2 and Maeda 405 spider cranes to its mini crane...

Hird adds bespoke fin lifter to glass lifting hire fleet

Hird has added a new fin lifter to its glass lifting hire fleet to stay fully in step with innovations in the structural use of glass in building design. The new adjustable fin lifter is our latest response to continuing trend of glass being used as a load-bearing structural component...

Hird glass carts – Product of the month

Make light work of glass installation – Hird glass carts A glass trolley is a glass trolley, right? Not true, when it comes to the new Hird glass carts range now available from Hird. We’re taking the practical task of transporting glass to the next level, with these glass trolleys...

Hird introduces Brutus to lead the way in super heavy glass lifting

Glass lifting and mini crane specialist Hird is offering glass installers the UK’s largest vacuum lifter – reflecting a growing demand for “super heavy” glass lifting in the construction and building maintenance sectors. Hird is the first hire company in the country to offer the Hydraulica 3500, which has a...

Hird’s glass lifting expertise airs on Channel 4

In July 2014, we brought you a sneak preview of how Hird helped a Yorkshire couple realised their dream of restoring a brick Pannal Water tower into a five-storey home. Their project was being filmed for Channel 4’s Restoration Man – George Clarke’s series helping to rescue neglected architectural treasures...

Download Now – Operator Safety Guide

Vacuum Lifter Safety Guide Setting the highest standards of health and safety is important to us, and we know it’s also important to our clients. That’s why we’ve produced this guide to the safe operation of vacuum lifters: giving you all the information you need for the safe and effective...

Innovation and investment make Hird a major force in glass lifting

Hird is becoming a major force in glass lifting in the UK thanks to significant investment in equipment over the first six months of 2014 – including the most advanced glazing robots on the market. The mini crane, glass handling and powered access specialist has invested £1.1m on expanding its...

Winlet 575 glazing robots get to work on one of Canary Wharf’s latest buildings

Innovative Winlet glazing robots supplied by Hird are in strong demand from glazing and façade specialists working on major projects in London. These images from the BP4 site in Canary Wharf show a Winlet 575 glazing robot in action – and demonstrate why they are so popular. The glazing robot...