Glazing Robots
Game, Set, Glass. Why Padel Courts Up and Down the Country Need Vacuum Robots for Installation.
As padel courts surge across the UK, the demand for precise, safe glass installation is rising just as fast. Discover how Winlet glazing robots are reducing manual handling, improving accuracy, and speeding up installations for courts built to perform.
Anatomy of a Winlet 400 TL glazing robot
The latest Hird Anatomy feature showcases a machine that is one of the truly most impressive all rounders in the Hird hire fleet. The Winlet 400 TL glazing robot is designed to excel at multiple tasks and will amaze work teams, plus other work teams on any site, while carrying...
Success at Vertikal Days demonstrates Hird value for customers
Events • Glazing Robots • Mini Cranes • Pick and Carry Cranes
Across sales, hire and specialist services, Hird’s presence at Vertikal Days 2025 demonstrated the exceptional value the business can deliver for its customers. Maximise productivity – control cost On show at the Tadano stand, was the Valla V46R pick and carry crane and Oil&Steel’s Octoplus 17 spider lift. Over at...
HSE praises Hird’s glazing robots and spider cranes – again!
Winlet glazing robots and tracked spider cranes have been praised by the UK’s health and safety regulator as it implements a campaign to urge construction workers to take care with materials handing. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) published a picture of a Winlet glazing robot supplied by Hird as...
Glazing contractors overcome skills shortages with Winlets
Glass installation contractors are using Winlet glazing robots supplied by Hird to overcome a shortage of skilled glass handling operatives and to deliver faster and safer services for their clients. The specialist say the robots are so effective they can still take on more challenging projects without needing extra operatives,...
Product of the Month – Winlet 400TL glazing robot
Glazing Robots • Product of the Month
Footballers love a double-barrelled name. They need to give both sides of the of the family a share of the fame, perhaps. Our March Product of the Month – Hird’s latest Winlet glazing robot – can go one better. Its name is triple-barrelled. At Hird, we have kept things simple,...
Commuters saddle up thanks to Winlet glazing robots
Glass Lifting • Glazing Robots
A drive to promote sustainable commuting with secure and safe cycle storage units deserves an equally sustainable method of construction – Winlet glazing robots from Hird. The new cycle hub was being installed at Basingstoke train station, in Hampshire, to meet growing demand for easy storage of bicycles, many of...
Glazing robot overcomes tricky high-rise glazing challenge
A Winlet glazing robot hired from Hird has demonstrated the versatility of the glass vacuum manipulator by completing a complex high-rise installation project with ease. Facilities managers faced a challenging situation when they had to replace a glass panel several floors up a high-rise apartment block in Battersea, South London....