Hird News
Hird client can chill – machine move is no sweat for extending crane
Hird’s machinery moving service used the chassis-extending capability of the company’s Valla V130RX pick and carry crane to lift a cooler into place at a chilled food warehouse. The combination of the narrow width of the crane and its impressive reach – made possible by the its chassis extension technology...
Product of the Month – Oil&Steel Snake 2010H Plus
When you need powered access on the go, there is nothing better than our Product of the Month for September, the Oil&Steel Snake 2010H Plus truck-mounted platform. The design and capabilities of the Oil&Steel Snake 2010H Plus truck-mounted platform make it ideal for a wide range of working at height...
Hird machinery moving team stays cool despite lift challenge
One of Hird’s new Valla V Series cranes proved its worth carrying and lifting a 6.1t refrigeration unit at a food processing plant that had been previously recommended a much BIGGER solution. Following a site visit, Hird Technical Manager Jake Coulman, the project’s Appointed Person, proposed using a Valla V180RC...
Product of the Month – Valla V36R pick and carry crane
The Valla V36R pick and carry crane is Hird’s Product of the Month for August because it perfectly illustrates just how compact these amazing machines now are. Hird’s Valla V Series range of mini cranes is wowing lifting professionals because they set new standards in terms of lifting power, safety...
Anatomy of a modern pick and carry crane – Valla’s V range
Hird’s Valla V cranes don’t just look the part of a modern pick and carry crane, they in every way define what the mini crane of the future should be able to do. Our latest Machine Anatomy feature explains why this industrial crane redefines excellence in lifting, by giving our...
From one icon to another – Hird gives veterans charity a big lift
Community • Pick and Carry Cranes
The machinery moving team at Hird has helped a veterans charity by lifting a Hull icon, using an icon of lifting — a Valla pick and carry crane. The team was tasked with lifting and moving a famous cream-coloured K6 phone box for digital communications provider KCOM and veterans charity...
Product of the Month – Winlet ErgoMover electric material trolleys
Manual handling safety is becoming increasingly critical, not least as contractors of all types seek to complete projects more safely and quickly at lower costs. Eliminating worksite hazards The concept is simple: Winlet ErgoMover electric trolleys are designed specifically to safely transport loads over potentially long distances, across uneven terrain,...
Hird has a new delivery – and customers receive the benefit
Crane lifting, powered access and glass lifting hire specialist Hird has taken delivery of the latest addition to its transport fleet. The Scania 420P truck with a beavertail transporter has been optimised to support easy delivery and collection of Hird’s equipment, including scissor lifts, boom lifts, spider booms, pick and...