Hird News
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...
Product of the Month – Oil&Steel Octoplus 21 spider lift
Hird’s Product of the Month for June – the Oil&Steel Octoplus 21 – has features that hire customers really appreciate, because they set the platform apart from other spider lifts. Its power and flexiblity is valued by a wide range of working at height customers, including building surveyors and inspectors, tree surgeons, construction...
Tree surgeons boost safety with spider lift hire from Hird
An Octoplus 17 hired from Hird has demonstrated the spider lift’s advantages for maintaining trees. More spider lift hire options Ultimately, the Oil&Steel Octoplus 17 can reach places and complete tasks that are beyond the scope of conventional platforms. Oi&Steel’s Octoplus 21 is also available in the Hird spider lift...
Product of the Month – Maeda MC305CB-3 ECO spider crane
Flexibility built in Our Maeda MC305CB-3 ECO spider crane has a maximum safe working load of 2.98t (at 2.5m), with a maximum working radius of 12.16m (SWL: 260kg) and a maximum lifting height of 12.52m (SWL: 790kg). Compact and light crane Find out more Talk to the Hird mini crane...
Transforming lifting – the Valla V130RX extends your options
It may not be quite as dramatic as a Hollywood Transformers movie moment. But the latest mini crane in the Hird fleet certainly can transform its capabilities right before your eyes. That is because the new Valla V130RX has a built-in extending chassis. So, at a touch of a button,...