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Tandem Valla mini crane lift beats food factory access challenge
A machinery lifting and moving team from Hird has helped a food factory install a new boiler with a tandem lift using two eco-friendly electric Valla pick and carry cranes. The Valla 35E and Valla 22E mini cranes moved the cylindrical boiler through a doorway with just centimetres to spare...
Product of the Month – Maeda MC305 all-electric spider crane
Going green is no longer a fad. It’s an urgent need. That’s why our Product of the Month for April is the all-electric Maeda MC305 spider crane. The UK government’s commitment to create a net zero economy by 2050 is concentrating minds on reducing carbon footprints across all industries. When...
Product of the Month – Valla V36R pick and carry crane
At a time when everything appears to be getting bigger, our product of the month for March is a shining example of how being smaller can deliver telling advantages. The Valla 36R electric pick and carry crane is, kilo for kilo, one of the most compact and capable cranes in...
Mini crane makes light work of low headroom for retail refit
A Maeda mini crane and glass vacuum lifter supplied by Hird has helped glazing installers overcome a challenging lack of headroom as they fitted shopfront windows during a refurbishment project. The Maeda MC305 tracked spider crane was combined with a Kappel DSZ2 glass lifter to install windows at the King...
All electric Maeda crane is glass lifting hero in ‘Gotham City’
Zero-emissions all-electric Maeda mini cranes supplied by Hird are playing a key role in glazing one of the biggest tall building developments ever given planning permission by the City of London. Sustainable lifting was one of the key advantages that led to the two Maeda MC-285CB-3 ECO spider cranes being...
Product of the Month – Maeda CC985S-1 mini crawler crane
There is no room to rest on your laurels in the lifting world. Which is why our Product of the Month for February is the Maeda CC985S-1 mini crawler crane. Having no room is, in fact, the central point here. Because the Maeda CC985S-1 mini crawler crane is designed to...
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....
Sweet success for complex machinery lift at sugar factory
Contract Lifting • Machine Moving
Hird has completed a complex contract lift at one of the UK’s largest sugar refineries to replace machinery seven floors up inside a production room. A 100-tonne mobile crane was used to lift out a conical process vessel while a 60-tonne crane lifted a man basket so a slinger could...