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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...
Product of the Month – Oktopus CBL8000 counterbalance lifting beam
If someone tells you their success at lifting large sheets of glass or cladding panels into place hangs in the balance – just point them in the direction of Hird. We’ve just added our largest ever counterbalance lifting beam to our hire fleet – and it is designed to cope...
Historical dock crane gets restoration lift from Hird
Hird mobile crane and powered access expertise is supporting a project to dismantle and restore a historical 18-tonne dock crane. The last remaining Scotch derrick crane at the former North End Shipyard in Hull, East Yorkshire, is being dismantled ready to be put on show as a tourist attraction. Hird...
Product of the Month 2021 Roundup
It is that time of year at the Hird PoTM desk. No Christmas office parties to attend. We are far too busy supporting our customers. So we will, instead, review equipment and services we have showcased during the year. It has been another varied and interesting year in terms of...
New mini crawler crane gets first chance to show its moves
Hird’s new Maeda mini crawler crane has been commissioned for its first job – installing glass in an exciting new art college in West Yorkshire. The Maeda CC985S-1 tracked mini crane was perfectly suited to the task as it was used to install glass at multiple locations across the site...
Product of the Month: New Genie GS-1932m and GS-1432m scissor lifts
It is our final Product of the Month for 2021. So, by way of an early Christmas gift, we are showcasing two excellent new scissor lifts for hire from Hird, not just one. They are the all-new Genie GS-1932m scissor lift and the Genie GS-1432m scissor lift, both from the...