Hird leads electric lifting revolution with all-electric spider crane
Lifting and powered access specialist Hird is at the forefront of a low-carbon crane hire revolution after taking delivery of Maeda’s new all-electric spider crane. The Maeda MC285-3 Eco is the Japanese mini crane manufacturer’s first all-electric lithium battery crane. Hird is determined to make sure its spider crane hire...
Product of the Month – GML Counterbalance Floor Cranes
For our Product of the Month we’re introducing you to one of the most important families – fast becoming a dynasty – in the modern material lifting era. The GML family, as we call it, is a range of powerful, productive, sustainable and easy-to-operate counterbalance floor cranes manufactured by Wienold....
Mental health and wellbeing gets lift at Hird
Lifting and powered access specialist Hird has introduced a programme of wellbeing and mental health support for its employees. Four colleagues have been trained as mental health first aiders to assist team members and help them find additional support if they need it. The Hird Employment Assistance Programme (EAP), as...
Ocean-going boat takes to the skies with crane lift launch
Hird expertise and a 500t crane has given a new boat the lift it needed to begin a life on the ocean waves. The 55t brand new trawler yacht was launched by being lifted from the quayside at the Alexandra Dock in Hull, East Yorkshire. It may look like a...
Tandem mini crane lift supports pharma tank installation
Contract Lifting • Machine Moving
A Hird machinery moving team has helped a pharmaceutical company set up a new production facility with a tandem lift involving two pick and carry cranes. The tanks and production vessels needed to be moved into the production building through a very narrow doorway, making the lift, carried out in...
British Museum facility gets Hird glass lifting boost
Hird glass lifting technology put on a good display as it was used to help build a new British Museum storage complex that will also allow scientist to view artifacts currently not on show. A UNIC 376 tracked spider crane was teamed up with a Kappel DSZ2 vacuum glass lifter...
Product of the Month – Oktopus GGA-E-B 2500 counterbalance lifting beam
Here at Hird we can’t resist quoting a Greek philosopher or two to justify the lifting equipment we supply. And we’re at it again with the Product of the Month for June. The product is the Oktopus GGA-E-B 2500 ovH counterbalance lifting beam (OKTOPUS CBL2500). Which got us thinking about...
Spider crane lifts give garden visitors a summer sculpture treat
Contract Lifting • Mini Cranes
Contract lifting specialist Hird has used its Maeda spider cranes to help RHS Garden Wisley install two new exciting sculptures. A Maeda MC405 mini crane was deployed to remove artwork called Giant’s Chair to make way for a new sculpture. A Maeda MC285 mini crane was also used to install...