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Machinery movers first to get new generation Valla crane
Machinery moving and installation specialist Ainscough Industrial Services has taken delivery of a groundbreaking new 21t Manitex Valla 210R crane – the very first to come off the production line. The industrial crane was sold to Ainscough Industrial Services by Manitex Valla Cranes’ UK and Ireland distributor, Hird. It is...
Historic building gets a lift with Maeda spider crane hire
A Hird Maeda mini crane has played a critical role in building a lift shaft inside the world’s first steel framed building. The Maeda MC405 spider crane was used to lift dozens of piece of steel into place in the Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings, one of the most important historic buildings...
Product of the Month – Valla 220SE pick and carry crane
Pick and Carry Cranes • Product of the Month
Our Hird Product of the Month for October is the Valla 220SE pick and carry crane – the industrial crane for the 21st Century. It’s packed with so many useful lifting features, you could call it the Swiss Army Knife of lifting. In fact, we would not be surprised if...
Demand for safe lifting drives enquiries at Vertikal Days
The Hird team was kept busy at the Vertikal Days cranes and access show as visitors showed interest in the wide range of lifting equipment and machines on display. The event at Peterborough Showground proved highly popular as suppliers and buyers got together after the COVID-19 pandemic once again. Hird...
Hird guide 2.0 – bigger and better but it’s still pocket-sized
Hird’s ground-breaking pocket guide – copied but never bettered – has been thoroughly overhauled and expanded in time to be launched at Vertikal Days. The guide now contains technical details about even more machines, equipment and training courses in an action-packed 289 pages. But it will still fit snuggly in...
Product of the Month – HIRD transport fleet
Hird’s hire fleet of mini cranes, glass lifting equipment and powered access platforms get showcased regularly in our Product of the Month articles. So this month we decided we should take a step back and give the limelight to the unsung heroes who deliver the thousands of pieces of kit...
Glass lifting with mini crane creates one of the UK’s best views
Hird has helped builders create one of the best private viewing points in England – certainly on the north east coast – by providing a Maeda spider crane and a glass vacuum lifter to install a giant window. The lifting specialist was called in to help install the 6-metre by...
Hird mini crane hire fleet goes green with advanced HVO fuel
Hird’s hire fleet of mini cranes is going green by being supplied with HVO fuel which reduces CO2 emissions by up to 90%. The move reflects the company’s determination to reduce its carbon footprint and help clients do the same by using the more eco-friendly fuel. John Wilding, Hird Director,...