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Sewage lifting team flush with success thanks to Maeda mini crane
Crane Hire • Hird News • Mini Cranes • Spider Cranes
A Maeda mini crane and a boom lift supplied by Hird have been used to support work on a sewage treatment tank by lifting materials into a giant concrete tank. The Maeda MC305 spider crane combined with a stone grab proved to be the ideal lifting combination to allow engineers...
Product of the Month – Tilting glass trolley
Glass Lifting • Product of the Month
Here at Hird we like nothing better than finding simple solutions to potentially very challenging problems – which is why the Product of the Month for April is our tilting glass trolley. We have an excellent range of glazing trolleys for glass of all shapes, sizes and weights and, with...
Mini crane lift at quarry demonstrates Maeda advantage
The use of a Hird Maeda spider crane to lift machinery at a quarry has demonstrated the advantages it delivers in terms of operating in very constrained spaces. The boom of the Maeda MC405 crawler crane had to be guided through a gap with barely millimetres to spare to reach...
Maeda mini crane and glazing manipulator support hospital build
Hird has supplied a Maeda spider crane fitted with a glazing manipulator to support the building of a new diabetes centre at Hull Royal Infirmary. The Maeda MC405 and glazing manipulator attachment accelerates the glass installation project, helping to keep the build plan on schedule and controlling costs. The £6m...
Product of the Month – Oil&Steel Snake 2010H truck mounted platform
When working at height tasks must be carried out a multiple sites over a large area in as short a period of time as possible, there is nothing that can beat a truck mounted platform. That is why our Product of the Month for March is the Oil&Steel Snake 2010H...
Hird takes delivery of first Oil&Steel truck mounts
Hird now has available new Oil&Steel truck mounted access platforms as it introduces the brand back into the UK powered access market. As the new UK and Ireland distributor for the Italian platforms, Hird has taken delivery of the first units for sale and is preparing to meet expected strong...
Winlet glazing robot perfect response to homes glazing trend
Glass Lifting • Glazing Robots • Vacuum Glass Lifters
The growth in popularity of inside outside living shows no sign of slowing down – and, as a result, demand for floor-to-ceiling glazing is increasing every year. That is one reason our Winlet glazing robots are such popular hire options for building contractors and glazing installers who need a machine...
Product of the Month – ErgoMover electric materials trolley
When a workforce is under stress it really does benefit from simple but powerful solutions for basic tasks. Which is why our Product of the Month for February is the ErgoMover. Construction is one of the key industries the government has encouraged to continue working throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. That...