Product of the Month – Kappel DSKE2 vacuum lifter
Our Product of the Month is a bit of a lightweight. But in the best possible way. Because it is the Kappel DSKE2 vacuum lifter. Every glass lifting contractor has their go-to vacuum lifter. The one that they know will get the job done, with no fuss, easy as you...
Training Focus – RTITB below the hook vacuum lifter training
There is no such thing, anywhere in the universe, as the perfect vacuum – but Hird does offer an ideal vacuum lifter training course. Our RTITB Below the Hook Vacuum Lifter training course is the subject of this month’s Hird Training Focus. Vacuum lifters have become increasingly important in many...
Hird mini crane + glass vacuum lifter equates to glazing success
Luxury car buyers and sports enthusiasts can soon indulge their passions thanks to the lifting prowess of a Hird Maeda spider crane combined with vacuum lifters. Two projects demonstrate the impressive capability of the Maeda MC405 mini crane when combined the latest glass vacuum lifter technology. Hird provided the mini...
Hire and sales growth drives delivery fleet expansion
Mini crane, glass lifting and powered access hire and sales specialist Hird has added five new trucks to its delivery fleet to meet growing customer demand and expansion of its operational network. The new vehicles include three 18-tonne beavertail trucks, new to the company’s fleet, for the easy delivery of...
Product of the Month – Valla 50E pick and carry crane
Our Product of the Month for September is the Valla 50E electric pick and carry crane. With so much talk of electric cars and the demise of petrol and diesel engines, you would have thought electric vehicles were a new thing. Consider this though. The first production electric car is...
Hird appointed as UK Oil & Steel distributor
Oil&Steel has appointed Hird as its new distributor for the UK market. Oil&Steel, based in Modena, Italy, manufactures truck-mounted aerial platforms and tracked spider platforms. It is part of the Manitex International group of companies. Fabrizio Girotti, General Manager of Oil&Steel, said: “I am proud to announce Hird as the...
Product of the Month – Minifor TR50 Electric Hoist
Our Product of the Month for August is the Minifor TR50 Electric Hoist. Uh-huh, we hear you say. Okay, we’ve featured some hefty and complicated kit in our PoTM series. Like chunky Valla mini cranes, smart Maeda spider cranes and powerful glass vacuum lifts that can carry half a house....
Training Focus – LEEA Counterbalance Floor Crane
Counterbalance floor cranes are increasingly popular and important in a wide range of industrial sectors – which is why our training course to learn how to use them safely and productively is also in demand. This month, our Training Focus looks at the LEEA Counterbalance Floor Crane training course. There...