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Hird Maeda mini crane helps bridge dockland divide
Hird Maeda mini crane helps bridge dockland divide A Maeda spider crane hired from Hird is being used to lift and lay stone slabs either side of a landmark bridge that is vital to the regeneration of Hull city centre. The Maeda MC285 tracked mini crane is assisting landscaping and...
Training of the Month – LEEA Vacuum Robot Course
Hird has played a big part in expanding the use of glazing robots in the UK so it was only natural that we would pioneer the development of training to use them. Our Training of the Month aperture for July is filled by the LEEA vacuum robot course – giving...
Product of the Month – Liebherr LMT1060 3.1 mobile crane
Hird mobile crane operator Craig Jessop put it well: “It’s really a very smart computer, that’s very good at lifting.” Our Product of the Month for July is the Liebherr LMT1060 3.1 all-terrain mobile crane. It’s the crane with a brain. We have all got used to the idea that...
Reach for the skies with the impressive GML800+ Manipulator
As the saying goes – seeing is believing. Our video of the Wienold GML800+ Manipulator shows why this counterbalance floor crane is so popular with glass installation contractors. It is simple to use, extremely robust and able to lift a sheet of glass or other non-porous smooth sheet material weighing...
Stairway to luxury living gets a lift from Hird mini crane
A Hird lifting team has supported construction colleagues by using a Maeda mini crane to lift a staircase into place in the penthouse suite of one of London’s newest residential towers.The Hird spider crane was lifted 550 feet to the 53rd floor of the DAMAC Tower – known affectionately as...
Hird Training Focus – A66 Compact Crane
The Hird Training Focus for June is A66 compact crane training. Because compact cranes are the velociraptors of the lifting world. During the Covid-19 lockdown, we have had the opportunity to enjoy watching all the Jurassic Park blockbusters again…and again. And there is no doubt whatsoever that the powerful, ferociously...
Product of the Month – Genie GS-4047 Electric Scissor Lift
How fast is a Genie GS-4047 electric scissor lift? We can tell you – 11.75m per 70 seconds. That quick. And that is why the access platform is our Product of the Month for June. Seventy seconds is the length of time it takes for the Genie GS-4047 electric scissor...
Challenging tandem lift takes down horticultural chimney stacks
Hird has carried out a tandem lift with two mobile cranes to remove chimney stacks at a large horticultural centre. The business had to take down the stacks as part of an upgrade of the boiler system used to heat plant growing areas. Hird was commissioned to plan and implement...