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Hird takes top lifting and transport brands to FIT Show
Visitors to the UK’s only dedicated event for the window, door and flat glass industry will get the chance to see the world’s best glazing robots. That’s because Hird will be showcasing Winlet glazing robots on its stand at the show being held at the NEC, Birmingham, from 23rd to...
Product of the Month – GML Compact counterbalance floor crane
In the lifting world, the margin of difference between success and failure can sometimes be measures in millimetres. Single doorway Manual or powered lifting Once in position, both versions of the counterbalance floor crane can then be quickly configured for lifting. At this point, the GML-C is still only 1,530m...
Lifting and access just got easier – the new Hird Big Blue is here
It might not appear on Richard and Judy’s Best Reads – but, the latest edition of the Hird Big Blue will be top of the list for many lifting and powered access specifiers across the UK. The number one guide to Hird’s hire services, including spider cranes, pick and carry...
Cranes, spiders and vacuum lifters – Hird goes to Vertikal Days
Hird will have one of its biggest and most diverse range of equipment on display at Vertikal Days next month. Pick and carry cranes, specialist vacuum lifters and powered access platforms will be on show at what organisers bill as Europe’s biggest lifting event. A team of Hird experts will...
Product of the Month – Genie GS-3232 electric scissor lift
It is the electric slab scissor lift by which many others are judged – which is why the Genie GS-3232 is the Hird Product of the Month for April. Genie access platforms have become so common on construction sites, and so many other working at height settings, it is almost...
Hird crane expertise wins positive response at MRO Middle East
Events • Pick and Carry Cranes
A team of Hird lifting experts representing Manitex Valla has been pleased with the response from visitors to MRO Middle East in Dubai. Manitex Valla was one of 150 exhibitors at the two-day international exhibition for the global airline supply chain. More than 4,000 people visited the event at which...
Product of the Month – Winlet 400TL glazing robot
Glazing Robots • Product of the Month
Footballers love a double-barrelled name. They need to give both sides of the of the family a share of the fame, perhaps. Our March Product of the Month – Hird’s latest Winlet glazing robot – can go one better. Its name is triple-barrelled. At Hird, we have kept things simple,...
5 reasons Hird is the go-to counterbalance floor crane specialist
Counterbalance floor cranes, or material lifts as they are also called, are growing in popularity. Here at Hird we’d like to think we’re playing a part in making that happen. They have some particular advantages that make them extremely effective for lifting materials and equipment in some of the most...