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Mobile crane team backs digester membrane installation

A Hird contract lifting team has used the company’s 100t mobile crane to help a client replace a defective gas holding membrane at its anaerobic digestion plant. The Grove GMK400L mobile crane lifted a ruptured membrane from the roof of a gas holding tank, then supported the client’s installation team...

‘Hirdy Boys’ sprint to glory in seafront Soapbox Challenge

Then came a strategic switch. “We realised no one else in the team was fast enough to keep up and push, which would have made us faster,” said Craig. “So Paul got in the hot seat for the last two runs and I pushed.” That moment of technical inspiration (eat...

Product of the Month – Manitou 200ATJ-E

Sometimes no news is good news. Which could be said to apply to our Product of the Month for October, the all-electric Manitou 200ATJ-E rough terrain boom lift. This time last year, Hird was chuffed to be the first access rental company in the UK to take the cherry picker...

Commuters saddle up thanks to Winlet glazing robots

A drive to promote sustainable commuting with secure and safe cycle storage units deserves an equally sustainable method of construction – Winlet glazing robots from Hird. The new cycle hub was being installed at Basingstoke train station, in Hampshire, to meet growing demand for easy storage of bicycles, many of...

Seamless transition at Hird as Carl retires and Jason steps up

Carl Norfolk has retired as the Hird director heading up the company’s crane lifting and machinery moving operation. In a seamless move – in keeping with the smooth service delivered by Hird’s machine lifting and moving team – Jason Timmins has stepped up to become director in his place. Carl,...

Product of the Month – Hydraulica 500 GRCS cladding lifter

Stone cladding remains a highly popular method for creating durable and attractive facades for modern buildings. Which is why our Product of the Month for September is the our new Kappel Hydraulica 500 GRCS stone and GRC vacuum lifter. The Hydraulica 500 GRCS is a key piece of equipment in...

Hird gives Humber Street Sesh a lift with cherry picker loan

When working at height meets live music in Hull – there you will find a Hird cherry picker. Hird was more than pleased to support the Humber Street Sesh, a well-established one day music festival attended by 15,000 people in the heart of the Hull Marina. The founder, Mike Page,...

Product of the Month – Righetti CL1-6 cladding lifter

Modern construction techniques allow buildings to go up FAST – which is why our Product of the Month for August is the Righetti CL1-6 cladding lifter. There is no better example of speed of construction than the building of giant sheds that are springing up along motorways all across the...