Machine Moving
Hird pick and carry cranes pressed into service for factory lift
A machinery moving team from Hird has used two powerful Valla pick and carry cranes in a tandem lift to remove two large press machines from a factory building. Combining the lifting capabilities of the Valla 250EC and Valla V210RC mini cranes was the ideal solution to move the presses...
Night-time hotel crane lift a towering success for Hird team
A machinery moving team from Hird has used a mobile self-erecting tower crane to lift air conditioning units onto a hotel roof in the centre of one of the UK’s largest cities. A road in the centre of Manchester had to be closed during lift to allow the specialist crane...
Meticulous planning prepares way for hospital machinery moving lift
A machinery moving team from Hird has lifted a vital piece of equipment into a machine room at an acute hospital following meticulous planning to ensure emergency helicopters could still land. The project could only go ahead after Hird also confirmed its mobile crane could be positioned away from the...
Hird’s modern lifting technology supports return of heritage crane to Hull
Contract Lifting • Machine Moving
Hird has used its modern crane technology to help restore and reinstall a crane from the past in the company’s home town, preserving important industrial heritage for generations to come. One of Hird’s mobile cranes lifted sections of Hull’s last remaining Scotch derrick into place at the North End Shipyard,...
Hird client can chill – machine move is no sweat for extending crane
Hird’s machinery moving service used the chassis-extending capability of the company’s Valla V130RX pick and carry crane to lift a cooler into place at a chilled food warehouse. The combination of the narrow width of the crane and its impressive reach – made possible by the its chassis extension technology...
Hird machinery moving team stays cool despite lift challenge
One of Hird’s new Valla V Series cranes proved its worth carrying and lifting a 6.1t refrigeration unit at a food processing plant that had been previously recommended a much BIGGER solution. Following a site visit, Hird Technical Manager Jake Coulman, the project’s Appointed Person, proposed using a Valla V180RC...
Hird’s can-do spirit aids brewery labelling machine lift
Contract Lifting • Machine Moving
A Hird machinery moving team has used a mobile crane and two pick and carry cranes to move a large labelling machine into place in the packaging area of one of the UK’s biggest breweries. The lift and move project was completed over two days – though this was only...
Cool-headed planning leads to success for refrigeration machinery moving project
Machinery moving teams from Hird have carried our a series of lifts using a mobile crane and a pick and carry crane to install equipment in a factory operated by one of the UK’s largest chilled fish producer. Small carbon footprint Find out more Got a machinery lifting and moving...