Mini Cranes
Hird beefs up mini crane hire fleet with Valla 250E
Crane Hire • Mini Cranes • Pick and Carry Cranes
It’s always the big question – beef or turkey? Well, Hird has gone for beef! We’re talking, of course, about what’s going to be the centre piece on the Christmas dinner table. In this case, we’re also talking about Hird beefing up its pick and carry crane hire fleet in...
Mini crane makes light work of low headroom for retail refit
A Maeda mini crane and glass vacuum lifter supplied by Hird has helped glazing installers overcome a challenging lack of headroom as they fitted shopfront windows during a refurbishment project. The Maeda MC305 tracked spider crane was combined with a Kappel DSZ2 glass lifter to install windows at the King...
All electric Maeda crane is glass lifting hero in ‘Gotham City’
Zero-emissions all-electric Maeda mini cranes supplied by Hird are playing a key role in glazing one of the biggest tall building developments ever given planning permission by the City of London. Sustainable lifting was one of the key advantages that led to the two Maeda MC-285CB-3 ECO spider cranes being...
New mini crawler crane gets first chance to show its moves
Hird’s new Maeda mini crawler crane has been commissioned for its first job – installing glass in an exciting new art college in West Yorkshire. The Maeda CC985S-1 tracked mini crane was perfectly suited to the task as it was used to install glass at multiple locations across the site...
Hird glass lifting expertise supports striking new farm house build
Is this an agricultural candidate for Grand Designs? Hird has provided mini crane and glass vacuum lifter support for an unusual new home under construction on a farm in North Yorkshire. The new-build structure may look, in terms of its shape, like a standard farm building. But it is actually...
Historic building gets a lift with Maeda spider crane hire
A Hird Maeda mini crane has played a critical role in building a lift shaft inside the world’s first steel framed building. The Maeda MC405 spider crane was used to lift dozens of piece of steel into place in the Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings, one of the most important historic buildings...
Glass lifting with mini crane creates one of the UK’s best views
Hird has helped builders create one of the best private viewing points in England – certainly on the north east coast – by providing a Maeda spider crane and a glass vacuum lifter to install a giant window. The lifting specialist was called in to help install the 6-metre by...
Hird mini crane hire fleet goes green with advanced HVO fuel
Hird’s hire fleet of mini cranes is going green by being supplied with HVO fuel which reduces CO2 emissions by up to 90%. The move reflects the company’s determination to reduce its carbon footprint and help clients do the same by using the more eco-friendly fuel. John Wilding, Hird Director,...