Mini Cranes
How a Maeda Spider Crane and Vacuum Lifter Simplify Glazing Installations
Mini Cranes • Vacuum Glass Lifters
Installing glazing in busy city centre environments requires more than just lifting capacity. Restricted access, limited working space and the need for safe, precise handling mean contractors need equipment that is both compact and capable. Hird supplied a Maeda MK3053C knuckle boom spider crane alongside a Kappel DSKZL2 vacuum lifter...
Success at Vertikal Days demonstrates Hird value for customers
Events • Glazing Robots • Mini Cranes • Pick and Carry Cranes
Across sales, hire and specialist services, Hird’s presence at Vertikal Days 2025 demonstrated the exceptional value the business can deliver for its customers. Maximise productivity – control cost On show at the Tadano stand, was the Valla V46R pick and carry crane and Oil&Steel’s Octoplus 17 spider lift. Over at...
Hird completes a world’s first lift with Maeda’s latest crane
Contract Lifting • Mini Cranes
It was crane number K0001 and Hird became the first company in the world to carry out a lift with the new MK3053C ECO – Maeda’s first knuckle boom spider crane. The battery electric crane has taken its place in a new generation of mini cranes that combine game-changing lifting...
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...