Maeda mini crane and glazing manipulator support hospital build
Hird has supplied a Maeda spider crane fitted with a glazing manipulator to support the building of a new diabetes centre at Hull Royal Infirmary. The Maeda MC405 and glazing manipulator attachment accelerates the glass installation project, helping to keep the build plan on schedule and controlling costs. The £6m...
Hird lifting expertise cracks glass installation challenge
Contract Lifting • Mini Cranes
A Hird lifting team has completed a glass lifting project that proved an excellent test of the capabilities of the Maeda spider crane selected to carry out the task. A building contractor asked for Hird’s support to lift four glass panels, one weighing 400kg, at the property in a village...
Hird mini crane + glass vacuum lifter equates to glazing success
Luxury car buyers and sports enthusiasts can soon indulge their passions thanks to the lifting prowess of a Hird Maeda spider crane combined with vacuum lifters. Two projects demonstrate the impressive capability of the Maeda MC405 mini crane when combined the latest glass vacuum lifter technology. Hird provided the mini...
Stairway to luxury living gets a lift from Hird mini crane
A Hird lifting team has supported construction colleagues by using a Maeda mini crane to lift a staircase into place in the penthouse suite of one of London’s newest residential towers.The Hird spider crane was lifted 550 feet to the 53rd floor of the DAMAC Tower – known affectionately as...
Hire Maeda Mini Cranes from Hird
Hire Maeda mini cranes from Hird and you know you are combining the power and capability of the world’s most popular spider crane with the expertise of the UK’s leading lifting experts.As companies look for more flexible and cost-effective ways to carry out lifting safely across many sectors, Maeda mini...
Spider crane with searcher hook gets the load up and under
Every building has its nooks and crannies and hard to reach places – even modern Olympic swimming centres. That is why mini cranes that can be fitted with searcher hooks are sometimes essential tools in the glass lifting armoury. In this case, a new entrance was being installed at the...
Product of the Month – Maeda MC285-3 mini crane
Mini Cranes • Product of the Month
If you are concerned about the time you spend with your head in digital screens, first an apology. Because, if you operate the Maeda MC285-3 mini crane, your screen time is going to go up. The difference is, this screen time is always productive. That’s because a key feature of...
Where there’s muck there’s a Maeda mini crane
A Hird Maeda mini crane has proven to be the perfect lifting equipment for helping turning cow poo into biogas. The Maeda MC305 tracked spider crane moo-oved pipe work and machinery into place during construction of a methane plant at a dairy farm near Telford in Shropshire. Extracting methane gas...