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Mini crane lift allows tourists to ‘boulder-ly go’ up giant rock
Contract Lifting • Mini Cranes
Thousands of tourists can take steps to enjoy one of the Lake District’s most popular – and most mysterious – attractions thanks to the skills of the Hird contract lifting team. Hird has assisted architectural and sculptural metalworkers CB Arts to install a new ladder on the Bowder Stone, a...
Tracked spider crane ideal ingredient in food factory lift
A tracked spider crane hired from Hird has proved it has all the ingredients needed to work in a highly confined space inside a food factory. The Maeda MC285 mini crane was needed to lift insulation boards into place as part of a food production area reconfiguration project. Members of...
Thousands of windows + one mini crane = tallest skyscraper
Glass Lifting • Mini Cranes • Vacuum Glass Lifters
It is the tallest skyscraper in the City of London, the second tallest building in Western Europe, and every window was installed using a mini crane supplied by Hird. 22 Bishopsgate has 62 storeys and is 278 metres, or 912 feet, tall. It could eventually be home to 12,000 workers...
Restricted space no problem for spider crane at student flats
A Maeda spider crane provided by Hird has been used to install glazing in one of the last blocks in a major student accommodation development in Newcastle upon Tyne. The Maeda MC405 mini spider crane was combined with a Woods Powr-Grip MRT4 vacuum lifter to carry out the glass installation...
Spider crane helps futuristic farmers go up in the world
A tracked spider crane supplied by Hird has been used to help develop the farm of the future. The Maeda MC405 mini crane was one of the only cranes in the UK compact enough to be operated inside the high-tech hydroponic centre. The spider crane was needed to lift and...
Climbers get lift from mini crane and glass lifting technology
Mini Cranes • Vacuum Glass Lifters
Visitors to the Lake District, including parties of school pupils, will soon be about to ‘disappear’ into the countryside while enjoying fabulous views thanks to glass lifting expertise delivered by Hird. The glass lifting, mini crane, and powered access specialist is helping contractors install windows in the new South Camp...
Full steam ahead with steel erection thanks to Maeda mini crane
Contract Lifting • Mini Cranes
A Maeda mini crane on hire from Hird is making light work of steel erection during the redevelopment of Newcastle’s famous city pool and Turkish baths. The Maeda MC285 CRM-2 spider crane was needed because the steels were being put in above a light load bearing floor above the swimming...
Product of the Month – UNIC URW-295 spider crane
Mini Cranes • Product of the Month
If there was a special forces regiment made up only of spider cranes – stay with us – what spider crane would definitely be featured? Most experts agree that many Special Air Service soldiers do not look much different to other fit men. It is when they are asked to...