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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...
Maeda spider crane proves its worth in power station lift
Contract Lifting • Mini Cranes
Vital maintenance work at a major power station could be completed quickly, safely and with least disruption with the deployment of a Maeda spider crane supplied by Hird. The power station called in mini crane hire and contract lifting specialist Hird when it needed to change a rooftop extractor fan....
Remote control helps make light work of lift at listed house
Contract Lifting • Mini Cranes
Digital remote control of a Maeda spider crane hired from Hird helped make sure stonework on a Grade II Listed house could be removed safely. A building contractor carrying out a major refurbishment would have selected a mobile crane for the work at the property near Mansfield in Nottinghamshire. However,...
Valla crane proves its ship-shape for boat repair lift
Contract Lifting • Mini Cranes
A pick and carry crane supplied by Hird has been used to lift out and replace a major component on board a car ferry. The lifting solution proved to be a success after all other possible methods for completing the maintenance task were found to be impractical. The Valla 120E...
Hird mini crane looking good in those lifting chains
Contract Lifting • Mini Cranes
Lifting specialist Hird has used its 100-tonne mobile crane to lift two Maeda spider cranes into an upper level of a distribution warehouse being built for a major clothes retailer. The Maeda MC305 mini cranes have been hired to support the installation of conveyors and stairs in the new logistics...
Maeda mini crane selected for Manchester development
When a glass installation specialist needed a highly-capable spider crane for reliable service at a major development site in Manchester, it turned to Hird to supply a Maeda MC 815 mini crane. MPM Special Projects is installing 2,700 square metres of low-rise flat toggle-glazed curtain wall as part of the...
Spider crane makes light work of inside-out glass installation
A Maeda spider crane hired from Hird Ltd is being used to carry out inside-out glass lifting at one of the South West’s most popular retail destinations. The MC405 tracked mini crane, combined with a P11104 vacuum lifter, is being used to install glass in the new Next superstore at...