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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...
Product of the Month – Maeda MC174 spider crane
Mini Cranes • Product of the Month
It is the spider crane that, arguably, does more than any other spider crane to demonstrate what spider cranes are all about. Our Product of the Month for July is the Maeda MC174. As mini cranes go, this is micro-mini. But not in terms of its lifting power. That is...
Maeda mini cranes lift eyes at two major London buildings
One location is the home of towering up and unders, the other of London’s towering sky scrapers – and both have been making good use of Maeda mini crane lifting power delivered by Hird Group. Building contractors are continuing to turn to Hird for mini crane hire in the capital...