Valla 25EL with adjustable fly jib – Product of the Month
Mini Cranes • Product of the Month
What difference does a fly jib make to the Valla 25EL? Well, ask Volkwagen, Europe’s biggest car maker. The new Valla 25EL with adjustable fly jib is our Hird Machine of the Month for January. The addition of the one metre long jib on this little corker of a mini...
Rail equipment manufacturer buys second Valla mini crane
Mini Cranes • Pick and Carry Cranes
Leading rail plant engineering solutions provider Rail-Ability has taken delivery of a second Valla pick and carry mini crane as it expands its UK manufacturing capacity. Hird has supplied the company, based in Stafford, Staffordshire, with a Valla 120E mini crane, fitted with a hydraulic fly jib with a 40...
Chemical giant BASF prepares to take delivery of mini crane
The Brazilian arm of the chemical giant BASF is preparing to take delivery of a Valla pick and carry mini crane supplied by Hird. The new Valla 30E mini crane will be used in the German company’s operations in Sao Paolo. BASF made an online enquiry through Hird about Valla...
5 questions to ask when planning a lift
Planning a lift can be a complicated process. The decision-making team includes a number of people, including the project manager, project engineer, health and safety adviser, principle owner and, possibly, a client. They can have a range of priorities, all of which have to be taken into account. That is...
Hird supplies Valla mini crane to chemical giant in Brazil
Mini Cranes • Pick and Carry Cranes
Mini crane and spider crane specialist Hird has sold a Valla mini crane to chemical giant BASF in Brazil. The new Valla 30E mini crane has been supplied to the German company’s operations in Sao Paolo. BASF Brazil approached Hird, based in Hull, East Yorkshire, as a leading supplier of...
Hird supplies reconditioned mini crane – in double quick time
Hird has proved it is the number one mini cranes solutions provider by supplying a manufacturer with a reconditioned mini crane that was ideal for their needs, and met their limited budget perfectly too. The deal shows Hird is the go to mini crane company, says Hird Mini Crane Sales...
Innovation and investment make Hird a major force in glass lifting
Glass Lifting • Glazing Robots • Mini Cranes • Operator-Training • Training • Vacuum Glass Lifters
Hird is becoming a major force in glass lifting in the UK thanks to significant investment in equipment over the first six months of 2014 – including the most advanced glazing robots on the market. The mini crane, glass handling and powered access specialist has invested £1.1m on expanding its...
National joinery firm gets big lift from a Hird mini crane
A national joinery and kitchen manufacturer has praised mini crane hire specialist Hird for its speedy response in supplying a Valla mini crane to help repair a large machine at one of its factories. The maintenance team at one of the firm’s production sites in East Yorkshire called in Hird...