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Innovation and investment make Hird a major force in glass lifting

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...

Restoration Man calls in Hird man to lift window at water tower

Hird has been called in to help architect George Clarke – better known as The Restoration Man on Channel 4’s hit home development show – with one of his latest TV projects. He was helping turn a large disused water tower in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, into a luxury home, and...

Valla 25EL mini crane gives Liftout lift off at London Heathrow

Leading escalator and lift installers and removal specialists Liftout have complete their first project with a Valla 25EL mini crane supplied by Hird – and say they have been very impressed with its performance. Liftout bought the pick and carry crane to install 10 new escalators in Terminal 5 at...

Spider crane hire – mini cranes for limited access and confined space

If you want a mini crane with great lifting power that is compact enough to be used in confined spaces and taken across rough terrain, spider crane hire from Hird is the option to consider. Spider cranes are “little” marvels – bearing in mind they are available in different sizes...

Attachments for mini cranes – the right tool for the job

Mini cranes are among the most flexible lifting and carrying machines in the workplace, thanks to a wide range of mini crane attachments that allow them to complete jobs faster, more efficiently and more safely. Long gone are the days when mini cranes can only be used to attached a...

Hird welcomes Manitex International acquisition of Valla mini cranes

Hird has welcomed Manitex International’s acquisition of Valla mini cranes, saying it creates exciting opportunities to promote the innovative and highly capable pick and carry cranes to even more customers in the UK. Hird is the sole UK and Ireland distributor of mini cranes, made by Valla in Piacenza, near...

Focus on UNIC spider cranes – the versatile lifting solution

The manufacturer calls them the most compact mini cranes in the world, and you can see why. To the untrained eye, UNIC spider cranes look like they should not be able to do what they do. But day in and day out the machines in our UNIC spider crane hire...