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Product of the Month – Valla 220SE pick and carry crane
Pick and Carry Cranes • Product of the Month
Our Hird Product of the Month for October is the Valla 220SE pick and carry crane – the industrial crane for the 21st Century. It’s packed with so many useful lifting features, you could call it the Swiss Army Knife of lifting. In fact, we would not be surprised if...
Demand for safe lifting drives enquiries at Vertikal Days
The Hird team was kept busy at the Vertikal Days cranes and access show as visitors showed interest in the wide range of lifting equipment and machines on display. The event at Peterborough Showground proved highly popular as suppliers and buyers got together after the COVID-19 pandemic once again. Hird...
Hird guide 2.0 – bigger and better but it’s still pocket-sized
Hird’s ground-breaking pocket guide – copied but never bettered – has been thoroughly overhauled and expanded in time to be launched at Vertikal Days. The guide now contains technical details about even more machines, equipment and training courses in an action-packed 289 pages. But it will still fit snuggly in...
Product of the Month – HIRD transport fleet
Hird’s hire fleet of mini cranes, glass lifting equipment and powered access platforms get showcased regularly in our Product of the Month articles. So this month we decided we should take a step back and give the limelight to the unsung heroes who deliver the thousands of pieces of kit...
Glass lifting with mini crane creates one of the UK’s best views
Hird has helped builders create one of the best private viewing points in England – certainly on the north east coast – by providing a Maeda spider crane and a glass vacuum lifter to install a giant window. The lifting specialist was called in to help install the 6-metre by...
Hird mini crane hire fleet goes green with advanced HVO fuel
Hird’s hire fleet of mini cranes is going green by being supplied with HVO fuel which reduces CO2 emissions by up to 90%. The move reflects the company’s determination to reduce its carbon footprint and help clients do the same by using the more eco-friendly fuel. John Wilding, Hird Director,...
Product of the Month – Cranked Angled Lifting Beam Forklift Attachment
Simple is often best. Which is why our Product of the Month for August is the cranked angled lifting beam forklift attachment. Hird supplies the best specialist lifting machines in the UK, including Maeda mini cranes, Valla pick and carry cranes and Winlet glazing robots. We also provide attachments that...
Hird leads electric lifting revolution with all-electric spider crane
Lifting and powered access specialist Hird is at the forefront of a low-carbon crane hire revolution after taking delivery of Maeda’s new all-electric spider crane. The Maeda MC285-3 Eco is the Japanese mini crane manufacturer’s first all-electric lithium battery crane. Hird is determined to make sure its spider crane hire...