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Product of the Month – Genie Z60FE articulating cherry picker
If you have a piece of cake, it’s also nice to eat it, right? With our Product of the month for September, you can do just that – because it is the Genie Z60FE articulating all-terrain cherry picker. Electric aerial platforms are absolutely central to the future of working at...
Hitting the high notes – knuckle boom crane perfect for piano lift
Working under overhangs Steve Stockdale said: “The project typified what Hird always strives to achieve – combining the right lifting equipment to simplify lifts, maximise safety and do the best possible job for customers every time.” Maeda MK3053CB ECO has many other features that will assist Hird’s mini crane hire...
Product of the Month – Wienold MRC751 counterbalance floor crane
Anyone who watched the Paris Olympics will see that the ability to turn on the spot it an essential skill in many sports. Gymnastics, BMX freestyle, canoeing and hammer throwing. They all require a good deal of twirling, as Bruce Forsyth once called it. Which is why our Product of...
Hird completes a world’s first lift with Maeda’s latest crane
Contract Lifting • Mini Cranes
It was crane number K0001 and Hird became the first company in the world to carry out a lift with the new MK3053C ECO – Maeda’s first knuckle boom spider crane. The battery electric crane has taken its place in a new generation of mini cranes that combine game-changing lifting...
New Maeda knuckle boom crane extends lifting capabilities
Pictured at the event, from the left, are: Hird Southern Depot Manager Mark Pinnington, Kranlyft Sales Executive Andrew Crane, and Hird Central Depot Manager Steve Stockdale. Impressive advantages Constrained space operation The Maeda MK3053CB ECO’s capabilities align with a wide range of lifting applications, including: Crane operator training
Product of the Month – Winlet Curved Glass Adaptation Kit
Curves can be thrown at you and get ahead of you. They can also seduce you. In the world of glass lifting, they can also be a particularly tough challenge. That is why the Hird Product of the Month for July is the Winlet Curved Adaption Kit. Architects are throwing...
Hird adds ‘exciting’ new capabilities to materials moving hire fleet
Builders, engineers and equipment installers can more easily and safely transport materials in the most challenging environments using new Tracked Carriers now available from Hird. The British-made battery electric machines are specifically designed to move materials and equipment across difficult terrain and low load-bearing indoor floors. Tracked Carriers complement Hird’s...