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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...
Product of the Month – Genie GR20 Runabout mast boom
Fall from ladder fatalities In one case, a company was fined £1.1m after a worker fell from a ladder and nearly bled to death. Experience shows that many of these kinds of ladder falls can be avoided by selecting a safer method for working at height. Compact and precise For...
Hird Service, Part 2 – Quality Counts
Hird has always recognised service excellence is based on standards and capabilities that directly lead to real differences for our customers. It means quality counts. In Part 2 of our exploration of Hird Service, we will look at key elements of our operation that define the quality of our service....