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Where there’s muck there’s a Maeda mini crane
A Hird Maeda mini crane has proven to be the perfect lifting equipment for helping turning cow poo into biogas. The Maeda MC305 tracked spider crane moo-oved pipe work and machinery into place during construction of a methane plant at a dairy farm near Telford in Shropshire. Extracting methane gas...
Hird boosts mobile crane hire capability with new Liebherr
Hird has added significantly to the capacity of its mobile crane hire service with the purchase of a Liebherr LTM1060 3.1 all-terrain crane. High load capacity Confined space operation Phil Hird said: “Thanks to VarioBase, we can lift loads with the Liebherr LTM1060 3.1 in a tightly confined space, where...
Winlet glazing robots install window of wildlife discovery
Two Winlet glazing robots hired from Hird have been helping to create a stunning viewing area for thousands of people to watch wildlife on the south coast of England. The Winlet 1000 glazing robots are lifting glass panels weighing 675kg into place in the new Rye Harbour Discovery Centre in...
Product of the Month – IPAF powered access training
It’s great to have the most modern, capable and best-maintained access platforms. But you still have to know how to use them safely and effectively. Which is why our Product of the Month for October is our IPAF powered access training courses. By courses, we don’t just mean what’s contained...
Glazing robot’s six wheels come to the aid of two-wheelers
The power and versatility of the Hird glazing robot used to install glass in a motorbike showroom had more in common with the two-wheeled machines on display than you might think. A glass installation specialist used the Winlet 785 glazing robot on hire from Hird to fit the 280kg glass...
GML800+ Manipulator – anatomy of an industry leader
It’s good when a bright idea comes to fruition. Even better when it becomes a class-leading lifting machine. That’s certainly the case with the GML800+ Manipulator. Hird has worked closely with German lifting equipment manufacturer to conceive, design and develop its GML counterbalance floor crane range. Much of its performance...
Product of the month – MFC750K counterbalance floor crane
Counterbalance Floor Cranes • Product of the Month
We’re living and working in an ever more sophisticated world. Yet Hird’s MFC750K counterbalance floor crane shows that adding ever more gizmos is not always a good idea. The mini floor crane (hence MFC) is our Product of the Month for September 2019. Leading on mini crane design We’re pleased...
Mini crane lift allows tourists to ‘boulder-ly go’ up giant rock
Contract Lifting • Mini Cranes
Thousands of tourists can take steps to enjoy one of the Lake District’s most popular – and most mysterious – attractions thanks to the skills of the Hird contract lifting team. Hird has assisted architectural and sculptural metalworkers CB Arts to install a new ladder on the Bowder Stone, a...