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Machinery moving success as Hird takes press across Europe
A Hird machinery moving team has completed a challenging project to transport a 27-tonne press nearly 1,000 miles from the UK to the Czech Republic. Lifting specialist Hird was commissioned to carry out the contract lift to transport the 4.1m high press as part of a factory relocation project. The...
Product of the Month – Hydraulica 1500 Curved
Glass lifting would be so much easier if it only involved flat glass that came in standard shapes. But, of course, it does not. Which is where Hird’s Hydraulica 1500 Curved comes into its own. The glass vacuum lifter is our Product of the Month for December and has been...
Appointed person training – a vital step in a lifting career
Becoming an ‘appointed person’ is a significant milestone in the career of a crane lifting professional. That is why Hird’s CPCS Appointed Person training courses attract delegates from across the UK. Being an appointed person is a hugely responsible position. The appointed person is responsible for the execution and safety...
Hird’s Equipment Pocket Guide such a success it sets a trend
Here at Hird we’re always looking for new ways our customers can select the best mini crane hire, powered access hire and glass lifting hire options. That is why we created our new Hird Pocket Guide to the many hundreds of products we offer for hire. With a quick flick...
Product of the Month – Oktopus glass manipulator
There are some glass lifting devices that make people stop and look – and our Product of the Month for November, the Oktopus manipulator, is one of them. The advanced glass vacuum lifter is so smart and impressive that it has the power to gather an audience wherever it is...
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...