Hird lifter wins healthy respect at drug HQ roof refit
A vacuum lifter supplied by Hird has been used to return a glass roof at the HQ of a global pharmaceutical company to rude health. A client has used the Kappel DSZ2 vacuum lifter to replace glazing on the main roof at the site in the South East of England....
Product of the Month – Genie Z45/25 articulating boom
Powered Access • Product of the Month
As the saying goes, it takes one to know one. Which may be why our customers just love our first Product of the Month for 2019 – the Genie Z45/25 aerial boom. Our customers are busy people. They need to get a lot done in a short space of time,...
Maeda spider crane proves its worth in power station lift
Contract Lifting • Mini Cranes
Vital maintenance work at a major power station could be completed quickly, safely and with least disruption with the deployment of a Maeda spider crane supplied by Hird. The power station called in mini crane hire and contract lifting specialist Hird when it needed to change a rooftop extractor fan....
Remote control helps make light work of lift at listed house
Contract Lifting • Mini Cranes
Digital remote control of a Maeda spider crane hired from Hird helped make sure stonework on a Grade II Listed house could be removed safely. A building contractor carrying out a major refurbishment would have selected a mobile crane for the work at the property near Mansfield in Nottinghamshire. However,...
Product of the Month round-up – 2018
Shakespeare, cartoon characters, Joe 90, and Ian Botham – is there nothing we will not compare a Hird machine with to show how impressive they are? Well, no. We haven’t even mentioned the little tin aliens yet. Scroll through our Products of the Month to get an excellent flavour of...
Hird team steps out to give children a Christmas lift
Children who would otherwise go without will receive a gift from Santa this Christmas thanks to warm-hearted Hird employees and staff. They raised £1,884 for the Hull-based Viking FM Mission Christmas Cash for Kids. The campaign raises money to buy Christmas presents for children who would otherwise get nothing. The...
Mobile crane lift means mast removal is plain sailing
Community • Contract Lifting • Crane Hire
A mobile crane supplied by Hird Lifting has been used to remove a 30-metre mast from an ocean-going yacht to allow rigging to be replaced. Hird provided the crane and operator service free of charge to support the CatZero charity which offers sailing opportunities to disadvantaged children, young people and...
Product of the Month – Woods Powr-Grip MRT2 vacuum lifter
Product of the Month • Vacuum Glass Lifters
Who said big is beautiful? Here at Hird, we have been known to say size does matter. Think of the Hydraulica 3500 vacuum lifter. Wow! That’s big. But we must remind ourselves that small is beautiful too, which is why our last Product of the Month of 2018 is the...