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Product of the Month – Genie GS-1932 Scissor Lift
Low level working at height is one of the fastest growth areas for powered access – which is one reason why the Genie GS-1932 scissor lift is so popular. The machine is the Product of the Month for April to highlight the versatility and safe working at height delivered by...
New GRC and stone lifters boost safety and productivity
Advanced vacuum lifters now available from Hird are allowing construction and fit-out teams to safely and productively lift stone and glass reinforced concrete with complete confidence Hird has invested in cutting-edge Kappel vacuum stone lifters so customers can benefit from vacuum technology in the same way they do with glass...
Hird has the power to lift transformer in tightest spot
Contract Lifting • Pick and Carry Cranes
Pick and carry cranes are known for their excellent performance in confined spaces – and sometimes a lifting project comes along that tests this to the limit. That was certainly the case when Hird was commissioned to lift a 2.5 tonne transformer into position down a fully-enclosed alley in the...
Standing the test of time – how Hird’s name has been elevated around the world
The bowler hat, braille, boycott, the Ferris wheel – there is an exclusive club for people who have given their names to items and terms that achieve world fame (and, no, it was not Geoffrey). Hird joined that club when its founder Peter Hird Snr devised a simple but highly-effective...
Product of the Month – Winlet ErgoMover
Getting materials to a worksite is one thing – getting them across the worksite to where they are needed is quite another. That is where our Product of the Month for February comes in. The Winlet ErgoMover is a new concept in materials handling for construction sites or storage areas....
Raise a glass to perfect brewery tandem crane lift
Contract Lifting • Pick and Carry Cranes
A lifting team from Hird has installed three tanks at a new brewery in Kent by carrying out tandem lifts with Valla pick and carry cranes. The machinery moving project was completed in just one day at the brewery being built in the centre of Ashford. A Valla 120E mini...
Full steam ahead with steel erection thanks to Maeda mini crane
Contract Lifting • Mini Cranes
A Maeda mini crane on hire from Hird is making light work of steel erection during the redevelopment of Newcastle’s famous city pool and Turkish baths. The Maeda MC285 CRM-2 spider crane was needed because the steels were being put in above a light load bearing floor above the swimming...
Crane and powered access lift for biomass energy plant
Contract Lifting • Machine Moving
Crane, powered access and glass lifting specialist Hird is providing a range of lifting expertise at a biomass plant in East Yorkshire. Contractors working at the wood chip and biomass waste burning power station have been using Hird’s Grove GMK 4100L mobile crane to carry out a series of lifts...