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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...
Valla crane proves its ship-shape for boat repair lift
Contract Lifting • Mini Cranes
A pick and carry crane supplied by Hird has been used to lift out and replace a major component on board a car ferry. The lifting solution proved to be a success after all other possible methods for completing the maintenance task were found to be impractical. The Valla 120E...
Hird lifting power raises Christmas spirits at hospice
Community • Contract Lifting • Crane Hire
Hird has used one of its mobile cranes to lift a large Christmas tree into position at the Dove House Hospice in Hull. The crane, glass lifting and powered access specialist, which has its headquarters in Hull, carried out the work free of charge. Dove House Hospice is a charitable...