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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...
Hird mini crane looking good in those lifting chains
Contract Lifting • Mini Cranes
Lifting specialist Hird has used its 100-tonne mobile crane to lift two Maeda spider cranes into an upper level of a distribution warehouse being built for a major clothes retailer. The Maeda MC305 mini cranes have been hired to support the installation of conveyors and stairs in the new logistics...
Maeda mini crane selected for Manchester development
When a glass installation specialist needed a highly-capable spider crane for reliable service at a major development site in Manchester, it turned to Hird to supply a Maeda MC 815 mini crane. MPM Special Projects is installing 2,700 square metres of low-rise flat toggle-glazed curtain wall as part of the...
Product of the Month – Valla 90E pick and carry crane
Pick and Carry Cranes • Product of the Month
Everyone likes a super hero with special powers, don’t they? That’s why our Product of the Month for November is the Valla 90E pick and carry crane. The Valla 90E is no lightweight. However, when you consider that it can lift a maximum of 9 tonnes, yet is just 1.73...