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Hird boosts delivery fleet for faster and safer service
It is not just the quality of the cranes, glass lifters, and powered access machines that Hird Group delivers that counts – it is the quality of the vehicles used to deliver them. Hird has invested in two new delivery vehicles which help make delivery of its equipment more efficient,...
Valla mini crane drops in to support Underground extension
Hird News • Mini Cranes • Pick and Carry Cranes
A Valla mini crane has been dropped 20 metres down a shaft to support construction of the latest extension of the London Underground. The Manitex Valla 250E pick and carry crane, the latest addition to Hird’s small crane fleet, is being used to carry and install precast concrete sections in...
Product of the Month – Maeda MC405 Tracked Spider Crane
Mini Cranes • Product of the Month
Making the most productive use of lifting equipment is key to the success of modern construction projects, which is right where our Product of the Month for March, the Maeda MC405 comes in. Modern construction methods, where teams need to safely and efficiently carry out different tasks within a limited...
A world-leading place to live needs a world-leading glazing robot
It’s not Skyfall, but it’s got a Sky Pool – the Embassy Gardens development in London has a bit of James Bond about it, so why should it not be built by a robot? The James Bond feel comes from the fact that the 2,000 homes that make up Embassy...
Severe weather – important advice about vacuum lifters
As severe weather continues to be a problem across large parts of the UK, Hird Group is issuing urgent advice on the use of vacuum lifters in extremely cold conditions. Hird advises that vacuum lifters should not be operated in temperatures below zero degrees Centigrade. John Wilding, Hird Director, said:...
What a glass lift! Hird vacuum lifter impresses at new stadium
A glass vacuum lifter supplied by Hird Group is playing a key role in the installation of glass panels at the new Tottenham Hotspur football stadium. The Hydraulica 1200 glass lifter is allowing our curtain walling client to quickly and safely lift dozens of glazing panels at the 61,599-seater stadium...
Hird appointed as approved Kappel vacuum lifter repairer
Accreditation • Vacuum Glass Lifters
Leading materials vacuum lifter manufacturer Kappel has appointed Hird Group to be an approved repairer in the UK. Hird is one of the country’s leader suppliers of Kappel vacuum lifters for hire, with a wide range of the industry-leading machines in its fleet. Now, as an approved repairer, it can...
Product of The Month – Valla 250E pick and carry crane
Pick and Carry Cranes • Product of the Month
Remember the shock created when BMW launched its new Mini? It’s too big, everyone said. It isn’t a squeeze to get in! Well, we’re tempting the same fate with our Product of the Month for February, because it is the Manitex Valla 250E pick and carry crane. Valla pick and...