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Three of the best – innovative lifting solutions a hit with buyers
Counterbalance Floor Cranes • Vacuum Glass Lifters
Innovative lifting equipment is proving a hit with glass installation companies looking to boost productivity, safety, and capability. That’s the conclusion we have drawn from lifting equipment sales made by Hird in recent weeks. Glass lifting equipment is developing rapidly, both in terms of lifting capacity and the capability of...
Maeda spider crane is the big star at the O2
A Maeda MC815 spider crane supplied by Hird was the big star of the show at the O2 arena, as it was used to support construction of a new £185m designer outlet village. The spider crane, the largest in the Maeda mini crane fleet, played a vital role in the erection...
Product of the month – machinery moving
Machine Moving • Product of the Month
We like to challenge convention at Hird Group. Last month, we compared Neymar to a glass vacuum lifter, and our Product of the Month for September is – machinery moving. Eagle-eyed readers will spot that machinery moving is not a product, but a service. However, a dictionary definition of a...
Technical training underpins customer service
Having the right crane and vacuum lifter operator qualifications is essential for team members at Hird Group – and that also applies to those not actually expected to operate them. Customer support advisors Rebecca Clark and Amy Goldsmith have passed a series of accredited training courses since they started working...
Hird Group power helps create a Solar Gate for Hull
Hird Group has helped lift Hull’s spectacular new Solar Gate into position The 10-metre high steel sculpture was lifting into place as the sun rose over Queens Gardens in Hull city centre. It is one of a series of developments being overseen by Hull City Council in a £25m plan...
Product of The Month – Winlet 1000 glazing robot
If Neymar was something useful, he would be a Winlet 1000 glazing robot. One glaring difference. A glazing robot would not cost half a billion pounds (thank goodness for us). We’re being a bit controversial by suggesting that Brazilian ball kicker-arounder Neymar is not useful. But we are making a...
Secondary independent braking boost for Valla 25EL mini crane
The versatile Valla 25EL mini crane can now be hired or bought from Hird Group fitted with a new secondary front wheel brake system. Curtain wall and glass installers, in particular, have responded positively to the development, given the excellent productivity delivered by Valla pick and carry cranes for this...
Machinery moving expertise sows seed of success for cooker lift
A machinery moving team from Hird Group has carried out a tandem lift to install a new 72-tonne cooking vessel at a food processing plant. The contract lifting project has been completed for Cargill, at its site in Hull, East Yorkshire. A new rape seed cooking vessel was lifted into...