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Beam hoists beat theatre parking ban – that deserves an ovation!
Hird Lifting has designed, delivered, and tested three beam hoist systems used by contractors renovating one of London’s most famous theatres. The lifting equipment was needed because space around the Lyric Theatre Hammersmith was so limited that there was no space for materials to be stored at ground floor level....
Winlet glazing robots – the new choice for GRC panel installation
Winlet glazing robots have impressed glass installers ever since they become available in the UK. Now an innovation in vacuum technology mean they can be used for GRC panel installation as well. Hird is the authorised distributor for Winlet glazing robots and has received rave reviews about their performance and...
Product of the Month – Genie Z62/40 boom lift
Powered Access • Product of the Month
We have compared a glass vacuum lifter with Brazilian footballer Neymar, so are at perfect liberty to match the extraordinary abilities of the Genie Z62/40 articulating boom lift against a children’s cartoon character from the 1960s. The Genie Z62/40 diesel-powered aerial platform is our first Product of the Month for...
How did they get that car there? With a spider crane of course!
Contract Lifting • Mini Cranes
For many people visiting M&M’s World in Leicester Square it might well have been one of those “how did they do that?” moments. A 1,300kg Mini convertible sitting in a basement of a sweet shop, surrounded by display stands, with no obvious way of driving the vehicle into the confined...
Product of The Month Roundup 2017
Throughout 2017, we’ve been showcasing equipment in our lifting hire fleet through our Product of the Month feature. So, just to make it easy for those who may have missed the great features of all the access platforms, mini cranes, and glass lifting equipment we have written about, here is...
Product of The Month – Hinowa 26.14 Performance IIIS Tracked Boom
Product of the Month • Spider Booms
There is a wise saying in the world of working at height, that we’ve made up especially for this article. It’s that a tracked spider boom lift comes in particularly handy when you face the 3Ts of working at height – Tough, Tight, and Tricky. We’ll explain in a moment....
Hird Takes Innovating Lifting Solutions to LiftEx 2017
Hird Group is taking some of its best and most innovative lifting equipment to LiftEx 2017 – including a Manitex Valla pick and carry crane and two models from the formidable Winlet glazing robot range. The company is joining 80 other exhibitors at the event at the International Centre Telford,...
Glazing robot with pad extensions impress glass installer
Winlet glazing robots can now be fitted with pad extensions – and the innovation is already impressing glass installers with its contribution to productivity and safety. Hird Group has worked with Winlet to develop the vacuum lifter pad extensions so clients can use the ground-breaking glazing robot with mullioned window...