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Product of the Month – Maeda MC815 mini crane
Mini Cranes • Product of the Month
To be a mini crane or not to be a mini crane? That is the question. To put it in a less Shakespearian way, can a mini crane be too big for its boots? Our Product of The Month for July is the Maeda MC815. It is the largest mini...
Winlet glazing robots – a glass installation game changer
Winlet glazing robots have been a major hit with glass lifting hire clients across the UK – and these images show why. The company using this Winlet 575 glazing robot has described it as a “gamechanger” in the curtain wall installation industry. It has been “amazed” by what the glass...
Old meets new as Hird Group mini crane works at Hull museum
It was a case of the ultra-modern meets the historical as a Hird Group mini crane and glass vacuum lifter went to work at the Streetlife Museum in Hull. A Maeda MC-174 tracked spider crane and an MRT4 glass vacuum lifter was used to install a new glass panel at the...
Product of the Month – Genie Z-34/22IC Diesel Boom
Genie Z access booms. The last letter in the alphabet, but often one of the first options on the minds of our cherry picker hire customers. Okay, groan over. What sort of word association is that to start a sensible discussion about the merits of powered access equipment? But the...
Valla and Winlet shine among Hird stars at Vertikal Days
Manitex Valla pick and carry cranes and a Winlet glazing robot were among the machines catching the eye at Vertikal Days. Hird had plenty to offer at the event at Silverstone, the home of F1 Racing, which showcases the latest lifting and access equipment and services from across Europe. It...
Hird plans to put on a big lifting show at Vertikal Days
Mini crane, glass lifting, and powered access specialist Hird is planning one of its biggest ever displays of lifting equipment at Vertikal Days 2017. More than 10 lifting machines will be on show across two stands at the event on May 24 and 25 at its new venue, Silverstone, the home...
Product of the Month – A frame glass trolleys
We all like an unsung hero. In the world of glass installation there are very few pieces of glass lifting equipment more unsung than an A frame trolley. Perhaps a lifting sling. But that is another matter. There is nothing sophisticated about A frame trolleys. You hardly notice they are...
Glazing manipulator delivers performance hat-trick at stadium
A glazing robot supplied by Hird has delivered a performance hat-trick for contractors working on the new PHB Stadium in Kent. The Wirth Oktopus GL-CC777600 is allowing glass installers to carry out their work safely, quickly, and with perfect precision at all times. Hird provided the glass vacuum lifter along with...