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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...
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...