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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...
Hydraulica 1500 – you can bank on its lifting power
Hird is supplying the only Hydraulica 1500 glass vacuum lifter in the UK to contractors installing curved glass in the new Goldman Sachs HQ in the centre of London. The powerful vacuum lifter is proving ideal for the task of lifting and placing the glazing panels in the global investment...
Product of The Month – Maeda MC285 spider crane
Our lifting customers just can’t get enough of our Product of the Month for April – the Maeda MC285 mini crane. We’ve got a big fleet of them across the UK, with eight of the machines added in 2017 already, and more on order. What makes this mini marvel special?...
Let’s put this diplomatically: this glazing robot is a world beater
Diplomats around the world are known for being careful with their words – as are sensible lifting equipment hire companies when it comes to describing new equipment. Diplomacy and lifting equipment seem strange bedfellows. But Hird, for one, has always been careful not to make claims for its lifting products...
Hird lifts glass handling to new level with Intelli-Grip
Hird has become one of the first lifting equipment hire specialists in the UK to offer what is being billed as a “quantum leap” in vacuum lifter safety. The company can now fit vacuum lifters with Woods Powr-Grip new computer-operated control system, called Intelli-Grip. Intelli-Grip is designed to prevent human...
Hird cherry picker helps create stunning Weeping Window
A new art installation created for Hull City of Culture has been created with the support of a cherry picker provided by Hird. The Weeping Window at the Maritime Museum in Queen Victoria Square uses ceramic poppies once on display at the Tower of London. Five thousand of the red...