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“Biggest customer in Europe” Hird adds to Maeda fleet
Mini crane hire specialist Hird is in the process of adding 15 more Maeda spider cranes to its fleet. Maeda mini cranes are the most popular machines of their type in the world. Driven by growing customer demand, Hird is doing its bit to make them very popular in the...
Product of the Month – Genie Z80/60 diesel boom
Powered Access • Product of the Month
Our first Product of the Month of 2017 is the Genie Z80/60 diesel boom As powered access equipment is used more and more on construction sites and maintenance projects (to name but two) attention has turned to increased its productivity. That’s where the Hird PoTM for January 2017 comes into...
Hird announces new machines for Executive Hire Show
Glass lifting, mini crane and powered access specialist Hird has revealed more of the machines its team will be showcasing at the Executive Hire Show in February. Hird had already announced that the brand new Wienold MFC750 mini floor crane would be on public display for the first time in...
Products of the Month 2016 roundup – not a partridge in sight
It’s that time of the year when we look back on the 12 months that have just gone – and that means reviewing our 12 Products of the Month for 2016. You could say we are showcasing what could be 12 lifting and powered access machines for Christmas – and...
Product of the Month – Hydraulica 1200.2 Glass Vacuum Lifter
Product of the Month • Vacuum Glass Lifters
We all know some people who are a bit odd. They have to be handled a bit differently sometimes. Well, the same applies to glass lifting. More than ever before, glass vacuum lifters have to be capable of handling oddly-shaped loads. That is why we’re dedicating Product of the Month...
New Hird floor crane delivers performance double
Hird is giving its materials lifting customers two new industry-leading mini floor cranes in one with the Wienold MFC750. It goes on show in the UK for the first time at the Executive Hire Show taking place at the Ricoh Arena, in Coventry, on Wednesday 8 and Thursday 9 February...
Hird wins Business of the Year Award
Hird has won the Hull Daily Mail Business of the Year Award. The mini crane, powered access and glass lifting hire and sales business has been named Medium Business of the Year. The company, which is based in Hull, was presented with the award in front of 400 guests at...
Powered access and panto stars – it’s Christmas lights time!
Yorkshire powered access hire company Hird was called in to supply a cherry picker used to put up giant Christmas trees in the centre of Hull. A Genie S-65 diesel-powered boom from the Hird aerial platform hire fleet is being used to install the Christmas trees and festoon them with...