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Vacuum lifters help protect homes with new glass flood wall
Vacuum lifters supplied by Hird have been used to lift into place hundreds of panels that create the UK’s longest glass flood wall. The glass lifters were used to construct the glass flood wall at the village of Paull, East Yorkshire, to protect it from high tides along the Humber...
6 ways Valla mini cranes can make your lifting project easier
Mini cranes are becoming increasingly popular to carry out lifts in a range of industrial environments in a process of change driven by modern manufacturing techniques. This keeps Hird’s Valla mini crane hire fleet in high demand. It also means we are always adding more mini cranes to the hire...
Product of the Month – Grove GMK 4100L 100 tonne crane
It may look like a bit of a lumbering monster, but our Grove GMK 4100L all terrain mobile crane is very nimble on its feet – well, actually, on its wheels. It’s the largest crane in the Hird crane hire fleet, and is one of the most flexible pieces of...
Hird is finalist in Hull Daily Mail Business Awards
Mini crane, glass lifting and powered access hire company Hird has been selected as a finalist in the Hull Daily Mail Business Awards. We have been chosen in the Business of the Year (Medium) category in the prestigious regional awards. Hird Managing Director Phil Hird said: “This is exciting news...
6 vacuum lifters our customers love about our glass lifter hire service
Can you love vacuum lifters? No harm starting a news item about the Hird glass lifter hire service with what seems to be a daft question. But if the vacuum lifter is one that makes glass installation easier than before. A vacuum lifter that increases productivity. And a piece of...
Refining giant selects Valla again for mini crane maintenance fleet
A true test of a product’s excellence must be when customers come back time and again to buy it or hire it – and that is very much the case for Valla mini cranes. Oil refining giant Essar has just taken delivery of its largest ever Valla pick and carry...
Vacuum slab lifter hire made easy with Hird
Vacuum slab lifter hire choices have been made even easier at Hird as we have invested in more Probst Power Handy VPH lifting machines. It goes to show that Hird is not just the first choice supplier of big and sophisticated lifting equipment, such as Maeda mini cranes and Winlet...
Product of the Month – Minifor TR50 materials hoist
Minifor TR50 material hoists are among the most versatile pieces of lifting equipment on the market. That is why we are delighted to make them our Product of the Month for September. Like other material hoists, the Minifor TR50 can be used in combination with many other devices to achieve...