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Product of The Month – DSZ3 Slimline vacuum lifter
Product of The Month for November is our new DSZ3 Slimline vacuum lifter – an innovative piece of equipment that is compact, but has an impressive lifting capacity. The DSZ3 Slimline, supplied by Kappel, has the latest design features that meet current trends in glass installation, including the increasing use...
Hird selected as finalist in Construction News Specialists Awards 2016
Hird has been named as a finalist in the Construction News Specialists Awards 2016. The company has been selected in the Equipment Supplier of the Year category of the prestigious business awards, based on a submission about the development of its glass lifting service over the last 12 months. Hird...
Oktopus glass manipulator goes to Greenwich
A Hird glass lifting team has been supporting contractors refurbishing an office building in Greenwich, South East London, with a Wirth Oktopus GL-CC777600 glass manipulator. Used in conjunction with a Maeda mini crane, the Oktopus is excellent for removing installing glazing panels, especially where space is confined, or obstacles need...
Demand for super-heavy vacuum lifters driven by a love affair with glass and concerns about security
Demand for Hird’s largest glass vacuum lifters is being driven by architects’ continued love affair with glass and a more practical concern – the need to make modern buildings safe and secure. Hird is a UK leader in the glass lifter hire industry in the supply of what it calls...
Product of the Month – Oktopus manipulator
Glass vacuum lifter technology is having to respond to the fact that, with modern building designs, removing and installing glazing panels is increasingly challenging. That’s why the Wirth Oktopus GL-CC777600 glass manipulator, which has a maximum lifting capacity of 600kg, is now available in the Hird glass lifter hire fleet....
Hird backs sporty kids with football team sponsorship
Mini crane, glass lifting and powered access specialist has given a team of young footballers a lift by agreeing to sponsor their shirts. Hird is backing the Under 7s team of Hessle Rangers FC, who play mini-soccer in the Hull Boys Sunday Football League. Managing Director Phil Hird says: “Hessle...
Hird Lifting expansion
Hird Lifting, part of leading lifting, crane and access specialists Hird Group, is celebrating their expansion in their London premises in Redhill. Hird has increased its depot space in readiness for delivery of the very latest lifting equipment due to arrive in the fleet. James Carr, Manager, stated “We’re now...
Valla cranes from Hird in demand around the world
Valla mini cranes supplied by Hird are in demand around the world – with the latest pick and carry crane being shipped to the United Arab Emirates. Mini crane, glass lifting and powered access specialist Hird has sold a Valla 75E pick and carry crane to leasing UAE plant hire...