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View from the cab – mobile crane driver Craig Jessop
Contract Lifting • Machine Moving
Good communication is key to successful crane lifts, says experienced Hird crane driver Craig Jessop. Craig has been a crane operator for more than 12 years and is now the crane driver of Hird’s 50 tonne Grove GMK 3050 mobile crane. He has worked on numerous different crane lifting projects,...
Hird expands mini crane and glass lifting fleets
Hird has expanded its mini crane and glass lifting fleets with the addition of new Maeda mini cranes and a specially-designed fin lifter vacuum. The mini crane, glass lifting and powered access specialist has added a fleet of new Maeda 285-2 and Maeda 405 spider cranes to its mini crane...
Hird adds bespoke fin lifter to glass lifting hire fleet
Glass Lifting • Product of the Month
Hird has added a new fin lifter to its glass lifting hire fleet to stay fully in step with innovations in the structural use of glass in building design. The new adjustable fin lifter is our latest response to continuing trend of glass being used as a load-bearing structural component...
FPAL certification
Mini crane and powered access specialist Hird has achieved certification as an Achilles FPAL prequalified supplier to the oil and gas industry. Hird is now fully registered as a supplier on the Achilles First Point Assessment database, which is used by more than 100 buyers across Europe. Achilles FPAL identifies,...
Tyre maker takes on two more “excellent” Valla mini cranes
Hird has supplied a global tyre maker with two new Valla pick and carry mini cranes, which the manufacturer says have proved excellent for a wide variety of lifting tasks across its factory. The Valla 35E mini crane, with a maximum lifting capacity of 3.5 tonnes, and a Valla 75E...
Maeda MC285 CRM-2 mini spider crane – product of the month
Mini Cranes • Product of the Month
The Maeda MC285 CRM-2 spider crane is new to the Hird mini crane hire fleet and is already proving its worth on a range of lifting projects with our customers. Maeda is world-renowned for producing robust, highly capable mini cranes, and this small footprint crawler crane is no exception. This...
Developer praises Hird for “diligent and exceptional” crane hire service
A property developer has praised Hird for the “exceptionally good service” provided by its crane hire team for a luxury house building project in Yorkshire. Hornby Homes commissioned Hird to supply a mobile crane to lift wooden roof tresses into place on the new detached home being built in Hessle,...