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Hird mini cranes in contract lift to remodel shopping centre
Contract Lifting • Machine Moving
Hird has been commissioned to use its mini cranes in a contract lift to support the taking down of a pedestrian bridge and an escalator at a Midland shopping centre that was being refurbished. The Valla pick and carry crane was deployed to support the demolition of the concrete internal...
Hird bares all with its Anatomy of a Mini Crane
Lifting and powered access specialist Hird has revealed all by creating an interactive Anatomy of a Mini Crane. The feature, available to view on the Hird website, is designed to help mini crane hire customers and mini crane sales clients know more about how the machines work. Hird Managing Director...
Hird glass carts – Product of the month
Glass Lifting • Product of the Month
Make light work of glass installation – Hird glass carts A glass trolley is a glass trolley, right? Not true, when it comes to the new Hird glass carts range now available from Hird. We’re taking the practical task of transporting glass to the next level, with these glass trolleys...
Hird introduces Brutus to lead the way in super heavy glass lifting
Glass lifting and mini crane specialist Hird is offering glass installers the UK’s largest vacuum lifter – reflecting a growing demand for “super heavy” glass lifting in the construction and building maintenance sectors. Hird is the first hire company in the country to offer the Hydraulica 3500, which has a...
Hird expands mini crane rental fleet with new UNIC 706s
Lifting and powered access specialist Hird has expanded its mini crane rental fleet with the addition of two new UNIC 706 spider cranes. The Hull-based company has invested in the larger mini cranes due to growing demands on its mini crane hire service. Hird Managing Director Phil Hird said: “We’re...
Ground-breaking Winlet 600 glazing robot – Product of the Month
Glazing Robots • Product of the Month
What do most glass installers want from their equipment? Quick and easy to operate, safe to use, and very effective at getting a multitude of jobs done, with minimal fuss and effort. That is an excellent list of attributes, and it perfectly fits the Winlet 600 glazing robot, our Product...
Hird’s glass lifting expertise airs on Channel 4
In July 2014, we brought you a sneak preview of how Hird helped a Yorkshire couple realised their dream of restoring a brick Pannal Water tower into a five-storey home. Their project was being filmed for Channel 4’s Restoration Man – George Clarke’s series helping to rescue neglected architectural treasures...
Download Now – Operator Safety Guide
Glass Lifting • Operator-Training
Vacuum Lifter Safety Guide Setting the highest standards of health and safety is important to us, and we know it’s also important to our clients. That’s why we’ve produced this guide to the safe operation of vacuum lifters: giving you all the information you need for the safe and effective...