Latest News - Page: 46

Hird promotes safety and productivity benefits of its machines at hire show

Mini crane, glass lifting and powered access specialists Hird will be promoting the benefits of using specialist lifting machines to reduce health and safety risks caused by manual handling at the Executive Hire Show next month. The company is convincing a growing number of clients of the financial and operational...

We are entering the age of the glazing robot, says Hird

Challenging new building designs involving large glass panels are transforming our urban landscapes. They are also leading to significant innovations in the design and capability of glass handling equipment, says Phil Hird, Managing Director of leading mini crane and glass handling equipment supplier Hird. The company has launched a new...

Valla 25EL with adjustable fly jib – Product of the Month

What difference does a fly jib make to the Valla 25EL? Well, ask Volkwagen, Europe’s biggest car maker. The new Valla 25EL with adjustable fly jib is our Hird Machine of the Month for January. The addition of the one metre long jib on this little corker of a mini...

Rail equipment manufacturer buys second Valla mini crane

Leading rail plant engineering solutions provider Rail-Ability has taken delivery of a second Valla pick and carry mini crane as it expands its UK manufacturing capacity. Hird has supplied the company, based in Stafford, Staffordshire, with a Valla 120E mini crane, fitted with a hydraulic fly jib with a 40...

Hird team makes festive fashion statement with Christmas jumper day

Santa would be proud – Hird people do not just celebrate Christmas, they wear it. Staff at Hird’s HQ in Hull, East Yorkshire, held a Christmas jumper day and everyone voted for who had the best Santa sweatshirt or winter wonderland woolly. The winner, by a short thread, was Crane...

Chemical giant BASF prepares to take delivery of mini crane

The Brazilian arm of the chemical giant BASF is preparing to take delivery of a Valla pick and carry mini crane supplied by Hird. The new Valla 30E mini crane will be used in the German company’s operations in Sao Paolo. BASF made an online enquiry through Hird about Valla...

Lifting hire hat-trick for Hird at Executive Hire Show 2015

Mini crane, glass lifting and powered access specialist Hird will be putting on display three of its latest industry-leading lifting hire products at the Executive Hire Show 2015. Machines taking centre stage at the Hird stand include the Valla 25EL pick and carry mini crane and the Winlet 600 vacuum...

5 more questions to ask when planning a lift

There is a lot to consider when planning a lift whether it involves using a mini crane or larger mobile crane. Hird Mini Cranes Sales and Aftersales Manager Carl Cooper, last month, went through the first 5 of ten questions you should ask yourself when planning a lift. Here, he...