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Come to Hird for the full glass handling package
The growing range of glass handling equipment and accessories available now, as construction technology advances and building techniques improve, is impressive. Once you have selected your pick and carry crane to do the heavy lifting, you still need to choose the right glass vacuum lifters, glass cups, glass trolleys, lifting...
Hird expands spider lift fleet with five new Hinowa booms
Picture caption: Hird MD Phil Hird, centre, takes final delivery of the Hinowa spider booms from Mike Weatherill of Access Platforms Sales Ltd, right, at the Executive Hire Show in February 2013, watched by Phillip Moss, Director of Hirds national access fleet Hird has expanded its excellent range of aerial...
Hird mini crane stars at celebrity launch party
Hird’s range of mini cranes, powered access machines and glass handling equipment raises celebrity smiles at an open day held by a customer. Guests who gathered at the launch of our customer’s new showroom included top TV architect George Clarke, consumer affairs journalist and TV presenter Dominic Littlewood and quiz...
Winlet – the next generation of glass handling machines from Hird
Winlet glazing robots revolutionise glass installation – and are now available from glass handling equipment hire and sales specialist Hird. The industry-leading glass handling machines are designed and manufactured by GMV in Denmark, which has 20 years’ experience of supplying high quality glazing products. Hird can offer two Winlet machines....
UNIC spider cranes – the mini crane that give you flexible lifting power
In this day and age of efficient use of resources and complex building design, space can be limited. Here’s the solution – the UNIC spider crane. It’s a mini crane with excellent lifting power in areas with restricted access and difficult working space, and Hird has a range of spider...
Long life of Valla mini cranes impresses petro-chemical customer
Hird has sold a Valla 25EL mini crane and a Valla 50D mini crane to one of the UK’s largest petro-chemical refineries. The customer was impressed by how the mini cranes would still be lifting long after other makes had been sent for scrap. Hird’s Carl Cooper said: “These Valla...
The Hird brochure–all your mini crane, powered access & glass handling equipment between two covers
Hird, the mini crane hire, powered access hire and glass equipment specialist has published its first comprehensive hire brochure. The brochure contains full details of all the mini cranes, pick and carry cranes, spider cranes, cherry pickers, scissor lifts and glass handling equipment Hird has for hire. Publication of the...
Hird creates career hat trick to strengthen mini crane sales drive
mini crane hire, powered access hire and glass equipment specialist Hird has appointed Carl Cooper to support the company’s growth in new machine sales. Carl will have responsibility across the extensive Hird equipment range. But he will have a particular focus on the company’s role as the sole UK and...