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Hird crane expertise wins positive response at MRO Middle East
Events • Pick and Carry Cranes
A team of Hird lifting experts representing Manitex Valla has been pleased with the response from visitors to MRO Middle East in Dubai. Manitex Valla was one of 150 exhibitors at the two-day international exhibition for the global airline supply chain. More than 4,000 people visited the event at which...
Product of the Month – Winlet 400TL glazing robot
Glazing Robots • Product of the Month
Footballers love a double-barrelled name. They need to give both sides of the of the family a share of the fame, perhaps. Our March Product of the Month – Hird’s latest Winlet glazing robot – can go one better. Its name is triple-barrelled. At Hird, we have kept things simple,...
5 reasons Hird is the go-to counterbalance floor crane specialist
Counterbalance floor cranes, or material lifts as they are also called, are growing in popularity. Here at Hird we’d like to think we’re playing a part in making that happen. They have some particular advantages that make them extremely effective for lifting materials and equipment in some of the most...
Product of the Month – Valla V80R pick and carry crane
Sometimes you have to just have to step back and take a moment to appreciate the scale of the advantage a new piece of equipment gives you. That is certainly the case with our Product of the Month for February, the Valla V80R pick and carry crane. It is one...
Product of the Month – Genie Z-45 DC Rough Terrain Boom Lift
January is the perfect moment for our Product of the Month, the Genie Z-45 DC rough terrain electric boom lift. Because January, as we know, is all about making New Year’s resolutions (or not) and changing things for the better. So what better time to consider hiring an electric rough...
40 years of Hird – the lifting team that won’t let you down
Hird is marking 40 years in business – and four decades of development that has seen it transformed from a machinery moving contractor to one of the most diverse and successful lifting specialists in the UK. Trusted judgment Phil Hird, Peter Hird Snr’s son and the company’s Managing Director, said:...
Hird beefs up mini crane hire fleet with Valla 250E
Crane Hire • Mini Cranes • Pick and Carry Cranes
It’s always the big question – beef or turkey? Well, Hird has gone for beef! We’re talking, of course, about what’s going to be the centre piece on the Christmas dinner table. In this case, we’re also talking about Hird beefing up its pick and carry crane hire fleet in...
