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HSE praises Winlet glazing robots in safety campaign
The Health and Safety Executive, the UK’s health and safety regulator, has praised a Hird customer’s use of a Winlet glazing robot as an example of “good planning and use of handling aids”. An HSE inspector witnessed the Winlet 575 glazing robot in action during a construction site inspection in...
Product of the Month – Valla V210R pick and carry crane
Ultra-compact design A key attribute of the Valla V210R is its compactness. It is just 4490mm long – an Audi A4 car is longer – and 1980mm wide. It is both shorter and narrower than a Valla 180 ES mini crane (L: 4690mm, W: 2200mm) which has a max SWL...
Mobile crane team backs digester membrane installation
A Hird contract lifting team has used the company’s 100t mobile crane to help a client replace a defective gas holding membrane at its anaerobic digestion plant. The Grove GMK400L mobile crane lifted a ruptured membrane from the roof of a gas holding tank, then supported the client’s installation team...
‘Hirdy Boys’ sprint to glory in seafront Soapbox Challenge
Then came a strategic switch. “We realised no one else in the team was fast enough to keep up and push, which would have made us faster,” said Craig. “So Paul got in the hot seat for the last two runs and I pushed.” That moment of technical inspiration (eat...
Product of the Month – Manitou 200ATJ-E
Sometimes no news is good news. Which could be said to apply to our Product of the Month for October, the all-electric Manitou 200ATJ-E rough terrain boom lift. This time last year, Hird was chuffed to be the first access rental company in the UK to take the cherry picker...
Commuters saddle up thanks to Winlet glazing robots
Glass Lifting • Glazing Robots
A drive to promote sustainable commuting with secure and safe cycle storage units deserves an equally sustainable method of construction – Winlet glazing robots from Hird. The new cycle hub was being installed at Basingstoke train station, in Hampshire, to meet growing demand for easy storage of bicycles, many of...
Seamless transition at Hird as Carl retires and Jason steps up
Carl Norfolk has retired as the Hird director heading up the company’s crane lifting and machinery moving operation. In a seamless move – in keeping with the smooth service delivered by Hird’s machine lifting and moving team – Jason Timmins has stepped up to become director in his place. Carl,...