Pick and Carry Cranes
5 advantages you need to know about Valla’s new ‘V Cranes’
Eye-catching – futuristic even – a new range of Valla cranes being added to Hird’s pick and carry crane hire fleet is always going to get noticed. What’s special about the new Valla V range of mini cranes is that they are very much worth a closer look. This is...
Hird crawler crane wins access challenge at house with a view
Getting a crane into some worksites can be a big challenge – but it helps that Hird has a Maeda CC985S-1 in its crane hire fleet. The 4.9t crawler crane was just what was needed to install large triple-glazed glass panels in an eye-catching luxury home tucked away down a...
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...
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...
Tandem Valla mini crane lift beats food factory access challenge
A machinery lifting and moving team from Hird has helped a food factory install a new boiler with a tandem lift using two eco-friendly electric Valla pick and carry cranes. The Valla 35E and Valla 22E mini cranes moved the cylindrical boiler through a doorway with just centimetres to spare...
Maeda tracked pick and carry crane boosts lifting options
Hird has taken delivery of a new Maeda 4.9t crawler pick and carry crane to further expand the lifting capabilities the company can provide for its customers. The Maeda CC985S-1 tracked mini crane has a maximum safe working load of 4.9 tonnes (at 2.1m) and can lift 200kg at its...
Machinery movers first to get new generation Valla crane
Machinery moving and installation specialist Ainscough Industrial Services has taken delivery of a groundbreaking new 21t Manitex Valla 210R crane – the very first to come off the production line. The industrial crane was sold to Ainscough Industrial Services by Manitex Valla Cranes’ UK and Ireland distributor, Hird. It is...
Product of the Month – Valla 220SE pick and carry crane
Pick and Carry Cranes • Product of the Month
Our Hird Product of the Month for October is the Valla 220SE pick and carry crane – the industrial crane for the 21st Century. It’s packed with so many useful lifting features, you could call it the Swiss Army Knife of lifting. In fact, we would not be surprised if...