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New 22m electric scissor lift joins Hird hire fleet
Powered access hire specialist Hird has added Dingli’s narrow aisle large electric scissor lift – with a working height of 22 metres to its hire fleet. The Dingli JCPT2212DC scissor lift is an ideal platform rental option for large structure fit-out projects, for example working in new warehouse developments. It...
Hird is first to take new 20m hybrid Genie stick booms
Hird has become the first powered access rental company in the UK to take delivery of the new Genie S-60 FE hybrid telescopic boom lift. The access platform, mini cranes and glass lifting rental company has taken the first two platforms available in the UK, supplied by Genie’s authorised distributor,...
UK first for Hird as it adds all-electric Manitous to its fleet
Hird has become the first company in the UK to take delivery of the Manitou 200 ATJ E – the manufacturer’s first all-electric rough terrain articulating boom lift. The Manitou 200 AJT E Oxygen, as it is being called, has a maximum working height of 20m, a maximum outreach of...
Product of the Month – Niftylift HeightRider 21 4×4 (AWD)
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These three things we know to be true about our Product of the Month for April. You can have your cake and eat it. Cake is good for you. There is a cherry on top, possibly even two. No, our Product of the Month is not a Mary Berry recipe....
Product of the Month – Genie Z45/25 articulating boom
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As the saying goes, it takes one to know one. Which may be why our customers just love our first Product of the Month for 2019 – the Genie Z45/25 aerial boom. Our customers are busy people. They need to get a lot done in a short space of time,...
Up and over capability vital for many powered access projects
It is not how far you can go, but what obstacles you can get around on the journey. Sounds like one of those smart business sayings, but for many working at height projects, it really is true. Up-and-over reach is increasing important when working at height in many environments –...
Product of the Month – Genie GS-2669 RT
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Genie has no doubt that its GS-2669 RT is a beefy character – a scissor lift’s scissor lift. Because in its marketing blurb Genie states that this is the scissor lift that allows you to “Dominate the Jobsite”. Wow. No wonder Hird Group has invested in such an impressive piece...
Product of the Month – Genie Z62/40 boom lift
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We have compared a glass vacuum lifter with Brazilian footballer Neymar, so are at perfect liberty to match the extraordinary abilities of the Genie Z62/40 articulating boom lift against a children’s cartoon character from the 1960s. The Genie Z62/40 diesel-powered aerial platform is our first Product of the Month for...