Product of the Month – Genie GS-2669 RT
Powered Access • Product of the Month
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 – Maeda MC405 Tracked Spider Crane
Mini Cranes • Product of the Month
Making the most productive use of lifting equipment is key to the success of modern construction projects, which is right where our Product of the Month for March, the Maeda MC405 comes in. Modern construction methods, where teams need to safely and efficiently carry out different tasks within a limited...
Product of The Month – Valla 250E pick and carry crane
Pick and Carry Cranes • Product of the Month
Remember the shock created when BMW launched its new Mini? It’s too big, everyone said. It isn’t a squeeze to get in! Well, we’re tempting the same fate with our Product of the Month for February, because it is the Manitex Valla 250E pick and carry crane. Valla pick and...
Product of the Month – Genie Z62/40 boom lift
Powered Access • Product of the Month
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...
Product of The Month Roundup 2017
Throughout 2017, we’ve been showcasing equipment in our lifting hire fleet through our Product of the Month feature. So, just to make it easy for those who may have missed the great features of all the access platforms, mini cranes, and glass lifting equipment we have written about, here is...
Product of The Month – Hinowa 26.14 Performance IIIS Tracked Boom
Product of the Month • Spider Booms
There is a wise saying in the world of working at height, that we’ve made up especially for this article. It’s that a tracked spider boom lift comes in particularly handy when you face the 3Ts of working at height – Tough, Tight, and Tricky. We’ll explain in a moment....
Product of the Month – Woods Powr-Grip P11104
We do not like to just showcase the new and shiny lifting equipment on Product of the Month, which is why for November, we are talking about the Woods Powr-Grip P11104. That said, there is nothing old and fuddy duddy about this vacuum lifter. It is one of the most...
Product of the Month – Valla 25EL Pick and Carry Crane
Pick and Carry Cranes • Product of the Month
Hird Group offers for hire so much excellent equipment that we’ve calculated it would take 1,545 years to showcase each item as a Product of the Month. Okay, we kind of made that figure up. But you get the point. So, why is our Product of the Month for October...