Product of the Month – Winlet Curved Glass Adaptation Kit
Curves can be thrown at you and get ahead of you. They can also seduce you. In the world of glass lifting, they can also be a particularly tough challenge. That is why the Hird Product of the Month for July is the Winlet Curved Adaption Kit. Architects are throwing...
Product of the Month – Genie GR20 Runabout mast boom
Fall from ladder fatalities In one case, a company was fined £1.1m after a worker fell from a ladder and nearly bled to death. Experience shows that many of these kinds of ladder falls can be avoided by selecting a safer method for working at height. Compact and precise For...
May Product of the Month – Valla V46R pick and carry crane
All the cranes in Valla’s new V range of pick and carry cranes can do impressive things. But our Product of the Month for May, the Valla V46R, has a particularly neat trick. It can lift a load that is 28% heavier than the crane directly below it in the...
Product of the Month – Hird Service
Hird service expertise For us, that consistency starts with expertise. Hird has been hiring out mini cranes, access platforms, material moving equipment, and glass lifting equipment for a long time (Hird is no fly-by-night). It is a complicated and safety-critical business. Many of our clients value our expertise. In fact,...
Product of the Month – Valla V180RC pick and carry crane
Powerful mini crane Ultimate flexibility This provides the crane operator with ultimate flexibility. They can get right up close to the load, or stand anywhere else they choose, to control the lift in the safest and most productive manner. Or, if it is raining, they can sit in the cab....
Product of the Month – Winlet 375 glazing robot
A lifting device that replaces the human hand must be pretty impressive, which is why our Product of the Month for February is the Winlet 375 glazing robot. Exceptional advantages The Winlet 375 defines this advance in glass lifting technology – allowing glass to be installed more productively (including by...
Product of the Month – glass vacuum lifters
We’ve got a feeling we’re biting off more than we can chew with our first Product of the Month for 2024 – because it’s ALL our glass vacuum lifters. January is the month for tightening the belt, isn’t it? And we’re presenting you with a festive feast (at least a...
Product of the Month 2023 Roundup
Well, that was quite a year! As the giant pick and carry crane of past achievements loads 2023 into the hopper of history and we look forward to driving across the blank page of possibilities that is 2024 (with non-marking tyres, of course), it is time, once again, to do...