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Hird Training Focus – A66 Compact Crane
The Hird Training Focus for June is A66 compact crane training. Because compact cranes are the velociraptors of the lifting world. During the Covid-19 lockdown, we have had the opportunity to enjoy watching all the Jurassic Park blockbusters again…and again. And there is no doubt whatsoever that the powerful, ferociously...
Product of the Month – Genie GS-4047 Electric Scissor Lift
How fast is a Genie GS-4047 electric scissor lift? We can tell you – 11.75m per 70 seconds. That quick. And that is why the access platform is our Product of the Month for June. Seventy seconds is the length of time it takes for the Genie GS-4047 electric scissor...
Challenging tandem lift takes down horticultural chimney stacks
Hird has carried out a tandem lift with two mobile cranes to remove chimney stacks at a large horticultural centre. The business had to take down the stacks as part of an upgrade of the boiler system used to heat plant growing areas. Hird was commissioned to plan and implement...
Hire Maeda Mini Cranes from Hird
Hire Maeda mini cranes from Hird and you know you are combining the power and capability of the world’s most popular spider crane with the expertise of the UK’s leading lifting experts.As companies look for more flexible and cost-effective ways to carry out lifting safely across many sectors, Maeda mini...
Product of the month – Plate Glass Trolleys
We are in a world of ever greater sophistication. But sometimes you need a simple solution to a simple problem. Which is why our Product of the Month for May is the plate glass trolley. Or, to complicate things only slightly – plate glass trolleys – because Hird offers a...
Hird introduces IPAF and PASMA eLearning courses
The growth in eLearning – the process of accessing training courses remotely via the internet – is making it much easier for businesses and their employees to gain the skills they need. That is why our Training Focus for April is Hird’s growing portfolio of e-learning training courses which include...
Spider crane with searcher hook gets the load up and under
Every building has its nooks and crannies and hard to reach places – even modern Olympic swimming centres. That is why mini cranes that can be fitted with searcher hooks are sometimes essential tools in the glass lifting armoury. In this case, a new entrance was being installed at the...
World class design centre gets curved glass lift
Glass Lifting • Vacuum Glass Lifters
One of the world’s most famous interior design centres was always going to be up for a challenge when it came to a refurbishment programme. And so it proved when large curved glass panels were selected to create a striking new look on its main facades. Thankfully, building innovation is...