Training Focus – RTITB below the hook vacuum lifter training
There is no such thing, anywhere in the universe, as the perfect vacuum – but Hird does offer an ideal vacuum lifter training course. Our RTITB Below the Hook Vacuum Lifter training course is the subject of this month’s Hird Training Focus. Vacuum lifters have become increasingly important in many...
Hird mini crane + glass vacuum lifter equates to glazing success
Luxury car buyers and sports enthusiasts can soon indulge their passions thanks to the lifting prowess of a Hird Maeda spider crane combined with vacuum lifters. Two projects demonstrate the impressive capability of the Maeda MC405 mini crane when combined the latest glass vacuum lifter technology. Hird provided the mini...
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...
Product of the Month – Hydraulica 1500 Curved
Glass lifting would be so much easier if it only involved flat glass that came in standard shapes. But, of course, it does not. Which is where Hird’s Hydraulica 1500 Curved comes into its own. The glass vacuum lifter is our Product of the Month for December and has been...
Curtain wall lifting equipment hire
Glazing Robots • Stone Lifters • Vacuum Glass Lifters
A curtain wall is a non-load-bearing wall system that allows relatively-light panels to be installed on the outside of buildings – usually with the aid of specialist curtain walling lifting equipment Curtain walling can be made from a range of materials, including glass, stone, or glass-reinforced concrete (GRC). Glass curtain...
Severe weather – important advice about vacuum lifters
As severe weather continues to be a problem across large parts of the UK, Hird Group is issuing urgent advice on the use of vacuum lifters in extremely cold conditions. Hird advises that vacuum lifters should not be operated in temperatures below zero degrees Centigrade. John Wilding, Hird Director, said:...
Hird appointed as approved Kappel vacuum lifter repairer
Accreditation • Vacuum Glass Lifters
Leading materials vacuum lifter manufacturer Kappel has appointed Hird Group to be an approved repairer in the UK. Hird is one of the country’s leader suppliers of Kappel vacuum lifters for hire, with a wide range of the industry-leading machines in its fleet. Now, as an approved repairer, it can...
Product of the Month – Hydraulica 1200.2 Glass Vacuum Lifter
Product of the Month • Vacuum Glass Lifters
We all know some people who are a bit odd. They have to be handled a bit differently sometimes. Well, the same applies to glass lifting. More than ever before, glass vacuum lifters have to be capable of handling oddly-shaped loads. That is why we’re dedicating Product of the Month...