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Seeing is believing with advances in glass installation
Structural glass – ubiquitous in office and high-rise residential developments in big cities – is now being used on a wide range of less high-profile but structurally innovative residential projects. The strength needed, as well as the need for excellent acoustic, solar, thermal, and security performance, means that as glass...
Lifting focus – Kappel glass vacuum lifters
Glass has moved rapidly from being a product to let you see through to being a prime material we construct buildings with. Structural glass is being used to create the integral strength of the places where we live and work. As a result, Hird Group must stay at the cutting...
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...
6 Hird glass lifting machines supporting the rise of the skyscraper
Glass Lifting • Vacuum Glass Lifters
A new report is predicting high-rise buildings will grow in popularity. That is why Hird continues to invest in cutting edge crane and vacuum lifting technology to allow architects to lift their eyes to the skies. AMA Research, which provides market research and consultancy services in the construction sector, says...
6 vacuum lifters our customers love about our glass lifter hire service
Can you love vacuum lifters? No harm starting a news item about the Hird glass lifter hire service with what seems to be a daft question. But if the vacuum lifter is one that makes glass installation easier than before. A vacuum lifter that increases productivity. And a piece of...
Hird selected as finalist in Construction News Specialists Awards 2016
Hird has been named as a finalist in the Construction News Specialists Awards 2016. The company has been selected in the Equipment Supplier of the Year category of the prestigious business awards, based on a submission about the development of its glass lifting service over the last 12 months. Hird...
Demand for super-heavy vacuum lifters driven by a love affair with glass and concerns about security
Demand for Hird’s largest glass vacuum lifters is being driven by architects’ continued love affair with glass and a more practical concern – the need to make modern buildings safe and secure. Hird is a UK leader in the glass lifter hire industry in the supply of what it calls...