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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...

Curtain wall lifting equipment hire

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:...

Vacuum lifter equipment – for glass and many other materials

Vacuum lifting is often the ideal solution to moving materials – in a number of different scenarios. Technology has developed rapidly, to the point that vacuum lifters are used regularly in the construction industry, facilities management and in many manufacturing processes. Hird can supply a wide range of vacuum lifter...

Come to Hird for the full glass handling package

The growing range of glass handling equipment and accessories available now, as construction technology advances and building techniques improve, is impressive. Once you have selected your pick and carry crane to do the heavy lifting, you still need to choose the right glass vacuum lifters, glass cups, glass trolleys, lifting...

Hird offers an impressive range of vacuum lifter equipment

Glass technology has developed rapidly in recent years. That’s why using the right glass lifting equipment, including vacuum lifters, is so vital. We can supply the vacuum lifter that fits your precise needs, so you can get on with your glass lifting project quickly, safely and efficiently. More buildings are...

Compact cranes Yorkshire

Hird is continuing to provide a full range of compact cranes for hire to its Yorkshire customers along with those throughout the UK. The Hull based compact crane specialists stocks a range of pick and carry cranes from leading manufacturer Valla, and its range of static spider cranes comes from...