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New mini crawler crane gets first chance to show its moves
Hird’s new Maeda mini crawler crane has been commissioned for its first job – installing glass in an exciting new art college in West Yorkshire. The Maeda CC985S-1 tracked mini crane was perfectly suited to the task as it was used to install glass at multiple locations across the site...
Product of the Month – Oktopus GGA-E-B 2500 counterbalance lifting beam
Here at Hird we can’t resist quoting a Greek philosopher or two to justify the lifting equipment we supply. And we’re at it again with the Product of the Month for June. The product is the Oktopus GGA-E-B 2500 ovH counterbalance lifting beam (OKTOPUS CBL2500). Which got us thinking about...
Counterbalance lifting beam supports council glass installation
A counterbalance lifting beam and two types of vacuum lifter supplied by Hird have played a key role in the installation of glass at Northumberland County Council’s head office. The equipment was used to install new windows under a 1.5m overhang as part of ongoing work to refurbish the building...
Hird lifting expertise cracks glass installation challenge
Contract Lifting • Mini Cranes
A Hird lifting team has completed a glass lifting project that proved an excellent test of the capabilities of the Maeda spider crane selected to carry out the task. A building contractor asked for Hird’s support to lift four glass panels, one weighing 400kg, at the property in a village...
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...
Product of the Month 2019 Roundup
It’s that time of the year when we look back and reflect on the equipment and services we have showcased as Products of the Month during 2019. From small and ingenious cranes to scissor lifts fit for the battlefield, it has been an inspiring year on the Hird PoTM desk....
Product of the Month – MRTA8 vacuum lifter
Glass Lifting • Product of the Month
We all like to talk in extremes – the smallest, the biggest, the heaviest. But spare a thought for the stuff that’s somewhere in the middle. We all like to talk in extremes – the smallest, the biggest, the heaviest. But spare a thought for the stuff that’s somewhere in...