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Vacuum lifters help protect homes with new glass flood wall

Vacuum lifters supplied by Hird have been used to lift into place hundreds of panels that create the UK’s longest glass flood wall. The glass lifters were used to construct the glass flood wall at the village of Paull, East Yorkshire, to protect it from high tides along the Humber...

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...

Product of the month – SLK 25 Counterbalance Floor Crane

Counterbalance floor cranes are relatively simple easy-to-use devices for low level lifting tasks – including glass lifting. Our Product of the Month for June, the SLK 25 is an excellent example of this versatile machine. The SLK 25 is an excellent addition to our extensive counterbalance floor crane hire fleet,...

Hird first in UK to offer new updated P11104 vacuum lifter

Hird has become the first plant hire company in the UK to take delivery of the revised P11104 vacuum lifter, demonstrating its determination to be an industry leader in glass lifting technology. Wood’s Powr-Grip® has made significant improvements to the P11104, one of the most popular and most recognised vacuum...

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...

Vacuum lifters – focus on Woods Powr-Grip

Hird has one of the most extensive ranges of vacuum glass lifters available on the market today, with many of its machines supplied by leading glass lifter manufacturer, Woods Powr-Grip. Woods Powr-Grip vacuum lifters offer compact lifting and are lightweight and rugged. Most incorporate rotation and tilt features, so 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...

Focus on glass lifters

Hird continues to offer one of the country’s most extensive fleets of vacuum glass lifters for hire. Hirds is continuing to expand its fleet of glass lifting equipment, particularly from its Southern depot, ensuring that its London, along with its UK customers can carry out commercial glazing work both quickly...