Product of the Month 2021 Roundup
It is that time of year at the Hird PoTM desk. No Christmas office parties to attend. We are far too busy supporting our customers. So we will, instead, review equipment and services we have showcased during the year. It has been another varied and interesting year in terms of...
Product of the Month – GML Counterbalance Floor Cranes
For our Product of the Month we’re introducing you to one of the most important families – fast becoming a dynasty – in the modern material lifting era. The GML family, as we call it, is a range of powerful, productive, sustainable and easy-to-operate counterbalance floor cranes manufactured by Wienold....
Football stadium gets premier league contract lift
Promotion to the Premier League heralds the arrival of a huge amount of TV rights cash – and the Hird lifting team to install the glass in a new Sky television commentary box. Installing the window was a complex job needing two types of crane along with two types of...
Counterbalance floor crane helps build Lego Elizabeth Tower
Boing! And now the news. A counterbalance floor crane from Hird has been used to build a giant model of the Elizabeth Tower. The famous landmark, which is part of the Houses of Parliament, and holds Big Ben, was made with 344,020 LEGO bricks. Hird supplied a Wienold SLK25 counterbalance...
Product of the month – SLK 25 Counterbalance Floor Crane
Glass Lifting • Product of the Month
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,...