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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...
Product of the Month – Hydraulica 1200.2 Glass Vacuum Lifter
Product of the Month • Vacuum Glass Lifters
We all know some people who are a bit odd. They have to be handled a bit differently sometimes. Well, the same applies to glass lifting. More than ever before, glass vacuum lifters have to be capable of handling oddly-shaped loads. That is why we’re dedicating Product of the Month...
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...
Hird delivers super-heavy lift solution for Nova Victoria
Hird is helping make one of the largest and most exciting developments become reality by supplying a super-heavy Brutus vacuum lifter and mini spider crane to Nova Victoria. The excellent vacuum lifter and mini crane hire combination was the perfect solution to install the 1.5 tonne glass panels for the...
Fin vacuum lifter rises to challenge at City of London tower
Hird’s unique fin lifter has been demonstrating its capabilities in a project to vacuum lift large sections of structural glass at an office block refurbishment project in the City of London. The specialist vacuum lifter has been used to install glass panels over 6 metres long as part of a...
8-point vacuum lifter test gives Hird customers performance and safety assurance
Vacuum lifters hired from Hird perform vital and exacting glass lifting tasks. Our clients also, quite rightly, expect them to give reliable service. That is why, every time they are hired and brought back to our depots from a lifting project, they undergo our 8-point vacuum lifter testing proceedure. One...
Oktopus glass manipulator goes to Greenwich
A Hird glass lifting team has been supporting contractors refurbishing an office building in Greenwich, South East London, with a Wirth Oktopus GL-CC777600 glass manipulator. Used in conjunction with a Maeda mini crane, the Oktopus is excellent for removing installing glazing panels, especially where space is confined, or obstacles need...