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<h3>Hinowa is the UK’s leading spider cherry picker brand</h3>

and is particularly popular with tree surgeons, building maintenance professionals and high level cleaners due to its unrivalled capability in constrained spaces.

Hird has three Hinowa models on its tracked cherry picker hire fleet, providing working heights that range from 14m to 26m and unrivalled working outreach in their class.

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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Once in a while, we take Product of the Month off piste to cover stuff that’s not made of metal and would hurt if it ran over your foot.</h2>



We’re doing it now, because our Product of the Month for April is Hird service.



We think it’s important to remember, every now and then, that a product is not just the kit. It is also the smile on the face (seen or sensed over the phone), the helping hand, and the challenge overcome.



It’s a bit of a journey into the intangible. You can see a robotic glass lifter (as long as it is delivered on time). But service can be less easy to define.



So, here we are talking about elements of service that have a direct impact on our customers. That makes sure the kit is delivered on time, and the customer and their client are happy.



The point is, we can all be tempted by a sales pitch. By a bargain. By something new. Here at Hird, we know, in the world of industrial equipment hire, consistency counts.





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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Hird service expertise</h2>



For us, that consistency starts with expertise.



Hird has been hiring out <a href="https://hird.co.uk/products/mini-cranes">mini cranes</a>, <a href="https://hird.co.uk/products/powered-access">access platforms</a>, <a href="https://hird.co.uk/products/trolleys-and-accessories">material moving equipment</a>, and <a href="https://hird.co.uk/products/glass-lifting">glass lifting equipment</a> for a long time (Hird is no fly-by-night).





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<figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><a href="https://hird.co.uk/products/powered-access"><img src="https://hird.co.uk/assets/uploads/2024/04/access-platforms.jpg" alt="access platforms" class="wp-image-29731"/></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><a href="https://hird.co.uk/products/powered-access">Access Platforms</a></figcaption></figure>





<figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><a href="https://hird.co.uk/products/trolleys-and-accessories"><img src="https://hird.co.uk/assets/uploads/2024/04/material-trolley.jpg" alt="material trolley" class="wp-image-29732"/></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><a href="https://hird.co.uk/products/trolleys-and-accessories">Material Moving</a></figcaption></figure>





<figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><a href="https://hird.co.uk/products/glass-lifting"><img src="https://hird.co.uk/assets/uploads/2024/04/vacuum-lifter.jpg" alt="vacuum lifter" class="wp-image-29734"/></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><a href="https://hird.co.uk/products/glass-lifting">Glass Lifting</a></figcaption></figure>





It is a complicated and safety-critical business. Many of our clients value our expertise. In fact, they rely on it. Expertise from Hird comes from people (not chatbots). Hire desk teams who know what they’re talking about. Technicians who want to help.



Hundreds, probably thousands, of times a year, our advice saves clients time, effort and money by advising them on the best combination of equipment needed for specific projects.









<h2 class="wp-block-heading">The curious engineer</h2>



In fact, expertise has always been at the centre of our service. It is epitomised by the development by Peter Hird Snr, who founded the business, of what has become known as the <a href="https://hird.co.uk/service-and-maintenance/the-hird-test-measuring-mewp-battery-endurance">Hird Test</a>.



Back in the 1980s, after a customer complained about the poor battery performance of an access platform, Peter Hird Snr set out to develop a method for checking how long a battery should last for every type and model of MEWP in the fleet.



It was the engineer in him. He wanted to know. That determination, led to a battery endurance test – the Hird Test – that is still used by manufacturers and rental specialists around the world.





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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Listening and delivering</h2>



The same practical and evidence-based approach to service is alive and well at Hird today.



It informs how we develop and manage our hire fleets and the type of new equipment we invest in.



We are continuously listening to customers. Working in partnership with them. So we can provide not just what they need now but in a year or two years’ time.







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It is why we are investing in <a href="https://hird.co.uk/products/tracked-maeda-mini-crane-hire">electric Maeda spider cranes</a>. Why we have the most modern fleet of <a href="https://hird.co.uk/products/valla-pick-and-carry-cranes">Valla electric pick and carry</a> in the UK, if not Europe.



It is why we work with manufacturers to commission and design bespoke <a href="https://hird.co.uk/products/vacuum-lifters">vacuum glass lifters</a>, like the <a href="https://hird.co.uk/products/glass-lifting/kappel-adjustable-fin-lifter">Fin Lifter</a> from <a href="https://hird.co.uk/products/brands/kappel">Kappel</a>.



It is why, when our customers come to us, they know there is a much greater likelihood we will have precisely the right counterbalance lifting beam they need, and the <a href="https://hird.co.uk/products/vacuum-lifters">glass vacuum lifter</a> to go with it.



Not just on our website, but in stock, ready to go out to site.





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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Find out more about Hird service</h2>



There is more to say about Hird service – look out for another article in the coming weeks.



In the meantime, talk to us about <a href="https://hird.co.uk/products/mini-cranes">mini crane hire</a>, <a href="https://hird.co.uk/products/powered-access">access platform hire</a>, <a href="https://hird.co.uk/products/glass-lifting">glass lifter hire</a> and <a href="https://hird.co.uk/products/trolleys-and-accessories">materials lifting equipment hire</a>.



Remember, Hird service involves more than just equipment hire. We can supply equipment with operators, or manage projects on your behalf as contract lifts.



We can also deliver training for all equipment across our hire fleets.



Email: <a href="mailto:info@hird.co.uk">info@hird.co.uk</a>





Northern <a href="tel:01482227333">01482 227333</a>





Central <a href="tel:01302341659">01302 341659</a>





Southern <a href="tel:02031740658">0203 174 0658</a>









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Product of the Month – Hird Service

40 years of Hird – the lifting team that won’t let you down

<h2>Here are some words our clients use to describe our Product of the Month for March – ‘productive’, ‘very safe’, ‘smooth’, ‘precise’, and ‘phenomenal’.</h2>They are all describing the <a href="https://hird.co.uk/backend/products/all-electric-spider-boom-hire/hinowa-26-14-iiis/">Hinowa Lightlift 26.14 Performance IIIS tracked spider boom</a>.Platforms supplied by the Italian manufacturer are among the most popular articulating <a href="https://hird.co.uk/backend/products/spider-booms">spider booms</a> in the UK.For a very good reason. They are very good! Which is why Hird is happy to have them in our spider boom hire fleet.<div class="row"><div class="halfCol col-md-6"> <h2>Excellent working height and reach</h2> The <a href="https://hird.co.uk/backend/products/all-electric-spider-boom-hire/hinowa-26-14-iiis/">Hinowa Lightlift 26.14</a> is a good case in point. It has a maximum working height of 25.70m and a working outreach of 13.73m. With a travel width of just 990mm, the spider platform is excellent for accessing confined spaces. The excellent outreach is a key advantage. It means that there is less likelihood that the spider platform will need to be repositioned to complete a job, for instance a roof survey. That, in turn, maximises productivity and safety. On busy construction sites, reducing the need to continuously relocate platforms is a big advantage. </div><div class="halfCol col-md-6"> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-large"><a href="https://hird.co.uk/backend/products/all-electric-spider-boom-hire/hinowa-26-14-iiis/"><img width="445" height="650" src="https://hird.co.uk/assets/uploads/2022/09/hinowa-lightlift-26.14-spider-boom-Product-of-the-Month.jpg" alt=""> 										</a></figure> </div> </div></div><div class="clearboth"></div><h2>Tall building construction</h2>On the subject of construction sites, <a href="https://hird.co.uk/backend/products/brands/hinowa">Hinowa spider booms</a> are very much coming into their own in urban working environments.As revealed in a recent report on tall building development in London, planners are allowing tall buildings to be located closer together in high-rise development clusters.This is restricting the space available to carry out construction tasks like steel erection and curtain wall installation.The answer is, increasingly, to use our <a href="https://hird.co.uk/backend/products/spider-booms">Hinowa tracked spider booms</a>, which can often be moved into position more easily than conventional self-propelled articulating boom.<div class="row"><div class="halfCol col-md-6"> <h2>Tracked platform functionality</h2> One of the reasons for this is the rough terrain capability of <a href="https://hird.co.uk/backend/products/brands/hinowa">tracked spider booms</a>, with their ability to operate across uneven, low load bearing and unstable ground. Another is that, with the <a href="https://hird.co.uk/backend/products/all-electric-spider-boom-hire/hinowa-26-14-iiis/">Hinowa LL 26.14 spider boom</a>, like all <a href="https://hird.co.uk/backend/products/brands/hinowa">Hinowa platforms</a>, the tracks can be retracted to move it through narrow gaps. The Hinowa LL 26.14 shares industry-leading functionality with other spider platforms in the Hinowa Performance IIIS range. That means our access platform hire customers know their operatives will be just at home operating our <a href="https://hird.co.uk/backend/products/all-electric-spider-boom-hire/hinowa-26-14-iiis/">LL 26.14</a> as the other Hinowa platforms we offer. They are the <a href="https://hird.co.uk/backend/products/brands/hinowahinowa-14-70-iiis/">Hinowa LL 14.70 IIIS</a> (max working height 14m) and the <a href="https://hird.co.uk/backend/products/brands/hinowahinowa-17-75-iis/">Hinowa LL 17.75 Performance IIIS</a> (max working height 17.06m). </div><div class="halfCol col-md-6"> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-large"><a href="https://hird.co.uk/backend/products/all-electric-spider-boom-hire/hinowa-26-14-iiis/"><img width="445" height="650" src="https://hird.co.uk/assets/uploads/2022/09/hinowa-lightlift-26.14-Product-of-the-Month.jpg" alt=""> 										</a></figure> </div> </div></div><div class="clearboth"></div><h2>Hinowa spider boom – key features</h2>Other features that boost productivity and safety include:<ul class="fa-chevron"> <li>An unrestricted basket capacity of 230kg.</li> <li>Quick basket detachment for tracking through narrow gaps.</li> <li>Hinowa’s Auto2Speed system for fast tracking speed.</li> <li>One touch automatic outrigger stabilisation and destabilisation.</li> <li>Smooth hydraulic controls for fast and precise basket positioning.</li> <li>A built-in anti-entrapment system with audible and visible alarms.</li> </ul>Our <a href="https://hird.co.uk/backend/products/all-electric-spider-boom-hire/hinowa-26-14-iiis/">Hinowa LL 26.14 spider boom</a> is powered by long-lasting lithium-ion batteries, delivering zero-emissions and low-noise operation.As such, it is the ideal platform hire choice for working at height indoors (where access may be restricted) or in sensitive outdoor environments, such as housing estates, care homes and hospitals.<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img width="988" height="450" src="https://hird.co.uk/assets/uploads/2022/09/hinowa-ll26.14-spider-boom-Product-of-the-Month.jpg" alt="hinowa-ll26.14-spider-boom-Product-of-the-Month"> 										</figure><h2>Tree surgery to glass installation</h2>Tasks our access hire customers use <a href="https://hird.co.uk/backend/products/brands/hinowa">Hinowa spider booms</a> for are tree surgery, building surveying, structural maintenance, construction, steel erection, glass installation and facilities maintenance.For more information about hiring our <a href="https://hird.co.uk/backend/products/all-electric-spider-boom-hire/hinowa-26-14-iiis/">Hinowa LL 26.14 tracked spider boom</a> or other Hinowa platforms in our range, call Hird today.We can also provide <a href="https://hird.co.uk/backend/training/ipaf/static-boom-1b-1b-plus">IPAF-accredited spider boom operator training</a> at our three training hubs across the UK or at your premises or work sites.<div class="row"><div class="thirdCol col-md-4"> Northern 01482 227333 </div><div class="thirdCol col-md-4"> Central 01302 341659 </div><div class="thirdCol col-md-4"> Southern 0203 174 0658 </div></div><div class="clearboth"></div>Email: <a href="mailto:info@hird.co.uk">info@hird.co.uk</a></h2>

Product of the Month – Hinowa Lightlift 26.14 Performance IIIS

Picture caption: Hird MD Phil Hird, centre, takes final delivery of the Hinowa spider booms from Mike Weatherill of Access Platforms Sales Ltd, right, at the Executive Hire Show in February 2013, watched by Phillip Moss, Director of Hirds national access fleet Hird has expanded its excellent range of aerial booms by purchasing five new Hinowa spider lifts – recognised for being among the safest, most advanced yet easiest-to-use machines available. The new spider booms cover three different models – the Hinowa 14.75 Gold Lift IIIS, <a href="https://hird.co.uk/backend/products/bi-energy-spider-boom-hire/hinowa-17-75-iiis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hinowa 17.75 Light Lift IIIS</a> and <a href="https://hird.co.uk/backend/products/bi-energy-spider-boom-hire/hinowa-17-75-iiis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hinowa 23.12 Light Lift IIIS</a> – and reflect Hird’s goal of providing customers with the most modern, high quality aerial platforms in the UK. Phil Hird said: <ul>“We are delighted to add these Hinowa lifts to our fleet. The new spider booms deliver excellent performance and have new, advanced features that we know our customers will appreciate. We already have three out on long-term hire, which says a lot about what a good job they do.”</ul> The five machines are all-terrain tracked spider booms, which makes them ideal for customers who need to work at height over landscaped, uneven or unstable ground. Across the three models, working heights range from 14 metres to 23 metres. Also, all are bi-energy, so can be operated indoors and outdoors. Hinowa’s philosophy is to offer the simplest, most easy-to-use spider lifts, but to incorporate the latest technological advances to increase working performance and maximise safety. Features on the Hird machines epitomise that approach. For example, the new IIIS system means the spider lift’s four outrigger arms can be stabilised simply by the touch of one button – though operators can move each outrigger arm manually if required. The IIIS system is also the first on the market to allow the boom outriggers to be retracted to the stowed position with one touch of a button. The Hinowa boom lifts have a hydraulic system for widening the low impact tracks, to cope with especially uneven or unstable ground – and can be operated by remote radio or wire control. <a href="https://hird.co.uk/backend/products/spider-booms" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hinowa spider platforms</a> are ideal for working in hard-to-reach areas, either indoors or outdoors. With the stabilising arms stowed, the Hinowa 14.75 IIIS can be reduced to 0.78 metres wide so can be moved through a standard internal door. Business sectors they are used in include facilities management, building inspection and maintenance, tree management (arboriculture), leisure facilities, hotels, shopping centres and general retail. Other key performance specifications include: <ul> <li>Hinowa 14.75 Gold Lift IIIS – maximum working height 14m, maximum working outreach 7m, lifting capacity 200kg, gross weight 1,700kg</li> <li><a href="https://hird.co.uk/backend/products/bi-energy-spider-boom-hire/hinowa-17-75-iiis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hinowa 17.75 Light Lift IIIS</a> – maximum working height 17.06m, maximum working outreach 7.5m, lifting capacity 230kg,gross weight 2,230kg</li> <li><a href="https://hird.co.uk/backend/products/bi-energy-spider-boom-hire/hinowa-17-75-iiis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hinowa 23.12 Light Lift IIIS</a> – maximum working height 23.2m, maximum outreach 11.4m, lifting capacity 200kg, gross weight 2,990kg</li> </ul> The new machines, and any other spider booms from the Hird fleet, are available for hire from our Southern Depot, covering London and the south, Central Depot in Doncaster and our Northern Depot and head office in Hull, Yorkshire.   For more information,, visit <a href="https://hird.co.uk/backend">www.hird.co.uk</a> or call: 01482 227333. We are ready to discuss how we can meet your needs.

Hird expands spider lift fleet with five new Hinowa booms

Tracked Aerial Platform



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<li>7m working outreach</li>



<li>Automatic stabilisation and destabilising system</li>



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Hinowa 17.75 IIIS

Hird’s bi-energy spider boom lifts give customers the option to work from spider platforms with two power options – low-fume diesel engines or zero-emission and low-noise lithium battery electric motors.
Our highly-flexible and sustainable bi-energy spider cherry pickers are highly compact so can be moved through, and operated in, very confined spaces.
View our options for bi-energy spider boom lifts – they’re ideal for working at height above sensitive or low load bearing ground and floors, and provide exceptional working height and reach.

Bi-Energy Spider Boom Hire

Hird’s tracked spider boom rental service delivers innovative spider boom lifts for working at height above sensitive and low load bearing ground.
Spider boom lifts, also known as tracked spider platforms, are highly compact so can be moved through and operated in very confined spaces. View our fleet for more spider boom hire options up to a maximum working height of 23.2 metres and outreach up to 13.75 metres.

Our powered access rental fleet has an extensive range of aerial work platforms suitable for many applications.
They include electric and diesel scissor lifts, electric and diesel boom lifts (cherry pickers), track mounted booms, push-around low-level access, and bi-energy MEWPs. We deliver (and collect) to your site.

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Hinowa 17.75 IIIS

Hinowa - Bi-Energy Spider Boom

Northern (Head Office)

01482 227 333

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Central

01302 341 659

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Southern

0203 174 0658

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