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<h3>Manitou have a reputation for making some of the best rough terrain boom lifts in the world, which is precisely why we carry them in our cherry picker hire fleet.</h3>

Robust, highly productive and packed with features to enhance safety and sustainability, our Manitou boom lifts are highly popular, especially with construction customers.

They include the <a href="https://hird.co.uk/products/manitou/manitou-200atj-e-oxygen/">Manitou 200 ATJ-E Oxygen</a>, a ground-breaking electric rough terrain boom lift. Hird was the first in the UK to take it into its hire fleet.

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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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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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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">The construction industry is expected to recover strongly in 2024, with sector growth of 12%, says construction data specialist Glenigan.</h2>



Never let it be said we don’t give you industry insights!



That’s why we’re confident our <a href="https://hird.co.uk/news/product-of-the-month">Product of the Month</a> for October, the <a href="https://hird.co.uk/products/boom-lifts/genie-z80-60">Genie Z80/60 cherry picker</a>, is going to remain one of the most popular large boom lifts in our access platform hire fleet.





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<h3 class="wp-block-heading mt-2">Construction projects</h3>





The articulating boom lift delivers a maximum working height of 25.8m and a massive working outreach of 18.28m, making it a go-to platform for working on large construction projects.



Projects like building large warehouses – known in the trade as sheds – and logistics hubs are keeping the many of our cherry pickers busy, not least the <a href="https://hird.co.uk/products/boom-lifts/genie-z80-60">Genie Z80/60</a>.



It’s a diesel 4x4 rough terrain boom lift that is specifically designed to maximise the productivity of working at height for high reach applications.



Central to this is the Genie Z80/60’s FastMast system, which allows the operator to lower the basket to ground level without lowering the secondary boom.



This all but slices in half the time it takes for the basket to get down, for example to take on new tools or materials – and get back up to height to start the next task.





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<h3 class="wp-block-heading mt-2">Planned maintenance</h3>





When it comes to large sheds, the <a href="https://hird.co.uk/products/boom-lifts/genie-z80-60">Genie Z80/60’s </a>capabilities make it ideal for supporting steel erection, installing of curtain walling, final fit-outs and pre-handover structural inspections.



Likewise, once logistics depots and warehouses are completed and operational, tall cherry pickers like the Z80/60 can be essential to carry out inspections and planned maintenance.



The <a href="https://hird.co.uk/products/diesel-boom-lift-hire">boom lift </a>has oscillating axles with full-time positive traction to assist in working across rough ground, plus four steering modes – front, rear, crab and coordinated – for accurate MEWP positioning in all conditions.



The turntable rotates continuously through 3600 while the platform rotates through 1600 and its vertical jib can also rotate through 1350. This means the operative can position the basket with millimetre precision.



As well as having an impressive maximum working height, the Genie Z80/60 also provides negative reach up to 4.83m below ground level at a horizontal reach of 12.19m.





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<h3 class="wp-block-heading mt-2">Multiple sectors</h3>



Meanwhile, the platform’s reverse articulating secondary boom provides a maximum up and over clearance is 8.83m.



At this working height, the boom’s horizontal reach of over 17m, allowing work to be carried on structures set back from obstacles that could include up to two-storey buildings, pipework or machinery.



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The basket of Hird’s <a href="https://hird.co.uk/products/boom-lifts/genie-z80-60">Genie Z80/60 cherry picker</a> has a capacity of 227kg. Safe and productive working is supported by the platform’s self-levelling capability and proportional controls.



While hire customers from the construction sector make up the highest proportion of the MEWP’s users – it is also kept busy in other fields (literally) including wind turbine installation and maintenance, and petrochemical site maintenance.



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Wide boom range</h3>



The <a href="https://hird.co.uk/products/boom-lifts/genie-z80-60">Genie Z80/60</a> is just one of a number of highly capable models in Hird’s diesel boom lift fleet – others include the <a href="https://hird.co.uk/products/boom-lifts/genie-s65">Genie S65</a>, a telescopic boom with a working height of 21.8m, the <a href="https://hird.co.uk/products/boom-lifts/genie-z62-40">Genie Z62/40</a>, with a working height up to 20.9m and the <a href="https://hird.co.uk/products/boom-lifts/genie-z34-22-ic">Genie Z34/22 IC</a>, which delivers a working height up to 12.5m.





<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><a href="https://hird.co.uk/products/boom-lifts/genie-z34-22-ic"><img src="https://hird.co.uk/assets/uploads/2022/03/genie-z34-22_ic-articualted-diesel-boom-1.png" alt="genie-z34-22_ic-articualted-diesel-boom" class="wp-image-26223"/></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><a href="https://hird.co.uk/products/boom-lifts/genie-z34-22-ic">Genie Z34/22 IC</a></figcaption></figure>





<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><a href="https://hird.co.uk/products/boom-lifts/genie-z62-40"><img src="https://hird.co.uk/assets/uploads/2022/03/genie-z62-40-articulated-diesel-boom.png" alt="genie-z62-40-articulated-diesel-boom" class="wp-image-17482"/></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><a href="https://hird.co.uk/products/boom-lifts/genie-z62-40">Genie Z62/40</a></figcaption></figure>





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We also supply <a href="https://hird.co.uk/products/bi-energy-boom-lift-hire">bi-energy</a> and <a href="https://hird.co.uk/products/electric-boom-lift-hire">battery electric cherry pickers</a>, notably the <a href="https://hird.co.uk/products/bi-energy-boom-lift-hire/s60fe-hybrid">Genie S60FE</a>, an impressive <a href="https://hird.co.uk/products/bi-energy-boom-lift-hire">hybrid all-terrain boom</a> with a maximum working height of 20.6m, and the <a href="https://hird.co.uk/products/boom-lifts/manitou-200atj-e">Manitou 200ATJ-E</a>, an all-electric rough terrain boom lift with a maximum working height of 20m.





<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><a href="https://hird.co.uk/products/bi-energy-boom-lift-hire/s60fe-hybrid"><img src="https://hird.co.uk/assets/uploads/2022/09/Genie-S60FE-Hybrid-Stick-Boom-HIRD.png" alt="Genie-S60FE-Hybrid-Stick-Boom-HIRD" class="wp-image-25261"/></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><a href="https://hird.co.uk/products/bi-energy-boom-lift-hire/s60fe-hybrid">Genie S60FE</a></figcaption></figure>





<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><a href="https://hird.co.uk/products/boom-lifts/manitou-200atj-e"><img src="https://hird.co.uk/assets/uploads/2022/03/Manitou-200_ATJE-all-electric-articulated-boom-1.png" alt="Manitou-200_ATJE-all-electric-articulated-boom" class="wp-image-26224"/></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><a href="https://hird.co.uk/products/boom-lifts/manitou-200atj-e">Manitou 200ATJ-E</a></figcaption></figure>





<h3 class="wp-block-heading mt-2">Find out more</h3>



Talk to our expert technical team about hiring the <a href="https://hird.co.uk/products/boom-lifts/genie-z80-60">Genie Z80/60 cherry picker</a>. It can be delivered for service across the UK. Hird is also a leading <a href="https://hird.co.uk/training/ipaf">IPAF training provider</a>, delivering courses across all MEWP types.



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>

Product of the Month – Genie Z80/60 cherry picker

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

Product of the Month 2022 Roundup

The Manitou 200 ATJ-E Oxygen is an high performance, all-terrain boom that&#8217;s 100% electric.



<ul><li>Work Safely up to 20 metres, indoor or outdoor with the 100% electric engine and operation with any CO2 emissions.</li></ul>

Manitou 200ATJ-E

Hird’s electric boom lift rental fleet has quiet, emission-free access platforms for working at height both indoors and outdoors.
Choose from narrow-aisle cherry pickers and high-reach electric battery powered booms for sustainable working at height. We have electric boom lifts with working heights from 10.89 metres to 20.8 metres and platform reach up to 12.2 metres.




Electric Boom Lift Hire

Hird’s boom lift rental service has a wide range of options for the best diesel boom lifts, electric boom lifts and hybrid boom lifts in the UK, both for articulating and telescopic platforms.
From zero-emissions electric cherry pickers for internal fit-outs and maintenance work to diesel cherry pickers for external tasks like steel erection, we have the platforms for the job.
All our diesel and electric boom lifts are perfectly maintained and selected for quality, performance and exception safety, with working heights ranging from 11 metres to 26 metres.

Boom Lifts

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.

Make an enquiry

Manitou 200ATJ-E

Manitou - Electric 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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