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Standing the test of time – how Hird’s name has been elevated around the world

The bowler hat, braille, boycott, the Ferris wheel – there is an exclusive club for people who have given their names to items and terms that achieve world fame (and, no, it was not Geoffrey). Hird joined that club when its founder Peter Hird Snr devised a simple but highly-effective...

Spider crane makes light work of inside-out glass installation

A Maeda spider crane hired from Hird Ltd is being used to carry out inside-out glass lifting at one of the South West’s most popular retail destinations. The MC405 tracked mini crane, combined with a P11104 vacuum lifter, is being used to install glass in the new Next superstore at...