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Hird lifting expertise cracks glass installation challenge

A Hird lifting team has completed a glass lifting project that proved an excellent test of the capabilities of the...
December 2020 - Contract Lifting Read More
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Training Focus – RTITB below the hook vacuum lifter training

There is no such thing, anywhere in the universe, as the perfect vacuum – but Hird does offer an ideal...
September 2020 - Training of the Month Read More
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Hird mini crane + glass vacuum lifter equates to glazing success

Luxury car buyers and sports enthusiasts can soon indulge their passions thanks to the lifting prowess of a Hird Maeda...
September 2020 - Glass Lifting Read More
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Hird Maeda mini crane helps bridge dockland divide

It involves a major redesign of a bridge over a waterway between the two docks. At the centre of the...
August 2020 - Contract Lifting Read More
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Stairway to luxury living gets a lift from Hird mini crane

A Hird lifting team has supported construction colleagues by using a Maeda mini crane to lift a staircase into place...
June 2020 - Mini Cranes Read More
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Hire Maeda Mini Cranes from Hird

Hire Maeda mini cranes from Hird and you know you are combining the power and capability of the world’s most...
May 2020 - Mini Cranes Read More
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Spider crane with searcher hook gets the load up and under

Every building has its nooks and crannies and hard to reach places – even modern Olympic swimming centres. That is...
April 2020 - Mini Cranes Read More

Training focus – A40 Slinger Signaller Novice Course

A slinger signaller is one of the most important roles in the lifting industry and is critical to keeping people...
March 2020 - Training Read More
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Product of the Month – Maeda MC285-3 mini crane

If you are concerned about the time you spend with your head in digital screens, first an apology. Because, if...
January 2020 - Mini Cranes Read More
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Product of the Month – Oktopus glass manipulator

There are some glass lifting devices that make people stop and look – and our Product of the Month for...
November 2019 - Product of the Month Read More
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Tracked spider crane ideal ingredient in food factory lift

A tracked spider crane hired from Hird has proved it has all the ingredients needed to work in a highly...
August 2019 - Mini Cranes Read More
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Thousands of windows + one mini crane = tallest skyscraper

It is the tallest skyscraper in the City of London, the second tallest building in Western Europe, and every window...
July 2019 - Glass Lifting Read More

Smart mini crane lift puts Giant’s Chair on its feet

An over-sized chair that is six metres tall and weighs 2.8 tonnes has been lifted into position by Hird ready...
May 2019 - Contract Lifting Read More

Climbers get lift from mini crane and glass lifting technology

Visitors to the Lake District, including parties of school pupils, will soon be about to ‘disappear’ into the countryside while...
April 2019 - Mini Cranes Read More

Curtain wall lifting equipment hire

A curtain wall is a non-load-bearing wall system that allows relatively-light panels to be installed on the outside of buildings...
April 2019 - Glazing Robots Read More
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Full steam ahead with steel erection thanks to Maeda mini crane

A Maeda mini crane on hire from Hird is making light work of steel erection during the redevelopment of Newcastle’s...
February 2019 - Contract Lifting Read More

Maeda spider crane proves its worth in power station lift

Vital maintenance work at a major power station could be completed quickly, safely and with least disruption with the deployment...
December 2018 - Contract Lifting Read More
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Remote control helps make light work of lift at listed house

Digital remote control of a Maeda spider crane hired from Hird helped make sure stonework on a Grade II Listed...
December 2018 - Contract Lifting Read More

Hird answers DIY SOS call to help Grenfell community

Equipment supplied by Hird Ltd has been used to complete the most ambitious ever DIY SOS challenge on behalf of...
September 2018 - Community Read More
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Product of the Month – Maeda MC174 spider crane

It is the spider crane that, arguably, does more than any other spider crane to demonstrate what spider cranes are...
August 2018 - Mini Cranes Read More
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Product of the Month – ErgoMover electric materials trolley

Product of the Month – ErgoMover electric materials trolley

When a workforce is under stress it really does benefit from simple but powerful solutions for basic tasks….

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Hird achieves FORS Gold for London transport fleet

Hird achieves FORS Gold for London transport fleet

The London transport fleet operated by mini crane, glass lifting and powered access specialist Hird has achieved the…

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Product of the Month – Kappel DSKZL2 glass vacuum lifter

Product of the Month – Kappel DSKZL2 glass vacuum lifter

Hird is determined to provide glass lifting equipment that helps our customers overcome every challenge they might face….

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