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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Tree-mendous! How did they get that tree in there?
If you want to plant a 1.3 tonne tree in a giant pot that is up a flight of steps,...
