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Product of the Month – Oktopus GGA-E-B 2500 counterbalance lifting beam

Here at Hird we can’t resist quoting a Greek philosopher or two to justify the lifting equipment we supply. And we’re at it again with the Product of the Month for June. The product is the Oktopus GGA-E-B 2500 ovH counterbalance lifting beam (OKTOPUS CBL2500). Which got us thinking about...

Counterbalance lifting beam supports council glass installation

A counterbalance lifting beam and two types of vacuum lifter supplied by Hird have played a key role in the installation of glass at Northumberland County Council’s head office. The equipment was used to install new windows under a 1.5m overhang as part of ongoing work to refurbish the building...

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 spider crane combined with vacuum lifters. Two projects demonstrate the impressive capability of the Maeda MC405 mini crane when combined the latest glass vacuum lifter technology. Hird provided the mini...

Fast turnaround for office glass installation impresses client

Curtain wall lifting equipment specialist Hird has supported a client in completing a large office glass installation project well ahead of schedule. The glass installation in Leeds, West Yorkshire, was scheduled to take three weeks yet it was all finished in just a week and a half. Hird was commissioned...

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 – usually with the aid of specialist curtain walling lifting equipment Curtain walling can be made from a range of materials, including glass, stone, or glass-reinforced concrete (GRC). Glass curtain...

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...

Severe weather – important advice about vacuum lifters

As severe weather continues to be a problem across large parts of the UK, Hird Group is issuing urgent advice on the use of vacuum lifters in extremely cold conditions. Hird advises that vacuum lifters should not be operated in temperatures below zero degrees Centigrade. John Wilding, Hird Director, said:...

Hird lifts glass handling to new level with Intelli-Grip

Hird has become one of the first lifting equipment hire specialists in the UK to offer what is being billed as a “quantum leap” in vacuum lifter safety. The company can now fit vacuum lifters with Woods Powr-Grip new computer-operated control system, called Intelli-Grip. Intelli-Grip is designed to prevent human...