Hird gives Humber Street Sesh a lift with cherry picker loan
When working at height meets live music in Hull – there you will find a Hird cherry picker. Hird was more than pleased to support the Humber Street Sesh, a well-established one day music festival attended by 15,000 people in the heart of the Hull Marina. The founder, Mike Page,...
Product of the Month 2020 Roundup
With 2021 hurtling towards us the PoTM desk at Hird is presenting its end of year review of the machines and equipment we have showcased over the last 12 months. As you would expect, they are widely varied, given the comprehensive service Hird provides for mini crane lifting, working at...
Product of the Month – Genie Z45/25 XC boom lift
As the saying goes, when the going gets tough – get yourself a Genie Z45/25 XC boom lift from Hird. Actually, that is not how the saying goes. But for the purposes of our Product of the Month for November, we stand by the quote. Our new Genie Z45/25 XC...
Product of the Month 2019 Roundup
It’s that time of the year when we look back and reflect on the equipment and services we have showcased as Products of the Month during 2019. From small and ingenious cranes to scissor lifts fit for the battlefield, it has been an inspiring year on the Hird PoTM desk....
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...
Hird lifts in hope – Knife Angel arrives in Hull
Community • Contract Lifting • Crane Hire
A giant sculpture made from confiscated knife and sword blades has been lifted into position in a Hull park as part of a campaign to deter knife-crime in the city. Hird’s 50-tonne Grove mobile crane was used to position the 27-feet-tall Knife Angel on a specially-constructed plinth in Queens Gardens,...
Product of the Month – Genie Z45/25 articulating boom
Powered Access • Product of the Month
As the saying goes, it takes one to know one. Which may be why our customers just love our first Product of the Month for 2019 – the Genie Z45/25 aerial boom. Our customers are busy people. They need to get a lot done in a short space of time,...
Up and over capability vital for many powered access projects
It is not how far you can go, but what obstacles you can get around on the journey. Sounds like one of those smart business sayings, but for many working at height projects, it really is true. Up-and-over reach is increasing important when working at height in many environments –...