HIRD LTD

As we’re about to drop off the edge of 2024 and land at the beginning of 2025, we thought it a good moment to review our Products of the Year. Large, small, nimble, zero-carbon, compact and curved…there’s something for everyone. https://ow.ly/jkk950UvTVJ #minicranes #MEWPs #materialsmoving #glasslifting #glazingrobots #pickandcarrycranes #accessplatforms #cranehire #glasslifterhire #accessrental

We’d like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the whole team at Hird.   We will be closing after tomorrow, Friday 20th December, and reopening on Thursday 2nd January, with reduced working in between.   Thank you to all our customers and suppliers for their fantastic support during 2024. Let’s do it all again in 2025!   #HIRD #MerryLiftmas #HappyHolidays #MiniCraneHire #SpiderCranes #PickandCarryCranes #GlazingRobots #VacuumGlassLifters #AccessPlatformHire #CherryPickerHire #ScissorLiftHire #CraneHire

When a client books in Hird’s machinery moving team for a project, they know they can chill. The job will get done. Even more so, when the equipment being moved forms a giant refrigeration unit. Read our latest machinery moving case study. https://ow.ly/GN0n50Usx4e #factorylift #cranelifting #machinemoving #machineryinstallation #factorymaintenance #machinerymoving

It sounds more like a Generation Z pop star that lifting equipment. But our last Product of the Month of 2024 is an impressive piece of kit. The Cool Boy #claddinglifter, and its bruv, the Cladboy, have been added to the Hird lifting fleet. Find out why they’ll be making you whistle a happy tune in 2025. https://lnkd.in/etZD7DDZ #roofcladding #wallcladding #cladding #claddinginstallation #vacuumlifters

They’re the fridges that make the ones in our homes look like doll’s house toys. And they come in lots of parts. Read our case study about how a Hird #machinerymoving team helped Seward Refrigeration Ltd stay cool during as food factory fit-out. Thank you to the Seward team for the opportunity to assist. https://ow.ly/iLA950UocQ7 #foodfactories #factorymaintenance #cranes #cranelifting #machinemoving

Storm after storm – wind, rain, snow and ice. Winter is the most challenging time of year for equipment and machine operators. It’s not the time to stint on training. Talk to Hird about making sure your teams have the skills and know-how to weather the storms. You never know, we might supply blue sky too. https://lnkd.in/e6Nq8Rwf #IPAF #MEWPtraining #manualhandling #craneoperatortraining #industrialtraining #LEEAtraining #glassliftingtraining #materialshandling #CPCS

Counterbalance lifting beams are specifically designed to lift loads beneath overhangs. They’re also ideal for placing glazed panels behind obstructions – like construction hoists. Our Product of the Month report has a great time lapse video of this being done. https://lnkd.in/eXusaWe5

Heading in to winter, now’s the time to double down on safety at work with appropriate #training. For example, dark afternoons and mornings and poor weather add to slips, trips and falls risks. Talk to Hird about the many courses that can get you winter-ready. Click the link below to see what's avaiable. https://lnkd.in/e6Nq8Rwf

Counterbalance floor cranes are such handy pieces of kit for lifting in confined spaces. Machines like our Wienold GML 800 punch above their weight (and size) in terms of capacity. View our Anatomy Of feature which allows you to explore its functions and reveal all. https://lnkd.in/ePCH3ibS

We like to solve problems. And installing glass panels under overhangs can be among the biggest out there for glazing specialists. Which is why we offer an excellent range of counterbalance lifting beams. Read our Product of the Month report to find out more. https://lnkd.in/eXusaWe5 #glasslifting #cranelifting #counterbalanceliftingbeams #liftingbeams