Based in Hull, Hird is the first hire company int he UK to offer the Hydraulica 3500, which has a 3500kg lifting capacity and is know simply as "Brutus." The Hydraulica 3500 is designed to allow even the largest sheets of glass or window sections to be lifted, manipulated and installed safely, with complete precision. Using glass vacuum lifter technology to install glazing is safer, faster, more productive and more sustainable than other methods. The Hydraulica 3500 glass lifter can also be used to lift other non-porous materials such as plastic, plasterboard, stone and metal. "This is a big first for the construction and glass installation industry and we are very happy to be introducing what we are calling super heavy vacuum lifters in the UK." said Phil Hird, MD.