27.02.2008

Hird adds new business

Peter Hird the privately held group of crane and access businesses that includes Peter Hird rental and industrial moving in the UK and Valla UK the Valla crane distributor which has operations in North America and the Middle East has opened a new business - Compact Lifting Equipment.

The new operation will sell and service Jekko Mini spider cranes in the Middle East in addition to compact aerial lift equipment.
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Jekko cranes on the Imai stand at the recent SAIE exhibition

Peter Hird, managing director of Hird and Valla said: “Our Strong connections globally with the Glazing & Curtain Walling business has lead us to develop another company alongside, but separate from, our current Valla Business which is growing strongly as the market for Pick & Carry cranes expands.

In order to do both Valla and Jekko products justice we thought that they should be independent from each other. The Jekko range has come along way since we first considered it. The company now builds a quality product with standardisation of components across the range, making it a more attractive proposition and helping us decide which spider cranes to represent in the Middle East.