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| GGR Group’s Glasboy 500 floor crane and most popular vacuum lifter the MRT4 were hired to install protective glass cases to precious Mayan artefacts at Liverpool World Museum’s brand new Mayas exhibition.
| GGR Group’s mini spider cranes have helped in the construction of Christie’s new ground-breaking Manchester Cancer Research Centre.
| Back in Winter 2013 GGR’s vacuum lifters and mini cranes helped to build the new Cefn Castell in Wales.
| Hird has expanded its mini crane and glass lifting fleets with the addition of new Maeda mini cranes and a specially-designed fin lifter vacuum.
| The Maeda MC285 CRM-2 spider crane is new to the Hird mini crane hire fleet and is already proving its worth on a range of lifting projects with our customers.
| Replacing glass in a huge, crowded retail store is never easy but thankfully GGR’s UNIC compact spider cranes are able to squeeze into the tightest of spots.
| GGR Group has been a pioneer for glazing robots in the UK for 15 years since we created our first RALF machine.
| Glass lifting and mini crane specialist Hird is offering glass installers the UK’s largest vacuum lifter – reflecting a growing demand for “super heavy” glass lifting in the construction and building maintenance sectors.
| Our 6 tonne capacity UNIC URW-706 mini spider crane is a firm favourite amongst our customers who need a machine with generous reach and a high lifting capacity that can work in restricted access spaces in city centres.
| We want our customers to always feel confident that they are lifting safely when using GGR’s glass vacuum lifters.
| The G20, our smallest and slimmest pick and carry crane is one our most versatile machines.
| GGR’s versatile below-the-hook vacuum lifters can be fitted with specialist vacuum pads for safely handling different types of textured and coated glass units.
| Bohle has further expanded the product portfolio of the Liftmaster series. After the Liftmaster B2, the company has launched the Liftmaster B1 handling and mounting aid.
| Glazed canopies are becoming increasingly popular as they offer shelter and make entrances to offices and retail spaces look slick, modern and inviting.
| A number of compact cranes hired from GGR Group was used for glazing work at the new eco-friendly Co-Operative headquarters in Manchester city centre, One Angel Square.
| An EMU glazing robot was hired from GGR Group to spend the day installing glazing to the inner lobby doors at a UK university campus. The 500kg capacity Ergonomic Manipulating Unit (EMU) robot installed the large glass panels underneath a low…
| Check out GGR’s range of mini cranes, vacuum lifters and glazing robots being used at supermarkets up and down the country to tackle tricky glazing tasks.
| Glass is being used more and more in to make a big impact in architecture, with traditional rectangular shaped units being abandoned for more unusual angular, curved and irregular shaped panels which add an extra special something to city high-rise…
| In the case of the latest glass vacuum lifter to come through the doors of GGR’s Oldham depot, bigger is definitely better! To demonstrate the scale of this mighty machine, here’s Kerry from our marketing department (5 feet 5 inches tall…
| Deep overhangs and awkward soffits on buildings can cause a dilemma when trying to install glass, but these troublesome areas pose no problem for GGR and our arsenal of lifting gear, as was expertly demonstrated on this glazing job at a house in…