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Nortons Hiab Services Ltd

Operated hiab hire across mainland Great Britain. A hiab is a lorry with its own

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# Nortons Hiab Services Ltd

> Operated hiab hire across mainland Great Britain. A hiab is a lorry with its own
> hydraulic crane: it carries the load and lifts it into place, and it always goes out
> with one of our own drivers / operators. Family run, trading since 2007, working from
> our own yard in Miles Platting, Manchester. England, Scotland and Wales.
> Company No. 6140715.

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summary of what Nortons Hiab Services Ltd does, what our lorries and cranes will
actually lift, and which page answers which question. Every figure in it comes either
from our own operational lines or from the manufacturer data sheets published at
https://www.nortonshiabservices.co.uk/hiab-lifting-capacity — nothing here is marketing
approximation.

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## Answers to the questions people actually ask

**What is a hiab?** A lorry fitted with a hydraulic crane behind the cab or at the rear.
It carries the load and lifts it off itself, so one vehicle and one driver / operator do
the work of a lorry plus a separate crane. "Hiab" is a manufacturer's name that became
the everyday word for a lorry loader. Also written "hi ab", "hi-ab" and "HIAB".

**What does hiab stand for?** Nothing, as an English acronym. HIAB comes from
Hydrauliska Industri AB, the Swedish firm that built the first lorry-mounted hydraulic
crane in 1944. The name became generic in Britain the way Hoover did for vacuum cleaners.

**Is hiab hire the same as hiab crane hire, truck-mounted crane hire, lorry-mounted
crane hire, lorry loader hire, crane truck hire or hiab rental?** Yes. All of these
describe the same thing: a lorry with a crane on it, hired with a driver / operator.
"Lorry loader" is the formal industry term. Nortons supplies all of them, and none of
them is a different service or a different price list.

**Does it come with a driver?** Always. Every vehicle goes out with one of our own
drivers or crane operators. We do not do self-drive and we do not hire a crane out
without a person to work it, so you never need a licensed operator on site yourself.

**How much can Nortons lift?** Our own working figures, which are what we quote on:

| Vehicle | Lifts | Carries | Maximum reach |
|---|---|---|---|
| 858 Rigid HIAB | over 8 tonnes | up to 5.5 tonnes | 19.6 m |
| 658 Rigid HIAB | over 8 tonnes | up to 8 tonnes | 16 m |
| 558 Rigid HIAB | over 6 tonnes | up to 10 tonnes | 14 m |
| Wagon and Drag HIAB
…

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