http://www.constructionnewsportal.com/Latest construction NewsenConstruction News PortalConstruction News Portalhttp://www.constructionnewsportal.com/construction_article7198.htmlMon, 14 Jun 2010 11:27:51 GMTManitex International, Inc. has announced receipt of new orders valued at approximately $5.0 million for shipment during the third and fourth quarters of 2010. Approximately $4.0 million is for the Company's Manitex boom truck cranes and $1.0 million is for the Company's specialized military material handling products. Of the total orders, approximately 25% is for international customers. Scott http://www.constructionnewsportal.com/construction_article7164.htmlThu, 27 May 2010 12:59:20 GMTTrelleborg Engineered Systems' Lifting Bags are unique reinforced polymer bags that when inflated can lift huge weights. Used for three decades in rescue work they are now launched to a broader range of applications in the industrial market. Lifting bags are expected to be used mainly instead of hydraulic jacks or cranes. They are much thinner than jacks between 22 and 25 millimeters which http://www.constructionnewsportal.com/construction_article7158.htmlTue, 25 May 2010 14:01:01 GMTStreet Crane Company has launched a single girder hoist for safe lifting from 12.5 to 25 tonnes. The new crane from Street is suitable for manufacturing operations housed in lightly constructed buildings where substantial gantries or structural reinforcement would be required to house double girder cranes. Aerospace manufacturers often fall into this category because of the wide-span bays and hang http://www.constructionnewsportal.com/construction_article7093.htmlMon, 19 Apr 2010 17:30:16 GMTFlannery Hire has implemented the web-based antitheft system from Masternaut Three X. Used to protect high-value equipment such as excavators and telehandlers, the Masternaut Asset Track system provides automatic, self-monitoring surveillance of Flannery Hire's equipment used on sites throughout the north of England. The system has already helped to pinpoint and recover a stolen excavator within a http://www.constructionnewsportal.com/construction_article7090.htmlMon, 19 Apr 2010 17:23:53 GMTManitowoc has selected Allison Transmission's technology for its new Grove GMK6300L. Set to be launched at the 2010 Bauma, the six-axle all-terrain crane with an extended boom offers more power and, thanks to the 4500 SP fully automatic transmission, outstanding manoeuvrability and driver comfort. The GMK6300L is capable of lifting 300 tons and features a main boom that can extend 80 metres. Fo