The Liebherr family business was created in 1949 by Hans Liebherr. The company first gained fame from its mobile tower crane which was noted for its ease of assembly and affordability. It was upon this creation that the company's foundation flourished under. These days, The Liebherr business has grown to become among the world's leading manufacturers of construction machinery. The company has also gained the reputation of being the acknowledged provider of user-oriented technically innovative products and services in a variety of fields. The business has now become a "Group" working in each and every continent with more than 130 companies and over 35,000 workers all around the globe.
In order to ensure a manageable operating size, the Liebherr Group has been divided into different company units. These units have been designed to operate separately. This set up allows the business the ability to stay in tune with worldwide competition and be flexible to market signals. Furthermore, having so many individual company units additionally keeps customer service operating at an optimum level and ensures customer proximity.
The divisional control companies handle the production for the individual product segments and the operative management of the sales companies. The Liebherr Group currently encompasses 10 different product divisions.
Liebherr-International AG is the Liebherr Group's holding company. They are located within Bulle, Switzerland and are completely owned by the Liebherr family members. At present, the family business is being managed by Dr. H.C. Willi Liebherr and his sister Dr. H.C. Isolde Liebherr in the 2nd generation. Since the year 2012, several of the active individual divisions have been represented by family members in the third generation like: Jan Liebherr, Sophie Albrecht, Stefanie Wohlfarth and Patricia Ruf. These members of the family have been working hard together in order to help set up the family business' course in the future. They are staying on top of residential buildings and large-scale industrial projects all over the globe.
Hans Liebherr began this quest during the year 1949, with his first business in the tiny South-German town of Kirchdorf/Iller. Nowadays, Kirchdorf is among more than 20 key manufacturing sites of the Liebherr Group. They employ more than 1400 people in that specific workforce and could average a yearly output of roughly 2800 wheeled excavators. The company has enjoyed immense growth and diversity since it first started. The Liebherr Group continues to remain very dedicated to engineering and implementing innovative designs. They have earned a positive and successful place within the material handling industry.