The Liebherr family business was started during 1949 by Hans Liebherr. The business first gained fame from its mobile tower crane which was noted for its affordability and ease of assembly. It was upon this creation that the company's foundation flourished under. These days, Liebherr has grown to become amongst the world's leading manufacturers of construction equipment. The business has also gained the reputation of being the accredited supplier of user-oriented technically innovative services and products in various fields. The business has presently become a "Group" working in each and every continent with more than 35,000 employees and over 130 companies across the globe.
In order to guarantee 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 enables the company the ability to be flexible to market signals and stay in tune with worldwide competition. What's more, having so many individual company units additionally ensures customer proximity and keeps customer service operating at an optimum level.
Liebherr has instituted the divisional control companies to be able to handle the management operations of production and sales for the individual product segments. The Liebherr Group presently encompasses 10 different product divisions.
The holding company of the Liebherr Group is Liebherr-International AG. Liebherr-International AG is situated within Bulle, Switzerland and is operating by members of the Liebherr family. At present, the family business is being managed by Dr. H.C. Isolde Liebherr and her brother Dr. H.C. Willi Liebherr in the second generation. Ever since 2012, several of the active individual divisions have been represented by 3rd generation family members like: Stefanie Wohlfarth, Patricia Ruf, Sophie Albrecht and Jan Liebherr. These family members have been working hard together to help set up the course of the family business in the future. They are staying on top of large-scale industrial projects and residential buildings across the globe.
Hans Liebherr began this quest in 1949, with his first company in the small South-German town of Kirchdorf/Iller. Nowadays, Kirchdorf is among more than 20 major manufacturing sites of the Liebherr Group. They can average a yearly output of approximately 2800 wheeled excavators and employ more than 1400 people in that particular workforce. The company has enjoyed diversity and immense growth ever since it initially opened its doors. The Liebherr Group continues to remain very committed to engineering and implementing innovative designs. They have earned a successful and positive place in the material handling industry.