The Liebherr family business was created during 1949 by Hans Liebherr. The business first gained fame from its mobile tower crane that was noted for its ease of assembly and affordability. It was upon this creation that the foundation of the company flourished under. Nowadays, The Liebherr business has grown to become amongst the top manufacturers in the world of construction machinery. The business has also earned the reputation of being the accredited supplier of user-oriented technically innovative products and services in various fields. The business has currently become a "Group" working in every continent with over 35,000 employees and more than 130 companies all over the world.
The Liebherr Group has been divided into different company units so as to guarantee a manageable operating size. These separate units operate independently. This set up allows the business the ability to stay in tune with global competition and be flexible to market signals. Furthermore, having so many individual company units additionally ensures customer proximity and keeps customer service operating at an optimum level.
The divisional control companies deal with the production for the individual product segments and the operative management of the sales companies. The Liebherr Group now has ten various product divisions.
Liebherr-International AG is the Liebherr Group's holding company. They are located in Bulle, Switzerland and are completely owned by members of the Liebherr family. Presently, the family business is being managed by Dr. H.C. Willi Liebherr and his sister Dr. H.C. Isolde Liebherr in the second generation. Ever since the year 2012, some of the active individual divisions have been represented by family members in the third generation like: Sophie Albrecht, Jan Liebherr, Patricia Ruf and Stefanie Wohlfarth. These members of the family have been working together in order 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 all over the globe.
Hans Liebherr began to build his business in 1949, within a tiny town called Kirchdorf within southern Germany. Kirchdorf, presently supports one of Liebherr's 20 manufacturing locations. They employ over 1400 people in that particular workforce and can average a yearly output of about 2800 wheeled excavators. The company has enjoyed immense growth and diversity ever since it initially opened its doors. The Liebherr Group continues to remain committed to engineering and implementing innovative designs. They have earned a successful and positive place within the material handling industry.