The Liebherr family business was started in 1949 by Hans Liebherr. The company first gained fame from its mobile tower crane that was well-known for its affordability and ease of assembly. It was upon this invention that the foundation of the company flourished under. These days, Liebherr has grown to become among the leading manufacturers within the field of construction equipment. The business has also gained the reputation of being the accredited supplier of user-oriented technically innovative products and services in different fields. The business has now become a "Group" working in every continent with over 130 companies and over 35,000 employees all around 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 independently. This set up enables the business the ability to stay in tune with worldwide competition and be flexible to market signals. What's more, having so many individual company units additionally ensures customer proximity and keeps customer service running 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 has ten different product divisions.
Liebherr-International AG is the holding company of the Liebherr Group. They are located in Bulle, Switzerland and are completely owned by members of the Liebherr family. Presently, the family business is being managed in the 2nd generation by Dr. H.C. Willi Liebherr and his sister Dr. H.C. Isolde Liebherr. Ever since 2012, some of the active individual divisions have been represented by third generation members of the family such as: Sophie Albrecht, Jan Liebherr, Patricia Ruf and Stefanie Wohlfarth. These members of the family have been working hard together to be able 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 world.
Hans Liebherr started this quest during 1949, with his first business within the tiny South-German town of Kirchdorf/Iller. Nowadays, Kirchdorf is amongst more than 20 key manufacturing sites of the Liebherr Group. They employ more than 1400 people in that particular workforce and could average a yearly output of roughly 2800 wheeled excavators. The company has enjoyed immense growth and diversity ever since it first started. The Liebherr Group continues to remain very committed to making and implementing innovative designs. They have earned a positive and successful place within the material handling industry.