In 1949, the Liebherr family business was created by Hans Liebherr. His first claim to fame was the success of his affordable and easy-to-assemble mobile tower crane. It was upon this creation that the company's foundation flourished under. Now, The Liebherr company has grown to become one of the world's leading manufacturers of construction machinery. The business has also gained the reputation of being the acknowledged supplier of technically innovative user-oriented services and products in a range of fields. The company has presently become a "Group" working in every continent with over 130 companies and over 35,000 workers across the globe.
The Liebherr Group has been divided into various company units so as to guarantee a manageable operating size. These individual units operate independently. This set up allows the company the ability to stay in tune with worldwide competition and be flexible to market signals. As well, 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 operative management of the sales companies and the production for the individual product segments. The Liebherr Group presently has ten different product divisions.
Liebherr-International AG is the Liebherr Group's holding company. They are located in Bulle, Switzerland and are totally owned by the Liebherr family members. Now, the family business is being managed by Dr. H.C. Isolde Liebherr and her brother Dr. H.C. Willi Liebherr in the 2nd generation. Ever since the year 2012, some of the active individual divisions have been represented by 3rd generation members of the family like: Patricia Ruf, Stefanie Wohlfarth, Jan Liebherr and Sophie Albrecht. These family members have been working 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 world.
Hans Liebherr started this quest in the year 1949, with his first company in the tiny South-German town of Kirchdorf/Iller. These days, Kirchdorf is amongst over 20 key manufacturing sites of the Liebherr Group. They can average an annual output of around 2800 wheeled excavators and employ more than 1400 individuals in that specific workforce. The company has enjoyed diversity and immense growth since it initially opened its doors. The Liebherr Group continues to remain really devoted to implementing and engineering innovative designs. They have earned a successful and positive place within the material handling industry.