The Liebherr family business was started during the year 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. Now, Liebherr has grown to become among the world's leading manufacturers of construction equipment. The business has also earned the reputation of being the acknowledged supplier of technically innovative user-oriented products and services in different fields. The company has presently become a "Group" working in every continent with more than 130 companies and more than 35,000 employees across the globe.
The Liebherr Group has been divided into different company units so as to guarantee a manageable operating size. These individual units operate independently. This specific 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 also ensures customer proximity and keeps customer service running 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 now has 10 various product divisions.
Liebherr-International AG is the Liebherr Group's holding company. They are situated in Bulle, Switzerland and are completely owned by members of the Liebherr family. Presently, 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 such as: Stefanie Wohlfarth, Patricia Ruf, 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 residential buildings and large-scale industrial projects across the globe.
Hans Liebherr started to build his company in the year 1949, in a small town known as Kirchdorf within southern Germany. Kirchdorf, currently supports one of Liebherr's 20 manufacturing locations. They employ over 1400 individuals in that particular workforce and could average a yearly output of approximately 2800 wheeled excavators. The company has enjoyed diversity and immense growth ever since it initially opened its doors. The Liebherr Group continues to remain committed to implementing and engineering innovative designs. They have earned a positive and successful place in the material handling industry.