The Liebherr family business was started in the year 1949 by Hans Liebherr. The company initially 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 company's foundation flourished under. Now, The Liebherr business has grown to become among the world's leading manufacturers of construction equipment. The company has also earned the reputation of being the acknowledged supplier of user-oriented technically innovative services and products in different fields. The company has now become a "Group" working in each and every continent with over 130 companies and more than 35,000 employees across the globe.
The Liebherr Group has been divided into various company units in order to guarantee a manageable operating size. These separate units operate independently. This particular set up enables the business the ability to stay in tune with global competition and be flexible to market signals. What's more, having so many individual company units also keeps customer service running at an optimum level and ensures customer proximity.
Liebherr has instituted the divisional control companies to be able to deal with the management operations of production and sales for the individual product segments. The Liebherr Group currently has ten different product divisions.
Liebherr Group's holding company is Liebherr-International AG. Liebherr-International AG is situated within Bulle, Switzerland and is operating by members of the Liebherr family. Now, the family business is being managed in the 2nd generation by Dr. H.C. Willi Liebherr and his sister Dr. H.C. Isolde Liebherr. Since 2012, some of the active individual divisions have been represented by 3rd generation family members including: Jan Liebherr, Sophie Albrecht, Stefanie Wohlfarth and Patricia Ruf. These members of the family have been working hard 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 this quest during the year 1949, with his first business in the small South-German town of Kirchdorf/Iller. Nowadays, Kirchdorf is amongst more than 20 major manufacturing sites of the Liebherr Group. They could average an annual output of roughly 2800 wheeled excavators and employ over 1400 individuals in that particular workforce. The company has enjoyed immense growth and diversity since it first started. The Liebherr Group continues to remain very devoted to engineering and implementing innovative designs. They have earned a positive and successful place within the material handling business.