The Liebherr family business was created during 1949 by Hans Liebherr. The business initially gained fame from its mobile tower crane that was noted for its affordability and ease of assembly. It was upon this creation that the company's foundation flourished under. Nowadays, Liebherr has grown to become among the world's leading manufacturers of construction equipment. The business has also earned the reputation of being the accredited provider of technically innovative user-oriented products and services in different fields. The company has currently become a "Group" working in every continent with over 35,000 workers and more than 130 companies all over the globe.
The Liebherr Group has been divided into various company units so as to ensure a manageable operating size. These separate units operate independently. This particular set up allows the company the ability to be flexible to market signals and stay in tune with global competition. 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 handle the management operations of production and sales for the individual product segments. The Liebherr Group now has ten various product divisions.
Liebherr-International AG is the Liebherr Group's holding company. They are situated within Bulle, Switzerland and are totally owned by members of the Liebherr family. Presently, the family business is being managed in the second generation by Dr. H.C. Willi Liebherr and his sister Dr. H.C. Isolde Liebherr. Since the year 2012, some of the active individual divisions have been represented by family members in the third generation such as: Jan Liebherr, Sophie Albrecht, Stefanie Wohlfarth and Patricia Ruf. These family members have been working hard together to help set up the family business' course in the future. They are staying on top of residential buildings and large-scale industrial projects all over the world.
Hans Liebherr began this quest during 1949, with his first company in the small South-German town of Kirchdorf/Iller. Today, Kirchdorf is amongst over 20 major manufacturing sites of the Liebherr Group. They employ more than 1400 individuals in that particular workforce and are able to average an annual output of roughly 2800 wheeled excavators. The company has enjoyed immense growth and diversity since it initially opened its doors. The Liebherr Group continues to remain committed to implementing and engineering innovative designs. They have earned a successful and positive place in the material handling business.