The Liebherr family business was created during the year 1949 by Hans Liebherr. The company first gained fame from its mobile tower crane that was well-known for its ease of assembly and affordability. It was upon this creation that the company's foundation flourished under. Nowadays, Liebherr has grown to become one of the top manufacturers within the field of construction machinery. The business has also earned the reputation of being the acknowledged supplier of technically innovative user-oriented services and products in various fields. The business has now become a "Group" working in each and every continent with over 35,000 workers and more than 130 companies all over 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 separately. This particular set up allows the company the ability to stay in tune with global competition and be flexible to market signals. Furthermore, having so many individual company units also ensures customer proximity and keeps customer service operating at an optimum level.
Liebherr has instituted the divisional control companies to deal with the management operations of production and sales for the individual product segments. The Liebherr Group currently encompasses 10 various product divisions.
Liebherr-International AG is the holding company of the Liebherr Group. They are located in Bulle, Switzerland and are totally owned by members of the Liebherr family. Now, the family business is being managed by Dr. H.C. Willi Liebherr and his sister Dr. H.C. Isolde Liebherr in the second generation. Since the year 2012, several of the active individual divisions have been represented by third generation members of the family such as: Patricia Ruf, Stefanie Wohlfarth, Sophie Albrecht and Jan Liebherr. 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 all over the globe.
Hans Liebherr started to build his business in 1949, in a tiny town known as Kirchdorf within southern Germany. Kirchdorf, currently supports one of Liebherr's 20 manufacturing locations. They employ over 1400 people in that specific workforce and could average an annual output of around 2800 wheeled excavators. The company has enjoyed diversity and immense growth ever since it first started. The Liebherr Group continues to remain devoted to engineering and implementing innovative designs. They have earned a positive and successful place within the material handling business.