The Liebherr family business was created during 1949 by Hans Liebherr. The company initially gained fame from its mobile tower crane which was well-known for its affordability and ease of assembly. It was upon this creation that the foundation of the company flourished under. Now, The Liebherr business has grown to become among the leading manufacturers in the world of construction machines. The business has also gained the reputation of being the accredited provider of technically innovative user-oriented services and products in a range of fields. The business has currently become a "Group" working in each and every continent with over 35,000 employees and more than 130 companies all over the globe.
The Liebherr Group has been divided into various company units in order to ensure a manageable operating size. These individual units operate independently. This specific set up allows the business 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 running at an optimum level.
Liebherr has instituted the divisional control companies to handle the management operations of sales and production for the individual product segments. The Liebherr Group presently has ten various product divisions.
Liebherr-International AG is the holding company of the Liebherr Group. They are located in Bulle, Switzerland and are completely 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 2nd generation. Ever since the year 2012, several 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 hard together to help set up the family business' course in the future. They are staying on top of large-scale industrial projects and residential buildings across the globe.
Hans Liebherr started to build his business during the year 1949, within a tiny town known as Kirchdorf in southern Germany. Kirchdorf, presently supports one of Liebherr's 20 manufacturing locations. They employ more than 1400 people in that specific workforce and could average a yearly output of roughly 2800 wheeled excavators. The company has enjoyed immense growth and diversity 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 in the material handling business.