The Liebherr family business was created during 1949 by Hans Liebherr. The company first gained fame from its mobile tower crane which 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 among the world's leading manufacturers of construction equipment. The company has also gained the reputation of being the acknowledged supplier of technically innovative user-oriented products and services in a variety of fields. The company has currently become a "Group" working in each and every continent with over 35,000 workers and more than 130 companies across the world.
In order to ensure a manageable operating size, the Liebherr Group has been divided into various company units. These units have been designed to operate independently. This set up enables the company the ability to stay in tune with global competition and be flexible to market signals. As well, having so many individual company units additionally ensures customer proximity and keeps customer service operating at an optimum level.
Liebherr has instituted the divisional control companies to handle the management operations of production and sales for the individual product segments. The Liebherr Group currently 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 the Liebherr family members. Currently, the family business is being managed in the 2nd generation by Dr. H.C. Willi Liebherr and his sister Dr. H.C. Isolde Liebherr. Ever since the year 2012, some of the active individual divisions have been represented by members of the family in the third generation including: Jan Liebherr, Sophie Albrecht, Patricia Ruf and Stefanie Wohlfarth. These family members have been working together in order to help set up the family business' course in the future. They are staying on top of large-scale industrial projects and residential buildings all over the world.
Hans Liebherr began this quest during 1949, with his first company within the tiny South-German town of Kirchdorf/Iller. Today, Kirchdorf is amongst more than 20 major manufacturing sites of the Liebherr Group. They employ over 1400 people in that particular workforce and can average an annual output of about 2800 wheeled excavators. The company has enjoyed diversity and immense growth since it first opened its doors. The Liebherr Group continues to remain really dedicated to implementing and engineering innovative designs. They have earned a successful and positive place in the material handling industry.