During the year 1949, the Liebherr family business was established by Hans Liebherr. His first claim to fame was the success of his inexpensive and easy-to-assemble mobile tower crane. It was upon this creation that the company's foundation flourished under. Today, The Liebherr company has grown to become among the top manufacturers in the world of construction equipment. The business has also earned the reputation of being the acknowledged provider of technically innovative user-oriented services and products in different fields. The business has currently become a "Group" working in each and every continent with over 130 companies and more than 35,000 workers all around the world.
The Liebherr Group has been divided into different company units in order to guarantee a manageable operating size. These separate units operate independently. This particular set up allows the business the ability to stay in tune with global competition and be flexible to market signals. As well, having so many individual company units also ensures customer proximity and keeps customer service operating at an optimum level.
The divisional control companies deal with the production for the individual product segments and the operative management of the sales companies. The Liebherr Group now encompasses ten various product divisions.
Liebherr-International AG is the Liebherr Group's holding company. They are situated in Bulle, Switzerland and are totally owned by the Liebherr family members. Presently, the family business is being managed by Dr. H.C. Willi Liebherr and his sister Dr. H.C. Isolde Liebherr in the second generation. Ever since 2012, several of the active individual divisions have been represented by members of the family in the 3rd generation like: Patricia Ruf, Stefanie Wohlfarth, Jan Liebherr and Sophie Albrecht. These members of the family 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 all around the globe.
Hans Liebherr started to build his business in 1949, in a tiny town called Kirchdorf within southern Germany. Kirchdorf, currently supports among Liebherr's 20 manufacturing locations. They can average an annual output of around 2800 wheeled excavators and employ over 1400 individuals in that specific workforce. The company has enjoyed diversity and immense growth ever since it first opened its doors. The Liebherr Group continues to remain very dedicated to implementing and engineering innovative designs. They have earned a successful and positive place in the material handling industry.