The Liebherr family business was created during the year 1949 by Hans Liebherr. The business first gained fame from its mobile tower crane which was well-known for its ease of assembly and affordability. It was upon this invention that the foundation of the company flourished under. Nowadays, The Liebherr business has grown to become one of the world's leading manufacturers of construction machines. The company has also earned the reputation of being the acknowledged supplier of technically innovative user-oriented services and products in a variety of fields. The company has currently become a "Group" working in each and every continent with over 35,000 employees and more than 130 companies across the globe.
The Liebherr Group has been divided into various company units so as to guarantee a manageable operating size. These individual units operate independently. This set up allows the business the ability to be flexible to market signals and stay in tune with worldwide competition. As well, having so many individual company units additionally keeps customer service running at an optimum level and ensures customer proximity.
Liebherr has instituted the divisional control companies to deal with the management operations of sales and production for the individual product segments. The Liebherr Group currently has ten different product divisions.
Liebherr-International AG is the Liebherr Group's holding company. They are located in Bulle, Switzerland and are completely owned by the Liebherr family members. Currently, the family business is being managed by Dr. H.C. Willi Liebherr and his sister Dr. H.C. Isolde Liebherr in the 2nd generation. Since the year 2012, several of the active individual divisions have been represented by members of the family in the 3rd generation including: Sophie Albrecht, Jan Liebherr, Patricia Ruf and Stefanie Wohlfarth. These family members have been working hard together 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 around the globe.
Hans Liebherr began to build his business during the year 1949, in a small town known as Kirchdorf in southern Germany. Kirchdorf, currently supports one of Liebherr's 20 manufacturing locations. They employ more than 1400 individuals in that particular workforce and are able to average an annual output of about 2800 wheeled excavators. The company has enjoyed diversity and immense growth since it first started. The Liebherr Group continues to remain committed to making and implementing innovative designs. They have earned a successful and positive place within the material handling industry.