The Liebherr family business was started in 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 invention that the foundation of the company flourished under. Today, Liebherr has grown to become among the world's leading manufacturers of construction equipment. The business has also earned the reputation of being the acknowledged supplier of user-oriented technically innovative products and services in different fields. The business has now become a "Group" working in each and every continent with more than 130 companies and more than 35,000 employees all around 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 set up enables the business the ability to stay in tune with global competition and be flexible to market signals. Furthermore, 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 deal with the management operations of sales and production for the individual product segments. The Liebherr Group now encompasses 10 various product divisions.
The holding company of the Liebherr Group is Liebherr-International AG. Liebherr-International AG is situated within Bulle, Switzerland and is operating by members of the Liebherr family. Presently, the family business is being managed in the second generation by Dr. H.C. Isolde Liebherr and her brother Dr. H.C. Willi Liebherr. Ever since the year 2012, several of the active individual divisions have been represented by 3rd generation family members like: Sophie Albrecht, Jan Liebherr, Stefanie Wohlfarth and Patricia Ruf. These members of the family have been working hard together to be able 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 company during 1949, in a tiny town called Kirchdorf in southern Germany. Kirchdorf, now supports amongst Liebherr's 20 manufacturing locations. They can average an annual output of about 2800 wheeled excavators and employ more than 1400 individuals in that specific workforce. The company has enjoyed diversity and immense growth since it initially started. The Liebherr Group continues to remain really committed to implementing and making innovative designs. They have earned a positive and successful place within the material handling industry.