The Liebherr family business was created in the year 1949 by Hans Liebherr. The company first gained fame from its mobile tower crane which was noted for its affordability and ease of assembly. It was upon this creation that the foundation of the company flourished under. Today, The Liebherr company has grown to become one of the top manufacturers in the field of construction machinery. The business has also gained the reputation of being the acknowledged supplier of technically innovative user-oriented services and products in different fields. The business has presently become a "Group" working in every continent with more than 35,000 employees and more than 130 companies all over the world.
The Liebherr Group has been divided into various company units so as to ensure a manageable operating size. These separate units operate independently. This specific set up enables the company the ability to stay in tune with worldwide competition and be flexible to market signals. In addition, 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 be able to handle the management operations of sales and production for the individual product segments. The Liebherr Group now has ten various product divisions.
Liebherr-International AG is the Liebherr Group's holding company. They are situated within Bulle, Switzerland and are totally owned by the Liebherr family members. At present, 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 third generation members of the family like: Jan Liebherr, Sophie Albrecht, Stefanie Wohlfarth and Patricia Ruf. These members of the family have been working 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 began this quest during 1949, with his first company within the tiny South-German town of Kirchdorf/Iller. These days, Kirchdorf is among more than 20 major manufacturing sites of the Liebherr Group. They employ over 1400 people in that particular workforce and could average an annual output of roughly 2800 wheeled excavators. The company has enjoyed diversity and immense growth ever since it initially opened its doors. The Liebherr Group continues to remain really dedicated to implementing and engineering innovative designs. They have earned a positive and successful place in the material handling industry.