The Liebherr family business was started 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 invention that the foundation of the company flourished under. Today, Liebherr has grown to become among the top manufacturers in the field of construction equipment. The company has also gained the reputation of being the accredited supplier of user-oriented technically innovative services and products in different fields. The business has currently become a "Group" working in every continent with over 130 companies and over 35,000 employees across the world.
In order to ensure a manageable operating size, the Liebherr Group has been divided into different company units. These units have been designed to operate independently. This particular set up allows the company the ability to be flexible to market signals and stay in tune with worldwide competition. As well, having so many individual company units also ensures customer proximity and keeps customer service running at an optimum level.
Liebherr has instituted the divisional control companies to be able to deal with the management operations of sales and production for the individual product segments. The Liebherr Group presently encompasses 10 various product divisions.
Liebherr-International AG is the Liebherr Group's holding company. They are located 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. Since the year 2012, some of the active individual divisions have been represented by family members in the 3rd generation like: Stefanie Wohlfarth, Patricia Ruf, Jan Liebherr and Sophie Albrecht. These family members have been working together to be able 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 across the world.
Hans Liebherr began to build his company in 1949, in a tiny town known as Kirchdorf within southern Germany. Kirchdorf, currently supports one of Liebherr's 20 manufacturing locations. They could average an annual output of roughly 2800 wheeled excavators and employ over 1400 people in that specific workforce. The company has enjoyed immense growth and diversity ever since it initially opened its doors. The Liebherr Group continues to remain really committed to implementing and making innovative designs. They have earned a successful and positive place within the material handling industry.