The Liebherr family business was started in the year 1949 by Hans Liebherr. The company first gained fame from its mobile tower crane that was noted for its ease of assembly and affordability. It was upon this invention that the foundation of the company flourished under. Now, The Liebherr business has grown to become amongst the world's leading manufacturers of construction machinery. The company has also earned the reputation of being the accredited provider of user-oriented technically innovative services and products in different fields. The business has presently become a "Group" working in each and every continent with more than 130 companies and more than 35,000 employees all around the globe.
In order to guarantee a manageable operating size, the Liebherr Group has been divided into various company units. These units have been designed to operate independently. This set up enables the company the ability to be flexible to market signals and stay in tune with global competition. Moreover, having so many individual company units additionally keeps customer service operating at an optimum level and ensures customer proximity.
Liebherr has instituted the divisional control companies to deal with the management operations of production and sales for the individual product segments. The Liebherr Group now encompasses ten different product divisions.
Liebherr-International AG is the holding company of the Liebherr Group. They are situated in Bulle, Switzerland and are totally owned by the Liebherr family members. Presently, the family business is being managed in the 2nd 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 family members in the 3rd generation including: Patricia Ruf, Stefanie Wohlfarth, Jan Liebherr and Sophie Albrecht. These members of the family 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 over the world.
Hans Liebherr began this quest during the year 1949, with his first business in the small South-German town of Kirchdorf/Iller. These days, Kirchdorf is amongst over 20 major manufacturing sites of the Liebherr Group. They are able to average a yearly output of roughly 2800 wheeled excavators and employ over 1400 individuals in that specific workforce. The company has enjoyed immense growth and diversity since it first started. The Liebherr Group continues to remain very devoted to implementing and engineering innovative designs. They have earned a positive and successful place within the material handling industry.