The Liebherr family business was created in the year 1949 by Hans Liebherr. The company initially gained fame from its mobile tower crane which was noted for its ease of assembly and affordability. It was upon this creation that the foundation of the company flourished under. Now, The Liebherr company has grown to become one of the world's leading manufacturers of construction machines. The business has also gained the reputation of being the accredited provider of user-oriented technically innovative services and products in various fields. The business has presently become a "Group" working in each and every continent with over 130 companies and more than 35,000 employees across the globe.
To be able 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 stay in tune with worldwide competition and be flexible to market signals. What's more, having so many individual company units also ensures customer proximity and keeps customer service running at an optimum level.
The divisional control companies deal with the production for the individual product segments and the operative management of the sales companies. The Liebherr Group presently encompasses 10 different 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. Currently, the family business is being managed in the 2nd generation by Dr. H.C. Willi Liebherr and his sister Dr. H.C. Isolde Liebherr. Since 2012, several of the active individual divisions have been represented by 3rd generation members of the family including: Jan Liebherr, Sophie Albrecht, Stefanie Wohlfarth and Patricia Ruf. These members of the family have been working 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 across the world.
Hans Liebherr started this quest during 1949, with his first company in the small South-German town of Kirchdorf/Iller. Nowadays, Kirchdorf is among more than 20 major manufacturing sites of the Liebherr Group. They could average an annual output of about 2800 wheeled excavators and employ over 1400 people in that particular workforce. The company has enjoyed diversity and immense growth since it initially started. The Liebherr Group continues to remain dedicated to engineering and implementing innovative designs. They have earned a positive and successful place in the material handling industry.