During the year 1949, the Liebherr family business was established by Hans Liebherr. His first claim to fame was the success of his inexpensive and easy-to-assemble mobile tower crane. It was upon this invention that the company's foundation flourished under. These days, The Liebherr company has grown to become one of the world's leading manufacturers of construction equipment. The company has also gained the reputation of being the accredited supplier of user-oriented technically innovative products and services in different fields. The business has currently become a "Group" working in every continent with over 35,000 employees and more than 130 companies all around the globe.
The Liebherr Group has been divided into different company units so as to guarantee a manageable operating size. These separate units operate independently. This specific set up allows 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 also ensures customer proximity and keeps customer service operating at an optimum level.
The divisional control companies handle the operative management of the sales companies and the production for the individual product segments. The Liebherr Group presently has ten various product divisions.
Liebherr Group's holding company is Liebherr-International AG. Liebherr-International AG is situated within Bulle, Switzerland and is operating by the Liebherr family members. At present, the family business is being managed by Dr. H.C. Isolde Liebherr and her brother Dr. H.C. Willi Liebherr in the 2nd generation. Ever since the year 2012, some of the active individual divisions have been represented by 3rd generation family members like: Patricia Ruf, Stefanie Wohlfarth, Sophie Albrecht and Jan Liebherr. 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 business during the year 1949, in a tiny town called Kirchdorf in southern Germany. Kirchdorf, now supports one of Liebherr's 20 manufacturing locations. They are able to average a yearly output of approximately 2800 wheeled excavators and employ over 1400 people in that specific workforce. The company has enjoyed diversity and immense growth ever since it first 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.