The Liebherr family business was created 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 creation that the company's foundation flourished under. Nowadays, Liebherr has grown to become among the leading manufacturers within the field of construction machinery. The company has also gained the reputation of being the accredited supplier of technically innovative user-oriented services and products in different fields. The company has currently become a "Group" working in each and every continent with more than 130 companies and more than 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 separately. This specific set up allows the company the ability to be flexible to market signals and stay in tune with global 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 deal with the management operations of production and sales for the individual product segments. The Liebherr Group currently encompasses ten different product divisions.
Liebherr-International AG is the Liebherr Group's holding company. They are situated within Bulle, Switzerland and are completely owned by members of the Liebherr family. At present, 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 third generation 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 family business' course in the future. They are staying on top of residential buildings and large-scale industrial projects all around the world.
Hans Liebherr started this quest in the year 1949, with his first company within the tiny South-German town of Kirchdorf/Iller. Nowadays, Kirchdorf is one of over 20 key manufacturing sites of the Liebherr Group. They are able to average a yearly output of around 2800 wheeled excavators and employ more than 1400 individuals in that specific workforce. The company has enjoyed immense growth and diversity since it first opened its doors. The Liebherr Group continues to remain dedicated to implementing and engineering innovative designs. They have earned a positive and successful place within the material handling industry.