The Liebherr family business was started in the year 1949 by Hans Liebherr. The company initially 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, Liebherr has grown to become one of the leading manufacturers in the world of construction machinery. The company has also earned the reputation of being the accredited supplier of user-oriented technically innovative products and services in a variety of fields. The company has currently become a "Group" working in each and every continent with more than 130 companies and more than 35,000 workers across the world.
The Liebherr Group has been divided into different company units so as to ensure a manageable operating size. These individual units operate independently. This set up enables the business the ability to stay in tune with worldwide competition and be flexible to market signals. Moreover, having so many individual company units additionally ensures customer proximity and keeps customer service running at an optimum level.
The divisional control companies handle the production for the individual product segments and the operative management of the sales companies. The Liebherr Group now encompasses ten various product divisions.
The holding company of the Liebherr Group is Liebherr-International AG. Liebherr-International AG is located in Bulle, Switzerland and is operating by members of the Liebherr family. Now, 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 2012, several of the active individual divisions have been represented by family members in the third generation including: Sophie Albrecht, Jan Liebherr, Stefanie Wohlfarth and Patricia Ruf. These members of the family have been working together in order 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 globe.
Hans Liebherr began to build his company in 1949, in a small town called Kirchdorf in southern Germany. Kirchdorf, now supports one of Liebherr's 20 manufacturing locations. They employ more than 1400 people in that specific workforce and can average an annual output of approximately 2800 wheeled excavators. The company has enjoyed immense growth and diversity since it initially opened its doors. The Liebherr Group continues to remain dedicated to engineering and implementing innovative designs. They have earned a positive and successful place within the material handling business.