During 1949, the Liebherr family business was created by Hans Liebherr. His first claim to fame was the success of his affordable and easy-to-assemble mobile tower crane. It was upon this invention that the company's foundation flourished under. Today, Liebherr has grown to become amongst the world's leading manufacturers of construction machines. The business has also gained the reputation of being the acknowledged supplier of technically innovative user-oriented products and services in different fields. The business has presently become a "Group" working in each and every continent with over 130 companies and more than 35,000 workers all over the world.
The Liebherr Group has been divided into different company units in order to guarantee a manageable operating size. These individual units operate independently. This set up enables the business the ability to stay in tune with global competition and be flexible to market signals. In addition, having so many individual company units also keeps customer service running at an optimum level and ensures customer proximity.
Liebherr has instituted the divisional control companies to handle the management operations of production and sales for the individual product segments. The Liebherr Group presently has 10 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 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 members of the family in the 3rd generation including: Jan Liebherr, Sophie Albrecht, Stefanie Wohlfarth and Patricia Ruf. These family members have been working hard together to help set up the family business' course in the future. They are staying on top of residential buildings and large-scale industrial projects across the globe.
Hans Liebherr started this quest during the year 1949, with his first business in the tiny South-German town of Kirchdorf/Iller. Today, Kirchdorf is among more than 20 major manufacturing sites of the Liebherr Group. They employ over 1400 people in that specific workforce and can average a yearly output of around 2800 wheeled excavators. The company has enjoyed immense growth and diversity since it first opened its doors. The Liebherr Group continues to remain committed to implementing and engineering innovative designs. They have earned a successful and positive place in the material handling industry.