In 1949, the Liebherr family business was created 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 creation that the company's foundation flourished under. Now, Liebherr has grown to become amongst the top manufacturers in the field of construction equipment. The company has also gained the reputation of being the acknowledged supplier of user-oriented technically innovative products and services in a range of fields. The business has presently become a "Group" working in each and every continent with more than 35,000 workers and more than 130 companies across the world.
The Liebherr Group has been divided into different company units so as to guarantee a manageable operating size. These separate units operate independently. This set up allows the business the ability to be flexible to market signals and stay in tune with global competition. What's more, 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 be able to handle the management operations of sales and production for the individual product segments. The Liebherr Group presently encompasses ten various product divisions.
The holding company of the Liebherr Group is Liebherr-International AG. Liebherr-International AG is situated in Bulle, Switzerland and is operating by members of the Liebherr family. At present, the family business is being managed in the second generation by Dr. H.C. Willi Liebherr and his sister Dr. H.C. Isolde Liebherr. Ever since the year 2012, several of the active individual divisions have been represented by 3rd generation family members like: Jan Liebherr, Sophie Albrecht, Patricia Ruf and Stefanie Wohlfarth. These members of the family have been working together to help set up the family business' course in the future. They are staying on top of large-scale industrial projects and residential buildings all around the globe.
Hans Liebherr started to build his company in 1949, within a small town called Kirchdorf in southern Germany. Kirchdorf, currently supports amongst Liebherr's 20 manufacturing locations. They could average an annual output of approximately 2800 wheeled excavators and employ more than 1400 individuals in that particular workforce. The company has enjoyed diversity and immense growth since it first started. The Liebherr Group continues to remain committed to implementing and making innovative designs. They have earned a successful and positive place in the material handling business.