In 1949, the Liebherr family business was established 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 creation 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 business has also earned the reputation of being the accredited provider of technically innovative user-oriented services and products in various fields. The company has now become a "Group" working in each and every continent with over 35,000 employees and over 130 companies across the globe.
In order to guarantee a manageable operating size, the Liebherr Group has been divided into various company units. These units have been designed to operate separately. This particular set up allows the business the ability to stay in tune with global competition and be flexible to market signals. What's more, having so many individual company units also keeps customer service running at an optimum level and ensures customer proximity.
The divisional control companies handle the operative management of the sales companies and the production for the individual product segments. The Liebherr Group now encompasses ten different product divisions.
Liebherr-International AG is the Liebherr Group's holding company. They are situated within Bulle, Switzerland and are totally owned by the Liebherr family members. Currently, the family business is being managed in the 2nd generation by Dr. H.C. Willi Liebherr and his sister Dr. H.C. Isolde Liebherr. Ever since the year 2012, some of the active individual divisions have been represented by members of the family in the 3rd generation such as: Stefanie Wohlfarth, Patricia Ruf, Sophie Albrecht and Jan Liebherr. These members of the family have been working together in order 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 within the small South-German town of Kirchdorf/Iller. Today, Kirchdorf is one of over 20 key manufacturing sites of the Liebherr Group. They employ over 1400 individuals in that particular workforce and can average an annual output of roughly 2800 wheeled excavators. The company has enjoyed diversity and immense growth ever since it initially started. The Liebherr Group continues to remain really dedicated to implementing and engineering innovative designs. They have earned a positive and successful place in the material handling industry.