During the year 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 foundation of the company flourished under. Today, Liebherr has grown to become among the world's leading manufacturers of construction machinery. The company has also earned the reputation of being the accredited provider of user-oriented technically innovative products and services in various 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 various company units in order to guarantee a manageable operating size. These separate units operate independently. This specific set up enables the company the ability to stay in tune with worldwide competition and be flexible to market signals. What's more, having so many individual company units additionally keeps customer service operating at an optimum level and ensures customer proximity.
The divisional control companies handle the production for the individual product segments and the operative management of the sales companies. The Liebherr Group currently has ten various product divisions.
Liebherr Group's holding company is Liebherr-International AG. Liebherr-International AG is located in Bulle, Switzerland and is operating by the Liebherr family members. At present, the family business is being managed in the second generation by Dr. H.C. Isolde Liebherr and her brother Dr. H.C. Willi Liebherr. Since 2012, some of the active individual divisions have been represented by members of the family in the third generation including: Sophie Albrecht, Jan Liebherr, Stefanie Wohlfarth and Patricia Ruf. These members of the family 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 began to build his business in the year 1949, within a tiny town called Kirchdorf in southern Germany. Kirchdorf, presently supports amongst Liebherr's 20 manufacturing locations. They employ over 1400 individuals in that specific workforce and could average a yearly output of about 2800 wheeled excavators. The company has enjoyed immense growth and diversity since it first opened its doors. The Liebherr Group continues to remain really devoted to implementing and making innovative designs. They have earned a positive and successful place in the material handling industry.