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 foundation of the company flourished under. These days, The Liebherr business has grown to become among the top manufacturers within the field of construction machinery. The company has also earned the reputation of being the accredited provider of technically innovative user-oriented services and products in a variety of fields. The company has presently become a "Group" working in 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 independently. This specific set up allows the business the ability to be flexible to market signals and stay in tune with worldwide competition. Furthermore, having so many individual company units additionally keeps customer service running at an optimum level and ensures customer proximity.
The divisional control companies deal with the operative management of the sales companies and the production for the individual product segments. The Liebherr Group now has 10 different product divisions.
Liebherr-International AG is the holding company of the Liebherr Group. They are located in Bulle, Switzerland and are completely owned by members of the Liebherr family. 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 family members in the third generation like: 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 across the world.
Hans Liebherr started to build his business in 1949, in a tiny town called Kirchdorf in southern Germany. Kirchdorf, presently supports one of Liebherr's 20 manufacturing locations. They are able to average an annual output of around 2800 wheeled excavators and employ more than 1400 people in that specific workforce. The company has enjoyed diversity and immense growth since it initially opened its doors. The Liebherr Group continues to remain really dedicated to making and implementing innovative designs. They have earned a positive and successful place in the material handling industry.