The Liebherr family business was started in the year 1949 by Hans Liebherr. The business initially gained fame from its mobile tower crane that was noted for its affordability and ease of assembly. It was upon this invention that the company's foundation flourished under. Nowadays, Liebherr has grown to become amongst the world's leading manufacturers of construction machines. The company has also earned the reputation of being the accredited provider of technically innovative user-oriented services and products in different fields. The business has currently become a "Group" working in each and every continent with more than 35,000 workers and more than 130 companies all around the world.
In order to ensure a manageable operating size, the Liebherr Group has been divided into different company units. These units have been designed to operate separately. This particular set up enables the company the ability to stay in tune with global competition and be flexible to market signals. As well, having so many individual company units additionally ensures customer proximity and keeps customer service running at an optimum level.
Liebherr has instituted the divisional control companies to be able to deal with the management operations of sales and production for the individual product segments. The Liebherr Group currently encompasses ten different 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. 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, several of the active individual divisions have been represented by members of the family in the third generation like: Stefanie Wohlfarth, Patricia Ruf, Jan Liebherr and Sophie Albrecht. 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 all around the globe.
Hans Liebherr began to build his business in 1949, in a tiny town called Kirchdorf in southern Germany. Kirchdorf, presently supports amongst Liebherr's 20 manufacturing locations. They are able to average an annual output of roughly 2800 wheeled excavators and employ more than 1400 people in that particular workforce. The company has enjoyed diversity and immense growth ever since it first started. The Liebherr Group continues to remain very dedicated to implementing and making innovative designs. They have earned a successful and positive place within the material handling industry.