In 1949, the Liebherr family business was established 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 invention that the company's foundation flourished under. Now, Liebherr has grown to become among 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 products and services in a range of fields. The company has currently become a "Group" working in each and every continent with more than 35,000 workers and more than 130 companies all over the globe.
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 independently. This set up allows the business the ability to stay in tune with worldwide 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 deal with the management operations of sales and production for the individual product segments. The Liebherr Group currently encompasses 10 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. Currently, the family business is being managed by Dr. H.C. Willi Liebherr and his sister Dr. H.C. Isolde Liebherr in the 2nd generation. Since 2012, some of the active individual divisions have been represented by 3rd generation family members such as: Jan Liebherr, Sophie Albrecht, Patricia Ruf and Stefanie Wohlfarth. These members of the family have been working hard together in order to help set up the course of the family business in the future. They are staying on top of residential buildings and large-scale industrial projects across the world.
Hans Liebherr started this quest during 1949, with his first business in the tiny South-German town of Kirchdorf/Iller. These days, Kirchdorf is amongst more than 20 key manufacturing sites of the Liebherr Group. They could average a yearly output of around 2800 wheeled excavators and employ more than 1400 people in that particular workforce. The company has enjoyed diversity and immense growth since it first started. The Liebherr Group continues to remain dedicated to making and implementing innovative designs. They have earned a positive and successful place in the material handling industry.