In 1949, the Liebherr family business was created 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. Nowadays, Liebherr has grown to become one of the world's leading manufacturers of construction equipment. The company has also earned the reputation of being the acknowledged supplier of user-oriented technically innovative services and products in a range of fields. The business has now become a "Group" working in each and every continent with over 35,000 employees and over 130 companies across the world.
The Liebherr Group has been divided into different company units in order to ensure a manageable operating size. These individual units operate independently. This specific set up enables the business the ability to stay in tune with global competition and be flexible to market signals. In addition, having so many individual company units also ensures customer proximity and keeps customer service operating at an optimum level.
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 encompasses ten various product divisions.
Liebherr Group's holding company is Liebherr-International AG. Liebherr-International AG is situated within Bulle, Switzerland and is operating by members of the Liebherr family. Now, the family business is being managed by Dr. H.C. Isolde Liebherr and her brother Dr. H.C. Willi Liebherr in the 2nd generation. Ever since the year 2012, several of the active individual divisions have been represented by 3rd generation family members including: Jan Liebherr, Sophie Albrecht, Stefanie Wohlfarth and Patricia Ruf. These family members 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 world.
Hans Liebherr began to build his business during the year 1949, in a small 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 specific workforce. The company has enjoyed immense growth and diversity ever since it initially opened its doors. The Liebherr Group continues to remain dedicated to implementing and making innovative designs. They have earned a positive and successful place in the material handling business.