During 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 foundation of the company flourished under. Now, Liebherr has grown to become amongst the leading manufacturers within the world of construction machines. The business has also earned the reputation of being the accredited supplier of technically innovative user-oriented services and products in a variety of fields. The company has currently become a "Group" working in each and every continent with more than 35,000 employees and over 130 companies all around the world.
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 separately. This particular set up allows 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 additionally ensures customer proximity and keeps customer service operating at an optimum level.
Liebherr has instituted the divisional control companies to deal with the management operations of production and sales for the individual product segments. The Liebherr Group now has 10 various product divisions.
Liebherr-International AG is the holding company of the Liebherr Group. They are situated in Bulle, Switzerland and are totally owned by members of the Liebherr family. Now, 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 the year 2012, several of the active individual divisions have been represented by family members in the 3rd generation such as: Sophie Albrecht, Jan Liebherr, Stefanie Wohlfarth and Patricia Ruf. These family members have been working hard together to be able 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 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 an annual output of around 2800 wheeled excavators. The company has enjoyed immense growth and diversity since it initially opened its doors. The Liebherr Group continues to remain devoted to implementing and making innovative designs. They have earned a positive and successful place in the material handling industry.