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. Nowadays, Liebherr has grown to become among the world's leading manufacturers of construction machines. The business has also gained the reputation of being the accredited supplier of user-oriented technically innovative services and products in various fields. The company has presently become a "Group" working in each and every continent with more than 35,000 workers and over 130 companies across the globe.
To be able 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 stay in tune with global competition and be flexible to market signals. What's more, 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 handle the management operations of sales and production for the individual product segments. The Liebherr Group currently encompasses 10 different product divisions.
The holding company of the Liebherr Group is Liebherr-International AG. Liebherr-International AG is located in Bulle, Switzerland and is operating 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 the year 2012, several of the active individual divisions have been represented by members of the family in the third generation including: Patricia Ruf, Stefanie Wohlfarth, Sophie Albrecht and Jan Liebherr. These family members have been working hard together to be able 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 this quest during 1949, with his first business within the tiny South-German town of Kirchdorf/Iller. Today, Kirchdorf is among over 20 major manufacturing sites of the Liebherr Group. They can average an annual output of around 2800 wheeled excavators and employ over 1400 individuals in that particular workforce. The company has enjoyed immense growth and diversity ever since it first started. The Liebherr Group continues to remain really committed to making and implementing innovative designs. They have earned a positive and successful place within the material handling business.