In the year 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 one of the leading manufacturers within the world of construction machines. The company has also gained the reputation of being the accredited supplier of technically innovative user-oriented products and services in various fields. The business has presently become a "Group" working in each and every continent with more than 35,000 employees and over 130 companies all over the world.
The Liebherr Group has been divided into different company units so as to guarantee a manageable operating size. These individual units operate independently. This specific set up enables the company the ability to be flexible to market signals and stay in tune with worldwide competition. Furthermore, having so many individual company units also keeps customer service running at an optimum level and ensures customer proximity.
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 presently has 10 various product divisions.
Liebherr-International AG is the Liebherr Group's holding company. They are located in Bulle, Switzerland and are completely owned by members of the Liebherr family. Presently, the family business is being managed by Dr. H.C. Willi Liebherr and his sister Dr. H.C. Isolde Liebherr in the second generation. Ever since 2012, some of the active individual divisions have been represented by family members in the third generation including: Sophie Albrecht, Jan Liebherr, Patricia Ruf and Stefanie Wohlfarth. These members of the family have been working together to help set up the family business' course in the future. They are staying on top of large-scale industrial projects and residential buildings all over the world.
Hans Liebherr started this quest during 1949, with his first company in the tiny South-German town of Kirchdorf/Iller. These days, Kirchdorf is one of over 20 major manufacturing sites of the Liebherr Group. They employ more than 1400 individuals in that particular workforce and could average an annual output of around 2800 wheeled excavators. The company has enjoyed immense growth and diversity ever since it initially started. The Liebherr Group continues to remain really devoted to implementing and making innovative designs. They have earned a positive and successful place in the material handling industry.