The Liebherr family business was started in 1949 by Hans Liebherr. The company initially gained fame from its mobile tower crane which was noted for its affordability and ease of assembly. It was upon this invention that the foundation of the company flourished under. These days, Liebherr has grown to become among the leading manufacturers in the field of construction equipment. The company has also gained the reputation of being the acknowledged supplier of technically innovative user-oriented products and services in different fields. The company has presently become a "Group" working in every continent with over 130 companies and more than 35,000 employees all around the world.
In order to ensure 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 enables the company the ability to be flexible to market signals and stay in tune with worldwide competition. Moreover, having so many individual company units additionally keeps customer service operating at an optimum level and ensures customer proximity.
Liebherr has instituted the divisional control companies to be able to deal with the management operations of production and sales for the individual product segments. The Liebherr Group now encompasses 10 different product divisions.
The holding company of the Liebherr Group is Liebherr-International AG. Liebherr-International AG is located within Bulle, Switzerland and is operating by members of the Liebherr family. Currently, the family business is being managed by Dr. H.C. Isolde Liebherr and her brother Dr. H.C. Willi Liebherr in the 2nd generation. Since the year 2012, some of the active individual divisions have been represented by third generation family members such as: Jan Liebherr, Sophie Albrecht, Patricia Ruf and Stefanie Wohlfarth. These members of the family have been working 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 began to build his company in 1949, in a small town known as Kirchdorf in southern Germany. Kirchdorf, currently supports one of Liebherr's 20 manufacturing locations. They are able to average an annual output of roughly 2800 wheeled excavators and employ over 1400 individuals in that specific workforce. The company has enjoyed immense growth and diversity since it initially started. The Liebherr Group continues to remain really devoted to implementing and engineering innovative designs. They have earned a successful and positive place in the material handling industry.