In the year 1949, the Liebherr family business was established by Hans Liebherr. His first claim to fame was the success of his affordable and easy-to-assemble mobile tower crane. It was upon this creation that the foundation of the company flourished under. Nowadays, Liebherr has grown to become one of the world's leading manufacturers of construction equipment. The business has also gained the reputation of being the acknowledged supplier of technically innovative user-oriented products and services in a variety of fields. The company has now become a "Group" working in every continent with more than 35,000 employees and over 130 companies all over the globe.
In order to guarantee a manageable operating size, the Liebherr Group has been divided into different company units. These units have been designed to operate separately. This set up allows the business the ability to stay in tune with global competition and be flexible to market signals. Moreover, having so many individual company units additionally keeps customer service running at an optimum level and ensures customer proximity.
The divisional control companies deal with the operative management of the sales companies and the production for the individual product segments. The Liebherr Group presently has 10 various product divisions.
The holding company of the Liebherr Group is Liebherr-International AG. Liebherr-International AG is situated within Bulle, Switzerland and is operating by the Liebherr family members. At present, the family business is being managed by Dr. H.C. Willi Liebherr and his sister Dr. H.C. Isolde Liebherr in the second generation. Since 2012, some of the active individual divisions have been represented by 3rd generation members of the family including: Jan Liebherr, Sophie Albrecht, Stefanie Wohlfarth and Patricia Ruf. These members of the family have been working hard 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 across the globe.
Hans Liebherr started this quest during 1949, with his first company within the tiny South-German town of Kirchdorf/Iller. Today, Kirchdorf is among more than 20 key manufacturing sites of the Liebherr Group. They employ more than 1400 individuals in that particular workforce and are able to average an annual output of roughly 2800 wheeled excavators. The company has enjoyed diversity and immense growth ever since it first started. The Liebherr Group continues to remain dedicated to engineering and implementing innovative designs. They have earned a positive and successful place in the material handling business.