During 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. Today, Liebherr has grown to become one of the leading manufacturers in the world of construction machines. The company has also gained the reputation of being the acknowledged supplier of user-oriented technically innovative products and services in different fields. The company has currently become a "Group" working in every continent with over 130 companies and over 35,000 workers across the world.
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 company the ability to stay in tune with global competition and be flexible to market signals. As well, having so many individual company units additionally 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 sales and production for the individual product segments. The Liebherr Group now encompasses 10 various product divisions.
Liebherr-International AG is the Liebherr Group's holding company. They are located within Bulle, Switzerland and are totally owned by the Liebherr family members. Now, 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 the year 2012, several of the active individual divisions have been represented by 3rd generation members of the family such as: Patricia Ruf, Stefanie Wohlfarth, Jan Liebherr and Sophie Albrecht. These members of the family have been working hard together 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 during the year 1949, within a small town called Kirchdorf within southern Germany. Kirchdorf, presently supports amongst Liebherr's 20 manufacturing locations. They could average an annual output of about 2800 wheeled excavators and employ more than 1400 individuals in that particular workforce. The company has enjoyed diversity and immense growth ever since it initially opened its doors. The Liebherr Group continues to remain dedicated to making and implementing innovative designs. They have earned a successful and positive place in the material handling business.