During 1949, the Liebherr family business was created 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 invention that the foundation of the company flourished under. Nowadays, The Liebherr company has grown to become amongst the world's leading manufacturers of construction equipment. The company has also earned the reputation of being the acknowledged supplier of user-oriented technically innovative products and services in various fields. The company has currently become a "Group" working in each and every continent with more than 35,000 employees and over 130 companies across the globe.
The Liebherr Group has been divided into various company units so as to ensure a manageable operating size. These individual units operate independently. This set up enables the company the ability to be flexible to market signals and stay in tune with global competition. As well, having so many individual company units also 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.
Liebherr-International AG is the holding company of the Liebherr Group. They are situated within Bulle, Switzerland and are completely owned by members of the Liebherr family. Now, the family business is being managed in the 2nd generation by Dr. H.C. Willi Liebherr and his sister Dr. H.C. Isolde Liebherr. Ever since 2012, several of the active individual divisions have been represented by third generation members of the family including: Sophie Albrecht, Jan Liebherr, Stefanie Wohlfarth and Patricia Ruf. These family members have been working 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 started to build his business in the year 1949, in a tiny town called Kirchdorf within southern Germany. Kirchdorf, now supports one of Liebherr's 20 manufacturing locations. They can average a yearly output of around 2800 wheeled excavators and employ more than 1400 individuals in that particular workforce. The company has enjoyed diversity and immense growth since it initially opened its doors. The Liebherr Group continues to remain very dedicated to implementing and making innovative designs. They have earned a positive and successful place in the material handling business.