The Liebherr family business was started in the year 1949 by Hans Liebherr. The business initially gained fame from its mobile tower crane which was noted for its ease of assembly and affordability. It was upon this creation that the foundation of the company flourished under. Now, The Liebherr business has grown to become amongst the world's leading manufacturers of construction machines. The business has also earned the reputation of being the acknowledged supplier of user-oriented technically innovative products and services in a range of fields. The business has now become a "Group" working in every continent with more than 35,000 employees and over 130 companies all over the globe.
The Liebherr Group has been divided into various company units so as to guarantee a manageable operating size. These separate units operate independently. This set up enables the company the ability to stay in tune with worldwide competition and be flexible to market signals. In addition, 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 deal with the management operations of production and sales for the individual product segments. The Liebherr Group presently encompasses ten different 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 members of the Liebherr family. Currently, the family business is being managed by Dr. H.C. Willi Liebherr and his sister Dr. H.C. Isolde Liebherr in the 2nd generation. Ever since the year 2012, some of the active individual divisions have been represented by family members in the third generation like: Patricia Ruf, Stefanie Wohlfarth, Jan Liebherr and Sophie Albrecht. These members of the family have been working together to be able 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 globe.
Hans Liebherr began to build his company in 1949, within a tiny town called Kirchdorf in southern Germany. Kirchdorf, currently supports one of Liebherr's 20 manufacturing locations. They are able to average an annual output of around 2800 wheeled excavators and employ more than 1400 people in that particular workforce. The company has enjoyed diversity and immense growth ever since it initially started. The Liebherr Group continues to remain really committed to making and implementing innovative designs. They have earned a positive and successful place in the material handling business.