During 1949, the Liebherr family business was created by Hans Liebherr. His first claim to fame was the success of his inexpensive and easy-to-assemble mobile tower crane. It was upon this invention that the foundation of the company flourished under. Today, The Liebherr company has grown to become amongst the top manufacturers within the world of construction machines. The company has also gained the reputation of being the acknowledged supplier of technically innovative user-oriented services and products in different fields. The company has currently become a "Group" working in each and every continent with over 35,000 workers and over 130 companies all over the globe.
The Liebherr Group has been divided into various company units in order to guarantee 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 worldwide competition. Moreover, having so many individual company units additionally ensures customer proximity and keeps customer service running at an optimum level.
The divisional control companies deal with the production for the individual product segments and the operative management of the sales companies. The Liebherr Group now has ten 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 in the second generation by Dr. H.C. Willi Liebherr and his sister Dr. H.C. Isolde Liebherr. Since the year 2012, some of the active individual divisions have been represented by members of the family in the third generation including: Sophie Albrecht, Jan Liebherr, Stefanie Wohlfarth and Patricia Ruf. These members of the family have been working together to be able 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 began to build his company in 1949, within a small town known as Kirchdorf in southern Germany. Kirchdorf, presently supports one of Liebherr's 20 manufacturing locations. They can average an annual output of roughly 2800 wheeled excavators and employ over 1400 individuals in that particular workforce. The company has enjoyed diversity and immense growth since it initially started. The Liebherr Group continues to remain really devoted to making and implementing innovative designs. They have earned a positive and successful place in the material handling industry.