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 creation that the company's foundation flourished under. These days, The Liebherr company has grown to become one of the top manufacturers in the field of construction machinery. The company has also gained the reputation of being the acknowledged supplier of user-oriented technically innovative products and services in various fields. The business has currently become a "Group" working in every continent with over 130 companies and over 35,000 employees all around the globe.
To be able to ensure a manageable operating size, the Liebherr Group has been divided into various company units. These units have been designed to operate separately. This particular set up allows the company the ability to stay in tune with global competition and be flexible to market signals. What's more, 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 be able to deal with the management operations of production and sales for the individual product segments. The Liebherr Group currently has 10 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 by Dr. H.C. Willi Liebherr and his sister Dr. H.C. Isolde Liebherr in the 2nd generation. Ever since 2012, several of the active individual divisions have been represented by 3rd generation family members like: Stefanie Wohlfarth, Patricia Ruf, Sophie Albrecht and Jan Liebherr. These members of the family have been working together 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 all around the globe.
Hans Liebherr began to build his company during 1949, within a small town called Kirchdorf within southern Germany. Kirchdorf, presently supports amongst Liebherr's 20 manufacturing locations. They employ over 1400 individuals in that particular workforce and can average an annual output of roughly 2800 wheeled excavators. The company has enjoyed immense growth and diversity since it initially started. The Liebherr Group continues to remain dedicated to implementing and engineering innovative designs. They have earned a successful and positive place in the material handling business.