News Archives 2008
News Archives 2008
Liebherr gear cutting machines at the 2009 IMTEX

At the 2009 IMTEX, Liebherr will be presenting the LCS 150 gear generating and profile grinding machine.

18/12/2008
Our truck-mounted telescopic crane has been awarded a renowned US accolade

The LTF 1045-4.1 truck-mounted telescopic crane has been awarded the "2008 LLEAP Award Program's Crane division" gold medal.

02/12/2008
Liebherr constructs production site in Nizhny Novgorod

In early October 2008, the Liebherr group began the construction of a production site in the Nizhny Novgorod region.

18/11/2008
Liebherr fitted-kitchen refrigerators awarded double best marks by Stiftung Warentest

Germany's independent non-profit institution for consumer-goods testing, Stiftung Warentest, awarded both the fitted-kitchen refrigerators IKP 1760 and IKP 1554 the quality certificate "Excellent"

05/11/2008
Liebherr at the Electronica 2008 in Munich

Liebherr presents a selection of its products and services from the range of electronics modules at the Electronica 2008.

04/11/2008
Liebherr LCS 150 gear grinding machine at the JIMTOF 2008

At the JIMTOF 2008 in Tokyo, Liebherr will be presenting the LCS 150 gear generating and profile grinding machine.

02/10/2008
More than one million BioFresh refrigerators sold

Liebherr celebrates the great success of BioFresh technology with the limited-edition CBNes 3966 anniversary model.

30/09/2008
New 800-ton Mining Excavator

Liebherr announced the R 9800 at MINExpo 2008 in Las Vegas

22/09/2008
Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH at the IMTS 2008 in Chicago

From September 8th to 13th, Liebherr will be presenting gear-cutter machines and material handling technology at the IMTS 2008.

14/08/2008
Liebherr goes IFA

At the IFA, Liebherr will be presenting the latest highlights from the comprehensive range of cooling and freezer appliances.

08/08/2008
Very successful business year 2007 for Liebherr

Turnover rises to € 7,491 million – workforce increases to 29,660

31/07/2008
Six Liebherr Household Appliances receive the Plus X Award 2008

Five combined refrigerator-freezers from the current range and a wine cabinet for integrated use have won awards in Europe’s largest technology competition.

15/07/2008
Green Point Football Stadium in Cape Town: Major site with Liebherr Tower Cranes

The new construction project at the Green Point Stadium in Cape Town for the 2010 Football World Cup at present has a total of 19 Liebherr top-slewing cranes in operation.

01/07/2008
Material handling innovations at the AUTOMATICA 2008

From June 9th to June 13th, Liebherr will be in Munich to present innovations from various fields of automation.

24/05/2008
New heavy-lift offshore crane offers lifting capacities of up to 2,000 t

The new offshore slewing crane type MTC 78000 features a maximum dynamic moment of 78,000 mt.

21/05/2008
New comfort control for Liebherr truck mixers
Liebherr now offers the new Litronic®-EMC electronic mixer control system for its entire range of truck mixers.
29/04/2008
Spanish royals visit Liebherr at the Smopyc 2008

On the opening day of the Smopyc 2008 exhibition, Dr. h.c. Dipl.-Ing. (ETH) Willi Liebherr welcomed the heir to the Spanish throne Prince Felipe, and his wife Doña Letizia, to the Liebherr stand.

22/04/2008
Liebherr wine cabinet receives reddot design award 2008
The Liebherr WTes 4677 wine cabinet won the award in the product design category.
09/04/2008
Liebherr signs investment agreement with the government of Nizhny Novgorod
The investment volume for the planned assembly and manufacturing facilities in Dzerzhinsk is around 200 million euros.
31/03/2008
Tandem lifts and Dynamic Anti Collision possible with Liebherr Ship Cranes
Innovative control systems support tandem lifts
21/03/2008
New training centre in Ehingen

Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH has opened a new international training centre.

28/02/2008
Bavarian Premier Beckstein visits Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH
Dr. Günther Beckstein was welcomed by Dr. h.c. Dipl.-Ing. (ETH) Willi Liebherr in Kempten on an official visit to the Oberallgäu.
28/01/2008
Liebherr construction machines win prestigious awards
LR 634 Litronic crawler loader wins "IF product design award", PR 764 Litronic crawler tractor and LTM 11200-9.1 mobile crane are Spain's construction machines of the year 2008.
24/01/2008