News and press releases

Efficient machines for harsh conditions: XPower wheel loaders in the far north

GE Maskintjänst is a Swedish family-run company that carries out earthworks and construction work. The company has several Liebherr machines, which are used as service machines in loading and unloading areas, for material transport, for the removal of excavated material and for maintenance work. GE Maskintjänst appreciates the reliability and robustness of Liebherr machines in tough operating conditions – whether faced with extremely cold temperatures or heavy snow.

Efficiency in the mining industry: Eti Maden opts for Liebherr Crawler Dozers

The Turkish mining company Eti Maden drives the global boron industry forward with innovative machinery and advanced technology. At its Kirka mine in western Turkey, the renowned organisation uses a Liebherr PR 766 Crawler Dozer specially designed for tough mining operations. Head of Kirka mine operations Yalçın Sakarya highlights how the machine's hydrostatic drive drastically reduces fuel consumption and lengthens the engine's service life. Robust design and efficient operation make the PR 766 the ideal machine for heavy-duty mining operations.

Liebherr at IFAT 2024 in Munich

Liebherr will be present at IFAT 2024, the world's leading trade fair for water, sewage, waste and raw materials management, which will take place in Munich from 13 to 17 May 2024, with a stand measuring around 280 m². In Hall C5, Stand 151/250, Liebherr will be exhibiting machines specially designed for use in waste management and recycling. The new LH 40 M Port Elektro electric material handling machine will be celebrating its trade fair premiere in Germany, as well as the new GMM 35-5 multi-tine grapple. With the L 507 E and the L 566 XPower, Liebherr will be showing two representatives from its wheel loader portfolio. The Liebherr T 60-9s, T 41-7s and T 33-10s telescopic handlers will also be part of the exhibition appearance. In the area of digitalisation, Liebherr will be showing the LiXplore® camera monitor system.

The World’s Biggest Beach Race: Boulard TP banks on Liebherr Crawler Dozers

Once again, this year France was home to the biggest motorcycle beach race in the world - Enduropale du Touquet Pas-de-Calais. The event has been drawing motorsport enthusiasts together, from all over the world, for over 30 years, and it stands out as a challenge of endurance under extreme conditions. No less of a challenge is creating and maintaining the track; a task the BOULARD TP company (Beaurainville Pas-de-Calais) excels at. With support from the local Liebherr dealer TOUFFLIN, it can bank on a Liebherr PR 716 Crawler Dozer to get the job done.

Press kit: Intermat 2024

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Liebherr’s R 924 G8 crawler excavator presented at the Intermat show

Liebherr will be presenting the R 924 G8 crawler excavator at the Intermat show in Paris from 24 to 27 April 2024. Powerful and versatile, the 24 tonne machine effectively combines high productivity, flexible operation and precision. The R 924 G8 presented at Intermat is equipped with a Leica Geosystems semi-automatic machine control system factory-fitted in Colmar (France), along with the following new options: a Skyview 360° camera and a urea filling pump.

Strong performers: Liebherr presents new mid-sized wheel loader series

Liebherr has redeveloped and fundamentally revised its range of mid-sized wheel loaders. The newly-designed lift arm ensures maximum breakout, holding and lowering forces. It has optimised z-bar kinematics and improved working hydraulics. Increases in engine power and tipping loads prepare the wheel loaders for demanding operations in various sectors, such as excavation, recycling or log handling. The new development of the mid-sized wheel loader series from Liebherr is also characterised by a powerful design and intelligent assistance systems. These include, for example, active personnel detection with brake assistant or the fully automatic LIKUFIX quick-coupler system.

On an icy mission: HS 8200

Around 250 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle, Liebherr is part of the largest construction project in Greenland's history. Munk Civil Engineering is carrying out dredging work for two airport projects with the HS 8200 duty cycle crawler crane. The Arctic conditions and logistics pose a particular challenge.

Used Equipment Marketplace: New portal for Liebherr used machines

With the Used Equipment Marketplace, Liebherr is launching a new portal specifically for the sale of used machines. On this digital platform, customers can find a wide range of used construction and material handling machines, used attachments and accessories as well as used spare parts – directly from certified Liebherr sales and service partners. The Used Equipment Marketplace is available both as a website application in the new Liebherr design with many different features and as an app for quick, direct access on a smartphone.

Liebherr exhibits at WasteExpo 2024

Liebherr USA’s earthmoving and material handling technology team exhibits at WasteExpo 2024 showcasing the LH 22 C Industry material handler and the L 550 XPower wheel loader at booth #2214.

Liebherr-Werk Bischofshofen invests in new assembly hall for battery-electric wheel loaders

After roughly ten months of construction, Liebherr has commissioned a new assembly hall especially for the manufacture of battery-electric wheel loaders at their plant in Bischofshofen. The group’s first electric wheel loader, the L 507 E, has been rolling off the assembly line here since March 2024. In total, Liebherr has invested over €2.2 million in the new manufacturing facilities. The nearly 1000 m² production area is designed for a maximum yearly output of up to 500 battery-electric wheel loaders.

Liebherr presents new app: MyAssistant for Earthmoving

Liebherr presents MyAssistant for Earthmoving, a new app that provides all relevant information about earthmoving and material handling machines in a digital format. Bundled in a mobile application, the app combines numerous features that offers significant added value, especially for machine operators. The MyAssistant for Earthmoving app provides contextual data from various databases around the world relating to the operation and maintenance of your machines – simply, quickly and intelligently.

Liebherr sponsors 10th annual One City Marathon

Multiple Liebherr employees participate in this one-of-a-kind event, featuring two Liebherr A 924 wheeled excavators from the earthmoving and material handling technology product segment.

Special excavators: the Liebherr R 980 SME in slag handling operations

Backes Transport und Schlackenaufbereitung GmbH, a firm based in Dillingen in the Saarland, uses the Liebherr R 980 SME crawler excavator for loading hot and cold slag. To meet the challenges of this kind of operation, the machine was specially built per our customer’s requirements.

Smart Explainer Videos about Liebherr Operator Assistance Systems

Liebherr Generation 8 Crawler Dozers are equipped with the latest Assistance Systems: Free Grade for active blade stabilisation during fine grading; Definition Grade for automatic blade positioning when creating simple 2D surfaces, and Auto Blade Lift, which automatically raises the blade when reversing. An informative set of Explainer Videos is available for immediate use.

Liebherr R 956 special excavator impresses in Austria

To carry out material handling and piledriving work for sheet pile walls, the Austria-based Ragginger company has picked the R 956 crawler excavator. The machine has been specifically designed for best possible management of these special tasks.

Impressive qualities: Hans Dömkes GmbH continues to rely on Liebherr wheel loaders

For more than ten years, Liebherr wheel loaders have been used at the premises of the recycling company Hans Dömkes GmbH in Duisburg. Three wheel loaders – an L 538, an L 566 XPower® and an L 576 XPower® with High Lift arms – handle some of the material processed at the site. The specialists in recycling building materials state the fuel efficiency and excellent workmanship of the wheel loaders as the main reason for the long-standing business relationship with Liebherr. In addition, Liebherr's sales and service partner for the region, WBI Bau- und Industriemaschinen GesmbH, offers trusty and reliable service.

Liebherr exhibits at World of Asphalt 2024

Liebherr exhibits at the World of Asphalt conference at booth #2031 held at the Music City Center in Nashvile, TN from March 25-27, 2024.