News and press releases

Helfaut Travaux reaches new heights with first Liebherr R 960 Demolition crawler excavator in use

Helfaut Travaux has upgraded its machine fleet with the new Liebherr R 960 Demolition crawler excavator. The excavator, launched at Intermat 2015 in Paris, is one of the major new offers from Liebherr’s Colmar factory. When selecting the machine Helfaut Travaux was impressed by both its extensive reach and Liebherr’s demolition expertise and experience. The machine purchased by Helfaut Travaux is the first R 960 Demolition in operation anywhere in the world.

World's first hydrostatically powered crawler tractor in the 70 tonnes category: Liebherr PR 776

Liebherr unveils its first crawler tractor in the 70 tonnes category – the New PR776. Designed for tough mining and quarry operations.

New Liebherr Port Material Handler for powerful work cycles: The LH 110 C High Rise Port

Liebherr presents the LH 110 C High Rise Port Litronic material handler at Bauma 2016. The new Port series handlers complement the existing Industry and Timber product lines. The LH 110 Port is available in wheeled, crawler or gantry undercarriage variants with standard or high-rise cab configuration. LH 110 Port handler’s remarkable power capacity and low fuel consumption sets new standards in terms of efficiency.

Liebherr XPower® wheel loaders with power-split driveline tested over 70,000 operating hours

The latest XPower® large wheel loaders with emission Stage IV / Tier 4f represent a milestone in the technological history of Liebherr wheel loaders. Due to the wide range of innovations, such as the power-split driveline installed as standard, Liebherr has subjected its new wheel loader generation to much tougher, more thorough and more extensive testing than ever before. Important main components, such as the innovative XPower® driveline and the larger axles, were found to be particularly durable in testing over 70,000 operating hours. The load programme in the test phases included traditional back loading as well as customer-specific special operations.

"Be Part of Something Bigger": Liebherr at Bauma 2016

At the 2016 Bauma trade fair from April 11 - 17, the Liebherr Group is showcasing many new and further developed products from every area of its extensive range of construction machines, mobile and crawler cranes, material handling technology, mining, as well as components, on a total display area of more than 14,000m².

Liebherr manufactures crawler tractor in the 70 tonnes category

Liebherr will showcase the new crawler tractor for mining applications for the first time at Bauma 2016: the PR 776 Litronic

Liebherr manufactures crawler tractor in the 70 tonnes category

At Bauma 2016 Liebherr will showcase the PR 776 Litronic crawler tractor, which is designed for tough mining and quarry operations. With the PR 776, for the first time Liebherr is launching a crawler tractor in the 70 tonnes category on the market.

Liebherr Construction Equipment Co. hosts its 2015 Sales Seminar and Open House

At the beginning of November, more than 170 participants attended Liebhherr’s sales seminar and open house in Newport News (USA).

Liebherr wheel loader L 550 displayed at Excon 2015: Increased productivity at construction site

At Excon 2015, Liebherr is exhibiting the wheel loader L 550, an example of its expanding wheel loader product range for the Indian market. Due to the hydrostatic driveline, the L 550 is – like all Liebherr wheel loaders – very fuel efficient, consuming up to 25 percent less fuel compared with conventional wheel loaders under the same conditions. The high tipping load of the machine increases the productivity at work, because larger buckets can be used to handle more material with each loading cycle.

Liebherr Quarry Days attract over 1,000 visitors from all over the world

In the middle of October the Liebherr Group welcomed over 1,000 international customers from the quarrying sector in Saint-Nabor, France. The practical event offered visitors the opportunity to see a live demonstration of special Liebherr machines, and above all the chance to also test them out. There were new products among the 20 machines on show, such as the R 956 crawler excavator, the PR 726 crawler tractor and the new Liebherr large wheel loader XPower®.

New Website for used Liebherr Earthmoving Machines

Liebherr has given its online used machine portal for earthmoving machines a major revamp. The new site http://used.liebherr.com is now online. All used machines from the Liebherr Earth Moving Division will be available for sale on this internet platform.

Two Liebherr R 980 SME models for direct excavation: Schwenk Zement KG brings 100 tonne crawler excavator into operation

To increase its productivity, Schwenk Zement KG recently decided to purchase two Liebherr R 980 SME crawler excavators. The investment in the two 100 tonne excavators was made through the Ulm-based Liebherr sales partner, Nagel Baumaschinen Ulm GmbH. The excavators are deployed in the company's own limestone quarry for direct excavation.

Liebherr extends its crawler tractor generation 6 downwards – model premiere of the PR 726 at NordBau 2015 trade fair

Liebherr extends its generation 6 crawler tractor series to include the PR 726 Litronic. The series now totals four models with operating weights of approximately 16 tonnes to 41 tonnes, which comply with the emissions standards of Stage IV / Tier 4f.

Three tunnel wheel loaders and three tunnel excavators from Liebherr are working on a railway tunnel

The Koralmbahn is one of the biggest projects being tackled by ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG and involves expansion of the Austrian railway network. Alongside other machines, Implenia is using three Liebherr L 566 tunnel wheel loaders as well as three Liebherr R 944 tunnel excavators for this tunnel building operation.

Major duty cycle crawler crane contract for Liebherr

Liebherr secured a major contract with a Turkish customer comprising 51 HS 825 HD duty cycle crawler cranes at the end of last year. Following a successful acceptance test this spring the first 20 machines left the Liebherr factory in Nenzing for delivery.

Liebherr opens new Sales and Service Centre near Auckland

Liebherr New Zealand relocated its operations to the new Sales and Service Centre at East Tamaki near Auckland in May 2015. The official opening ceremony under the motto "Committed to Your Success" was celebrated on Friday the 31st of July 2015 and was attended by numerous customers and other guests.

Liebherr opens new Sales and Service Centre near Auckland

Under the motto "Committed to Your Success", Liebherr New Zealand relocated its operations to the new Sales and Service Centre at East Tamaki near Auckland in May 2015. The official opening ceremony was celebrated on Friday the 31st of July 2015 and was attended by numerous customers and other guests. Liebherr uses this location to serve customers and potential clients locally.

Ready to tackle new tasks at the touch of a button: Liebherr LIKUFIX quick coupling system used in sewer construction by the Feickert construction company

The fully automatic Lieberr LIKUFIX quick coupling system, a familiar feature on Liebherr hydraulic excavators, is also available for wheel loaders in the mid-sized design series (L 524 to L 542). Its benefits become apparent when multiple attachment tools are used. Equipment changes are completed rapidly thanks to LIKUFIX, thus saving contractors' time. The system increases safety and comfort because the operator can change attachments via pushbutton in the cab. The Feickert construction company values these advantages: Multiple equipment changes are needed during sewer construction in a Friedrichshofen housing development - here, LIKUFIX delivers huge increases in productivity.