News and press releases

Greater safety for wind turbine erection work using the single-line guiding system from Liebherr

The blades on the latest generation of wind turbines are nowadays installed individually using rotor blade yokes. Liebherr has developed a system for this future-oriented application, which makes the installation process safer, more economical and in many cases also greener – the SLGS single-line guiding system.

Feldmann modernises fleet with five Liebherr mobile cranes

Swiss crane and heavy haulage specialist Feldmann Pneukran und Transport AG has modernised its fleet with five new Liebherr mobile cranes. Innovative technologies such as VarioBase® and VarioBallast® and high product and service quality were major reasons behind the company’s decision.

Delivery of the biggest All-Terrain Mobile Crane into Australia

The largest All-Terrain Mobile Crane in the southern hemisphere has arrived in Adelaide for MAX Cranes.

Dźwigi Mazowsze Marcin Zielonka buys its first LRT 1100-2.1 in Poland

The Polish crane and heavy haulage company Dźwigi Mazowsze Marcin Zielonka has taken possession of the first Liebherr rough-terrain crane of type LRT 1100-2.1 in Poland. It is the first rough-terrain crane in the company’s fleet and is earmarked for long-term construction sites and applications on rough terrain. Besides the off-road handling, important decision criteria were high performance and safety.

Liebherr presents LTM 1300-6.2 Mobile Crane at Bauma China

Liebherr presents its 300 tonne mobile crane LTM 1300-6.1 at Bauma China 2018. It is the most powerful 300-tonner available on the mobile crane market. The six-axle crane features a 78 m telescopic boom. On the one hand it is designed as a simple folding jib crane whilst on the other it is the smallest luffing jib crane on the market providing crane operators with a low cost entry point into the luffing jib crane class. The innovative Liebherr single engine drive is used in the LTM 1300-6.2.

The Liebherr R 920 crawler excavator for less regulated markets at Bauma China 2018

At 2016 Bauma in Munich, Liebherr presented a crawler excavator model series, whose diesel engines satisfy the emissions standards Stage IIIA / Tier 3 / CHINA III. This model series, which is specifically oriented towards the needs of customers from less regulated markets such as Russia, India, China, South-East Asia or South Africa will also be exhibited at Bauma China 2018.

Liebherr mobile cranes slide the Wuppertal suspension railway trains into retirement

After around 45 years’ operation, WSW Mobil, the operating company behind the Wuppertal suspension railway, has replaced the final generation 72 trains. After a maximum of 45 years in operation, the trains were removed and taken to new sites. After a great deal of controversy broke out about the old trains, in addition to being sold, some of them where in fact raffled. Two LTF 1060-4.1 from Neeb were used for assembly work at one of the new sites.

Liebherr cranes make expensive floating crane use superfluous

The Mammoet outlet in Leuna made quite an impression with a smart solution and the use of two large Liebherr mobile cranes on a site in Berlin. The positioning of lattice supports weighing around 80 tonnes for a future municipal railway bridge from just one side of the river made both financial and logistic sense compared to the use of a floating crane, which was also considered.

VHB SA takes delivery of Liebherr MK 88 Plus mobile construction crane in Reiden

Swiss crane contractor VHB SA took delivery of a Liebherr MK 88 Plus mobile construction crane in November.

Liebherr cranes make expensive floating crane use superfluous

The Mammoet outlet in Leuna made quite an impression with a smart solution and the use of two large Liebherr mobile cranes on a site in Berlin.

Andrew Esquilant inducted into CICA Hall of Fame

Liebherr-Australia Board Member, Andrew Esquilant, has been honoured by CICA with his induction into their Hall of Fame.

Compact crane from Liebherr a miracle worker where space is at a premium

A modern Liebherr compact crane was used to carry out maintenance work at a power plant in Saxony. The Liebherr LTC 1050-3.1 proved to be the ideal choice of hoisting equipment to install a forced draught fan in very constricted conditions with a limited room height.

750th Liebherr mobile construction crane goes to Heros

Liebherr has delivered its 750th mobile construction crane to Heros Kraanverhuur B.V. The Belgian-Dutch haulage contractor is a long-term customer of the construction machinery manufacturer and already uses a large number of Liebherr machines for its wide range of services.

Gruas Aguilar modernises crane fleet with seven new Liebherr cranes

Gruas Aguilar based in Madrid has purchased seven new mobile and crawler cranes from Liebherr. The cranes have lifting capacities ranging from 50 to 1200 tonnes enabling the Spanish crane and heavy haulage contractor to modernise its fleet. The order comprises one LTC 1050-3.1 compact crane, one LRT 1100-2.1 rough-terrain crane, two LTM 1130-5.1 mobile cranes, one LTM 1230-5.1, one LTM 11200-9.1 and one LR 1600/2-W narrow track crawler crane.

Gruas Aguilar modernises crane fleet with seven new Liebherr cranes

Gruas Aguilar based in Madrid has purchased seven new mobile and crawler cranes from Liebherr. The cranes have lifting capacities ranging from 50 to 1200 tonnes enabling the Spanish crane and heavy haulage contractor to modernise its fleet.

Schick takes delivery of the most powerful 5-axle crane on the market – lifting capacity extension with the Liebherr LTM 1250-5.1 mobile crane

Anton Schick GmbH took delivery of a Liebherr LTM 1250-5.1 mobile crane in July. “This means we now have the most powerful five-axle crane on the market in our fleet”, says Managing Director Anton Schick. The company based in Bad Kissingen in the heart of Germany will use the 250-tonne crane for major prefabricated concrete construction projects.

Absolute Crane, LLC adds Liebherr LTM 1160-5.2 to fleet

Absolute Crane, LLC, a US crane rental company, has taken delivery of their first Liebherr crane, a 190 US ton LTM 1160-5.2.

Ibarrondo receives first Liebherr LG 1750 lattice boom mobile crane with new SL20F2 boom system in Spain

The Ibarrondo Group has purchased a Liebherr LG 1750 for erecting wind turbines. The new 750 tonne lattice boom mobile crane features the new SL20F2 boom system which is designed for the low cost erection of heavy equipment on wind turbine towers up to 100 metres in height. The elimination of a derrick system means fast set up, easy manoeuvring from one wind power generator to the next and a reduction in the number of transport units.