News and press releases

With the new LCM 1.0 Liebherr offers a concrete mixing plant for smaller budgets

With its new LCM 1.0 concrete mixing plant, Liebherr is reacting to market requirements. The demand for smaller, transport-optimised plants for a manageable budget is growing. Concrete production with an in-house mixing plant is becoming more attractive.

London Calling: The Liebherr “fridge telephone box” is back

Many designs fascinate people across the generations. The London telephone box is one of these classics. Its individual design has now even found its way into Austrian kitchens. In 2015, the strictly limited special edition “fridge telephone box” was available from Liebherr for a short period. To mark the 60th anniversary of the death of Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, the creator of the London telephone box, Liebherr is now launching a new edition of the legendary designer fridge-freezer.

Four Liebherr Board Offshore Cranes for oil platforms in Azerbaijan

Being an offshore crane of the latest generation, the Liebherr BOS crane represents state-of-the-art technology and is the right choice for applications requiring high lifting capacities at medium or high outreaches. Four new cranes of the BOS-series will serve these requirements in 2021 on two offshore platforms in Azerbaijan. The Umid Babek Operating Company (UBOC) was not only impressed by the performance of the crane, but also by the Liebherr service competence and local service network.

168-tonne steel girders in tandem hoist – two LTM 1500-8.1 cranes install new bridge over the River Lippe

At the start of July three 168-tonne, 58-metre long steel girders were installed over the River Lippe to replace the bridge over the river on the B233 between Werne and Bergkamen in the Ruhr Area. Crane and heavy haulage specialist Autokrane Schares GmbH used two Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1 mobile cranes for the challenging hoists.

Passion for refrigerators that you can feel: the Liebherr monobrand store opens in Vienna

August 20 is the day. In Vienna, the Liebherr monobrand store is opening in the ICON Tower at the main railway station. In an inviting and one-of-a-kind atmosphere, visitors can experience the whole world of Liebherr refrigerators over more than 170 square metres.

Complex night shift for six Liebherr cranes

Hanover-based Nolte Autokrane gave an impressive performance recently in its home city with a crane job that took a couple of days. A cantilever connection bridge measuring over 70 metres in length and made up of four components and a number of connecting elements had to be assembled in the air between two buildings of the newly erected headquarters of Continental AG (Conti). This difficult task posed a major challenge from both a crane and logistics point of view.

Liebherr Celebrates Official Opening of New Company in Pinghu, China

Liebherr has opened a new production site in Pinghu, eastern China, on August 18, 2020. The newly founded Liebherr-Transportation Systems (China) Co., Ltd. develops, produces and services components and systems for rail transport in China and worldwide. The new company will thus strengthen the presence of Liebherr-Transportation Systems on the Chinese market, while at the same time further enhancing the reactivity and the extent of service performance for customers.

Heavy load specialist August Alborn purchases Liebherr LTM 1160-5.2 mobile crane

August Alborn GmbH & Co. KG has taken delivery of a new Liebherr LTM 1160-5.2 mobile crane. The specialist heavy hoisting and haulage contractor purchased the 180 tonne crane for projects involving the handling and assembling of heavy components and large machines. This work features unit weights of up to 65 tonnes. The LTM 1160-5.2 is now the company’s largest crane and largest single investment.

German Deputy Ambassador to China visits joint venture company Liebherr LAMC Aviation (Changsha) Co., Ltd.

German Deputy Ambassador Johannes Regenbrecht showed great interest in the successful Chinese/German cooperation based in Changsha.

Industrial tent structure moved on crane hooks

Tyrol, a popular destination for mountain and other hikers, was recently the scene of a very special trip – an industrial tent structure weighing over 40 tonnes and spanning an area of around 1,400 square metres “walked” around 100 metres in just a few hours. A large assembly hall was moved to its new location in several stages on the hook blocks of three LTM mobile cranes.

Challenge – Saller’s Liebherr cranes complete difficult bridge hoist at night

Kran Saller GmbH, based in Deggendorf in Bavaria, positioned a component for a pedestrian bridge over a railway track weighing over 60 tonnes using an extraordinary tandem hoist and a massive logistical effort. The difficulty was that the cranes had to be set up for the night job in Munich very close to each other and moved even closer whilst hoisting the load into position.

First look inside the new Liebherr USA, Co. Headquarters

As part of the 50th Anniversary celebration of Liebherr in the United States, Liebherr USA. Co. is proud to present its new U.S. corporate headquarters. The Liebherr Group added 251,000 square feet to its existing site in Newport News, Virginia.

Inside the new Liebherr USA, Co. Headquarters

As part of the 50th Anniversary celebration of Liebherr in the United States, Liebherr USA. Co. is proud to present its new U.S. corporate headquarters. The Liebherr Group added 251,000 square feet to its existing site in Newport News, Virginia.

Four Liebherr Board Offshore Cranes for oil platforms in Azerbaijan

Being an offshore crane of the latest generation, the Liebherr BOS crane represents state-of-the-art technology and is the right choice for applications requiring high lifting capacities at medium or high outreaches. Four new cranes of the BOS-series will serve these requirements in 2021 on two offshore platforms in Azerbaijan. The Umid Babek Operating Company (UBOC) was not only impressed by the performance of the crane, but also by the Liebherr service competence and local service network.

First Delivery of Liebherr-Aerospace Stand-alone Electronics Systems

The Liebherr Team has reached a major milestone with the delivery of the first engineering prototypes of the Nose Wheel Steering Remote Electronics Unit for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Main Gear Steering Control Unit for the Boeing Model 777 family of airplanes.

Montecon S.A. order two Liebherr electric rubber tyre gantry cranes (ERTG)

Montecon S.A. at the Port of Montevideo, Uruguay have placed an order with Liebherr Container Cranes Ltd. for two large electric rubber tyre gantry cranes. The machines are the first Liebherr RTGs in Uruguay. Stacking ten containers and a truck lane wide and one over six containers high, the ERTGs are ideal for maximising space utilisation as the port optimises an RTG operation that includes reefer handling.

Cranes in black: Three Liebherr L1-32 fast-erecting cranes for Heims Holzbau

Family-run general contractor Heims Holzbau has ordered three new Liebherr L1-32 fast-erecting cranes. All three are already in operation; Heims is happy.

LR 1800-1.0: First job in wind farm

Colonia Spezialfahrzeuge has received a new Liebherr crawler crane LR 1800-1.0. The Cologne-based company mainly intended to use its new purchase in industry and plant construction as well as for bridge hoists. However, this modern crawler crane first had to tackle a job in a wind farm.