News and press releases

Liebherr supplies excavator for Moray Council’s new dredger

Moray Council, the only authority in Scotland to own a dredger, invited Liebherr-Great Britain to design and supply an excavator for direct mounting on its new £2.5 million dredger, MV Selkie. The R 936 excavator, supplied with marine specification and two excavation buckets, was selected for its ability to fulfil the requirement to dredge up to 8 m under water. On the dredger’s first trip out, the R 936 unloaded 260 tonnes from its hull in half an hour.

Liebherr Group’s turnover in the 2015 business year reaches a total of 9,237 million €

Liebherr’s total turnover in 2015 was 9,237 million €, the highest figure in the Group’s history and an increase of 414 million € or 4.7 % compared with the previous year.

Liebherr Group’s turnover in the 2015 business year reaches a total of 9,237 million €

Liebherr’s total turnover in 2015 was 9,237 million €, the highest figure in the Group’s history and an increase of 414 million € or 4.7% compared with the previous year.

Liebherr-Aerospace and East Air Extend Long-Term Maintenance Support Agreement

Liebherr-Aerospace Saline, Inc., Saline (Michigan, USA) and East Air Corporation, Hackensack (New Jersey, USA) have recently extended their long term agreement from 2011 for component maintenance and exchange pool access.

Liebherr 1000 EC-B 125 Litronic tower crane used for the first time to erect a wind turbine with a hub height of 149m

A Liebherr tower crane recently erected a wind turbine at an altitude of around 800m in the Prechtaler Schanze Wind Farm in the Black Forest. The 1000 EC-B with its extremely low footprint erected for the first time a wind turbine with a hub height of 149m on the hills between the towns of Gutach and Mühlenbach. The tower crane had never before been assembled to such a height for wind turbine manufacturer ENERCON – both with and without guying to the wind turbine tower.

More Liebherr cranes for Imperial Crane Services

US crane rental company Imperial Crane Services, Inc. purchased Liebherr cranes from Nenzing and Ehingen at this year’s Bauma.

First mobile crane for Balmer special transport contractor – Liebherr LTM 1160-5.2

Balmer Spedition und LKW-Service GmbH has purchased the first mobile crane in the company's history. It chose the LTM 1160-5.2 from Liebherr. The performance of the Liebherr 5-axle crane, its compact dimensions and VarioBallast® were the deciding factors.

Liebherr-Aerospace Supplies the Integrated Air Management System for Antonov’s AN-132D

Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS, Toulouse (France) will supply the integrated its air management system for Antonov’s new aircraft, the AN-132D. Representatives from Liebherr-Aerospace and the Ukrainian aircraft manufacturer signed the contract on June 1, 2016, at ILA Berlin Airshow.

Liebherr Presents its Latest Construction Machinery in Sweden at the 2016 Svenska Maskinmässan Exhibition

At this year’s Svenska Maskinmässan, the trade fair for construction machinery held from June 2-4 in Stockholm (Sweden), visitors can find the Liebherr stand in the outdoor area V:09. Here Liebherr presents machinery for the operation fields of earthmoving, material handling and mobile cranes on its 2,000m² stand.

Dr. h.c. Willi Liebherr welcomes Ursula von der Leyen at ILA 2016

As part of her tour of this year’s airshow in Berlin, the German Federal Minister for Defense also visited Liebherr-Aerospace.

Liebherr Presents its Latest Construction Machinery in Sweden at the 2016 Svenska Maskinmässan Exhibition

Visitors can find the Liebherr stand in the outdoor area V:09. Here Liebherr presents machinery for the operation fields of earthmoving, material handling and mobile cranes.

Liebherr Presents Latest Construction Machinery at the 2016 Ankomak Exhibition

At this year’s Ankomak trade fair held from June 1 to June 5 in Istanbul (Turkey), visitors can find the Liebherr stand in the outdoor area 0 500.

Successful market launch of the LR 1500 crawler crane

Following the first presentation in 2015, now over 20 machines of the Liebherr crawler crane LR 1500 are sold. The first machines will be delivered in summer 2016.

Ilse Aigner visits Liebherr-Aerospace at ILA 2016

Dr. h.c. Willi Liebherr welcomed the Bavarian State Minister for Economy and Media, Energy and Technology on the company’s stand at the airshow in Berlin.

Earthmoving equipment, deep-foundation machines and mobile cranes at the 2016 Ankomak Exhibition

At this year’s Ankomak trade fair held from June 1 to June 5 in Istanbul (Turkey), visitors can find the Liebherr stand in the outdoor area 0 500.

Successful market launch of the new Liebherr LR 1500 crawler crane

The new Liebherr LR 1500 crawler crane was one of the highlights on the company's stand at the Bauma 2016. Liebherr first unveiled the new 500-tonne machine at its open days in Ehingen in June 2015. The "powerful–compact–simple" concept has proved popular with customers all over the world. This has led to over 20 machines being sold for jobs around the globe. The first machines will be delivered in summer this year.

Strong Presence of Liebherr-Aerospace at ILA Berlin Air Show 2016

As one of the leading system suppliers worldwide, Liebherr-Aerospace has a long tradition of taking part in the ILA Berlin Air Show. This year, visitors to the trade show, which takes place at the Berlin ExpoCenter Airport from June 1 to 4, will be able to see the company at various locations.

Sigmar Gabriel impressed by 3D printed parts from Liebherr-Aerospace

On the opening day of ILA 2016, the German Federal Minister for Economy and Energy visited the stand of Liebherr-Aerospace and was greeted by Dr. h.c. Willi Liebherr.