News and press releases

Liebherr wins ESTA Award of Excellence for Variable Supporting Base for Mobile Cranes “VarioBase”

The innovative system “Variable Supporting Base – VarioBase” from Liebherr received the ESTA Award of Excellence in the category “safety”.

Liebherr-Aerospace at ILA Berlin Air Show 2014

At this year’s, ILA Berlin Airshow, which takes place from May 20 to 25, 2014, the company will be welcoming partners and visitors from all over the world.

Liebherr Attracts Thousands at Expomin 2014

Thousands of visitors came to the Liebherr booth from April 21-25 at Expomin 2014 in Santiago, Chile.

New generation of Liebherr MPS control systems for concrete mixing plants

A new generation of the established MPS system for the control of concrete mixing plants has just been unveiled by Liebherr and is already available on the market

Liebherr at the World Table Tennis Championships in Tokyo

Liebherr had a strong presence at the 2014 World Team Table Tennis Championships from 28 April to 5 May in Tokyo.

Liebherr to deliver leveling systems for the city of Waterloo

Bombardier Transportation has recently selected Liebherr-Transportation Systems to supply leveling systems for trams in the Canadian city of Waterloo.

Fleet of over 40 tower cranes at the urban development project “aspern+ Vienna’s Urban Lakeside”

Over 40 Liebherr tower cranes from the EC-B and EC-H crane systems are being used for the first phase of the “aspern+ Vienna’s Urban Lakeside” construction project in Austria.

Fleet of over 40 Liebherr tower cranes at the urban development project “aspern+ Vienna’s Urban Lakeside”

Over 40 Liebherr tower cranes from the EC-B and EC-H crane systems are being used for the first phase of the “aspern+ Vienna’s Urban Lakeside” construction project in Austria. The modular design of this crane series means that each crane can be optimally configured to fit the construction project’s requirements. The modular undercarriages, tower elements, adaptor sections, jib sections and drive units can be used in different combinations.

"Girls’ Day" at Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH

On March 27, 2014, Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH again opened its doors to girls from schools in the region of Lindenberg (Germany).

Liebherr LR 11350 crawler crane moves giant ring liner in India

A Liebherr crawler crane LR 11350 erected a complete pre-formed ring linger during the construction of reactor block 3 at the Kakrapar Nuclear Power Plant in Western India in the State Gujarat. A unit owned by Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL), the Government owned company for nuclear energy and nuclear power plants in India. With a diameter of around 50 m, a height of 5 m and a total weight of approx. 170 t including the weight of the ring, the spider type lifting tackle fitted with evener beam, the ring was probably the dimensionally largest single structure ever to have been hoisted by a crane in India. The Liebherr crane LR 11350 is owned by NPCIL.

Expansion of Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH: Construction Progress on Schedule

In the summer of 2012, Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH began a large-scale expansion at its site in Lindenberg (Germany): Once construction work is completed in 2018, the plant will have grown from its original size of 127,000 m² to more than 160,000 m². The production area, currently 65,000 m², will then cover 75,000 m². The system supplier’s goal is to boost production capacity for the long term and thus meet the increasing demand.

Two Liebherr LTM 1750-9.1 cranes install glass roof:Tandem hoist at Erding thermal water world complex

A new glass roof was recently installed at Erding thermal water world complex (Therme Erding). Two new Liebherr LTM 1750-9.1 mobile cranes were used for this job. The total area of the roof structure is 2,600 m² and it was ho-isted into position in two segments. The heaviest load totalled 203 tonnes including hooks and cross beams.

190 tonne truss on the hook.Felbermayr is building a hangar at Schwechat Airport using Liebherr machines

The Felbermayr Group erected the steel skeleton for a new hangar at Schwechat Airport in Vienna using five Liebherr mobile cranes. The heaviest single component weighed in at 190 tonnes - a gigantic truss some 100 metres in length.

Liebherr at the IFAT 2014 in Munich, Germany

The Liebherr stand at the IFAT 2014, the world's leading trade fair for water, sewage, waste and raw materials management, which takes place from 5th to 9th May 2014 in Munich, is located in hall C3, No. 243/ 344.

Liebherr at the Expomin 2014 mining trade show in Chile

The Liebherr Group is attending the Expomin 2014 international trade show for the mining industry in Santiago, Chile from April 21-25.

Liebherr at the 2014 mining trade show Expomin in Chile

The Liebherr Group attends the 2014 international trade show for the mining industry “Expomin” in Santiago de Chile (Chile), which takes place from April 21-25.

Liebherr Mining Equipment Newport News Co. Awarded the 2014 Award for Excellence by the Balanced Scorecard Institute

The company received this award for the development and deployment of a comprehensive strategic planning and management system in order to affect company-wide transformation and change.

Liebherr Mining Equipment Newport News Co. Awarded the 2014 Award for Excellence by the Balanced Scorecard Institute

The company received the Award for Excellence by the Balanced Scorecard Institute for the development and deployment of a comprehensive strategic planning and management system in order to affect company-wide transformation and change.