News and press releases

Première in Africa: Allied Crane Hire takes delivery of Liebherr LTM 1230-5.1 mobile crane

Liebherr has delivered the first LTM 1230-5.1 mobile crane to the African continent. It went to the crane and heavy transport company Allied Crane Hire, based in Cape Town, South Africa. The long telescopic boom of the 230-tonne crane and technical innovations such as VarioBallast®, VarioBase® and the Liebherr Single Engine Concept were important decision-making criteria.

Argonaut Gold secures four Liebherr dozers

One Liebherr PR 776 72 t / 79 ton dozer and three PR 766 53 t / 58 ton dozers have been purchased by Argonaut Gold for the Magino mine project in Canada. Partnering with Liebherr-Canada ensures that Argonaut Gold receives expert technical knowledge and experience to maximise the performance of the dozers through the long term.

Liebherr unveils latest additions to mining equipment portfolio

Liebherr has unveiled its latest innovative equipment, technology, and services for the mining industry at MINExpo International® in Las Vegas. The display at the expo, which includes products from Liebherr’s Mining, Components, as well as Mobile and Crawler Cranes product segments, showcases Liebherr’s cutting-edge developments improving operational safety, sustainability, and performance.

Liebherr presents rough-terrain crane LRT 1090-2.1 at MINExpo in Las Vegas

Liebherr is showcasing the LRT 1090-2.1 rough-terrain crane at MINExpo International® 2021 in Las Vegas from 13-15 September. The 100-US-ton (90 metric tonnes) crane was designed to deliver a high safety level. It is fitted as standard with an outrigger monitor, which automatically detects the support status and includes it in the crane control system. It is also delivered as standard with the VarioBase® variable support base, enhancing flexibility on site and increasing the crane’s lifting capacity.

Premiere: Scholpp acquires the first for-hire Liebherr MK 73-3.1 mobile construction crane

Ever since its successful launch back in spring, Liebherr’s MK 73-3.1 mobile construction crane has been gaining in popularity. The crane and transport service provider Scholpp, which has five branches across Baden-Württemberg, has now also opted for the ultra-manoeuvrable and flexible taxi crane. The new Liebherr crane will be the first of its kind to be part of a rental fleet in Germany.

Liebherr-Aerospace Customer Services score high in Latin America and the Caribbean region

Liebherr-Aerospace has received recognition from the Latin American & Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) as one of the 2021 top suppliers.

Allamanno: Liebherr wheel loader and crawler excavator in the French département of Hautes-Alpes

Allamanno has recently purchased an L 538 wheel loader and an R 922 crawler excavator. The machines meet all the customer's safety and quality requirements. In the future, they will work both in urban environments and in the preparation of ski slopes at higher altitudes.

LTM 1450-8.1 from Advanced Cranes dismantles weir in Victoria

The restricted set-up area for a crane made this job a real challenge – an LTM 1450-8.1 from Australian crane contractor Advanced Cranes and Rigging dismantled a weir in Maffra. The hoisting equipment on the 60 year old structure and its concrete bridge were replaced. The weir is on Macalister River, around 200 kilometres east of Melbourne.

The first Liebherr R 936 Compact crawler excavator on Corsica

The Lanfranchi company performs earthworks and rock filling work in the Porto-Vecchio region on the island of Corsica, as well as work on traffic routes and various pipeline networks. The company was looking for an excavator with a weight of approx. 35 tonnes so that it could also handle more complex projects. It was to be versatile, easy to handle in confined spaces and comfortable for the operator.

Looking towards the future

The Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority recently took delivery of new Liebherr mobile harbour crane technology. The port is already successfully operating two LHM 280 for bulk handling operation since many years and is now preparing for future challenges. A new LHM 550 will give TLCPA the opportunity to handle bigger grabs and heavier project cargo goods.

Third Liebherr L 586 XPower® wheel loader for the Rinsche gravel plant

Liebherr L 586 XPower® wheel loaders perform impressively in load-and-carry operations.

Economical in mining operations: third Liebherr L 586 XPower® wheel loader for the Rinsche gravel plant

In the Soest Börde in the heart of North Rhine-Westphalia, the Rinsche stone quarry extracts “German bluestone” and “Anröchter greenstone” also known as “Anröchter dolomite”. The Rinsche family business also mines large quantities of gravel. Three L 586 XPower® wheel loaders supplied by Liebherr play a significant part in this. The wheel loaders operate with impressively low consumption levels and high performance in load-and-carry operations they move up to 12 tonnes of limestone marl per loading cycle.

Smart support from Liebherr High-Top crane boosts production

Powerful, space-saving and solid – this is how Antonio Basso S.p.A, an Italian manufacturer of pre-cast concrete parts, describes the 1000 EC-H 50 Litronic crane from Liebherr. The crane moves pre-cast concrete parts weighing several tonnes on a daily basis at the company’s headquarters in Treviso and is intelligently networked with the ERP system there. The incline of the on-site crane track also played a pivotal role in opting for the new machine from Liebherr.

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Air conditioning systems from Liebherr on board Hungarian passenger trains

Air conditioning systems from Liebherr ensure a high level of travel comfort in long-distance trains of the Hungarian State Railways.

Liebherr: MK 88 Plus achieves 300 lifts in three days

An MK 88 Plus belonging to crane service provider Nolte Auto-Krane has completed a veritable lifting marathon as part of a structural inspection of the North Sea barrage near Husum. During its tough eight-week assignment, the Liebherr crane lifted more than 1,800 loads of various types. The placing of the stop gates alone entailed the machine completing 300 lifts in just three days.

Darcy Pacheco increases capacities with a new LTM 1750-9.1

Cargo handling and special transport company Darcy Pacheco Soluções de Peso received its newest mobile crane: the 800-tonne-capacity giant LTM 1750-9.1 arrived in Brazil on June, 10th. Here the 9-axle-crane debuts its operations in maintenance of a thermoelectric plant in the northeast of the country. Darcy Pacheco ordered the heavy-duty crane with telescopic boom extension and 91 metre luffing jib.

The company Nouvelles Carrières d’Alsace (N.C.A) once again opts for Liebherr quality

Nouvelles Carrières d'Alsace was on the lookout for a new Liebherr excavator as a replacement for its former R 944 C excavator. Following a final test phase, Nouvelles Carrières d'Alsace opted for the R 945 G8, which has the same digging power as the R 944 C.