News and press releases

Liebherr in Ehingen switches to climate-neutral HVO fuel

From September 2021, Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH will power its mobile and crawler cranes exclusively using pure HVO fuel. HVO fuels which comply with standard EN 15940 with a base of hydrated vegetable oils and other synthetic fuels produced using renewable energies can make a valuable contribution to reducing global emissions of greenhouse gases. All Liebherr engines up to the 560 KW power class are approved for operation with HVO.

Successful joint venture in China

The joint venture Zhejiang Liebherr Zhongche Transportation Systems in China can look back at already 15 years of successful activities.

50th Liebherr machine delivered for Mainka

Mainka Bau GmbH & Co. KG, a leading specialist company for industrial construction projects from Lingen, is extending its fleet. This year the company is investing in 17 new Liebherr earthmoving machines, which are to be delivered in 2021. A long-term and trusting partnership links Liebherr and Mainka. The delivery of the 50th Liebherr machine was celebrated recently in the new head office of Mainka Bau GmbH & Co. KG.

Bruns Kranvermietung based in Lüneburg takes delivery of its first Liebherr mobile crane

Bruns Kranvermietung GmbH based in Lüneburg has taken delivery of its first Liebherr mobile crane, an LTM 1070-4.2. The mobility, flexibility and technical innovations on the Liebherr 70 tonne crane persuaded the company to buy it. Simpler driving permits with a 10 tonne axle load and the VarioBase® variable supporting base were major criteria behind the northern German company ordering its first mobile crane from Liebherr.

Chasing the cold

Refrigeration technology is everywhere: in the home, in supermarkets, in the office, in manufacturing, in museums or in operating theatres,. It provides the latest in precision control; from ambient comfort and fresh food through to cold storage and super-freezing for sensitive, life-saving medical products and vaccines.

Liebherr welcomes HAECO as new partner for heat exchanger servicing

Liebherr-Aerospace includes MRO service provider HAECO as newest member in its global heat exchangers servicing network.

Liebherr to present its latest innovations at MINExpo 2021

Liebherr will showcase its latest innovative equipment, technology, and services for the mining industry at MINExpo International® in Las Vegas, USA, from September 13–15, 2021. Covering a total area of more than 28,000 sq. ft (2,600m2), Liebherr booth #7627 will present advancements from its Mining, Mobile Cranes, and Components product segments.

Premiere – prefabricated constructions specialist Pekabex invests in Liebherr mobile crane

“This is our company’s very first mobile crane. We have never had this type of machine before”, says Grzegorz Dużyński. He is Head of the Assembly Department at Polish prefabricated constructions specialist Pekabex. The group has had a Liebherr LTM 1160-5.2 available to it since the start of May 2021. Pekabex is one of the leading manufacturers of prefabricated constructions and concrete components in Poland.

On the road to the digital transformation in production: Liebherr collaborating with startup

Liebherr is actively involved in a development program for startups that is being run by Bosch: The Bosch Startup Harbour. The purpose is to support talented teams in the development of their first business concept. Liebherr's collaboration with Bosch is aimed at shaping the factory of the future together with a startup on the basis of a specific application. At the same time, Liebherr sees this new collaboration format as an opportunity to gain external input and for testing and validating new technologies. This should accelerate the innovation process.

Two top class models – column loaded by Liebherr tandem hoist

A new Liebherr LTM 1650-8.1 met up with its predecessor, the LTM 1500-8.1 (over 600 of which were manufactured) recently to load an enormous column in the River Rhine port of Andernach. Together, the two 8-axle cranes placed the 43 metre steel cylinder on a barge.

Liebherr implements new field tech team to enhance support for service technicians, installers, dealers & distributors

Liebherr implements new field tech team to enhance support for service technicians, installers, dealers & distributors

French Minister Delegate for Transport visits Liebherr

Jean-Baptiste Djebbari, the French Minister Delegate for Transport at the Ministry of Ecological Transition visited the Toulouse site of Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS on 8 July 2021 as part of a ministerial visit to the Occitanie region. An opportunity for Liebherr-Aerospace to present its product development strategy, which aims to prepare for the technological future of the company, meet environmental challenges such as the zero-carbon aircraft, and continue to pursue the diversification strategy it has been committed to for several years.

Transnacional adds used LTM 1500-8.1 to its crane fleet

Crane and passenger transport contractor Transnacional has taken delivery of a used Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1 mobile crane. The 8-axle 500 tonne crane was supplied by Liebherr-Ibérica, S.L from Spain to the company based in the north-east of Brazil. The versatility of the LTM 1500-8.1 and the company’s deep confidence in the Liebherr brand were the main criteria behind the decision.

Liebherr-Aerospace puts a new machining center integrating a Liebherr robot into operation

Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS, Liebherr’s center of excellence for air management systems, has put into operation at its production site in Campsas (France), a new high capacity five-axis machining center featuring a state-of-the-art rotary pallet loading system. Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH, Liebherr’s center of excellence for gear technology and automation systems, supplied the robot. This innovation allows Liebherr-Aerospace to strengthen and modernize its production capacities and opens the door for Liebherr-Verzahntechnik to enter the aerospace market.

Everything remote: Distance not an issue for Liebherr

Remote products are the topic of the hour and due to the Covid-19 pandemic in greater demand than ever. All the better that the Liebherr Group has been working for a long time on such innovative solutions and is able to offer its customers appropriate products for various applications – for remote maintenance as well as for collaboration with local technicians.

Ten new Liebherr wheeled excavators for Julius Berger

Julius Berger has ordered ten more Liebherr A 920 Litronic wheeled excavators . In the past year the company purchased 30 earthmoving machines, including nine Liebherr wheeled excavators of the same type. The machines are to be used in the future for large-scale projects in Nigeria. The acceptance of the first five machines of the current order recently took place in Kirchdorf an der Iller.

Liebherr joins eFuel Alliance

Liebherr joined the eFuel Alliance e.V. on 1st of June 2021. The initiative, founded in 2020, is committed to the development and promotion of the worldwide production of synthetic fuels from renewable energies and their application in many areas. As the first representative from the off-highway sector, Liebherr, together with more than 135 companies and associations, is pursuing the goal of promoting the production and broad acceptance of eFuels as an alternative fuel in order to make a joint contribution to climate protection. Liebherr's membership demonstrates the Group's technology-open and future-oriented approach to research, development and promotion of alternative drive concepts.

1,300 maritime cranes – from Rostock to the world

Since the start of production in 2005, Liebherr-MCCtec Rostock GmbH has manufactured and delivered over 1,000 maritime cranes. Today, the numerous mobile harbour, ship and offshore cranes are in use in over 100 countries on all continents. Now the 1,300th crane has left the Rostock premises to its destination in Ghana.