News and press releases

At the harbour’s edge: a challenging mission for Liebherr’s mobile crane in Mallorca

A Liebherr LTM 1650-8.1 mobile crane dismantles the 72-meter aluminum mast of a super yacht at the Port of Palma de Mallorca.

Night shift in Luxembourg: Liebherr crane duo lifts 92-tonne motorway bridge

The A3 is a very busy motorway that links Luxembourg and France. In the course of its six-lane expansion, several bridges need to be widened – the Pont Berchem is one of them. ATS Cranes from Luxembourg, a branch of Steil Kranarbeiten based in Trier, together with other business partners, was awarded the contract and lifted the five bridge sections with its Liebherr LTM 1650-8.1 and LTM 1300-6.3 crane duo at the end of September 2023.

Training at Liebherr: pursuing a new chapter in life with unwavering commitment

In September, Liebherr welcomed over 400 new trainees at various Group sites in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and France. The range of apprenticeships at Liebherr is wide, but no matter the product segment – whether technical or commercial – skilled young talents are taking the next steps in pursuing a new chapter in their lives. Liebherr offers the ideal environment and conditions for this.

28^th Liebherr in 29 years: Ullrich Krane adds an LTM 1250-5.1 to its fleet

Ullrich Krane GmbH has taken delivery of a Liebherr LTM 1250-5.1 mobile crane. The 250-tonne machine replaces a 6-axle LTM 1250-6.1 that has served the company faithfully for nine years. The new 5-axle crane is the 28th crane that the Chemnitz-based company has bought from Liebherr during its 29 year history. The crane rental company has almost exclusively operated Liebherr mobile cranes since it opened for business.

Zero emission, full power: The world's first LTC 1050-3.1E goes to Mammoet

The globally operating Dutch crane and heavy haulage company Mammoet has taken delivery of the first electrically driven Liebherr mobile crane. The LTC 1050-3.1E is equipped with an electric motor in addition to the conventional drive. Crane movements can thus optionally be carried out using electricity. The new variant of the compact Liebherr 50-tonner thus contributes to CO₂ reduction and meets the requirements for operation on "zero emission" construction sites.

Next-generation LICCON3 control: RIGA MAINZ receives one of the very first LTM 1110-5.2 cranes

Liebherr is delivering the first ten LTM 1110-5.2 cranes equipped with the new LICCON3 crane control to customers in Europe. All prototype tests are now complete and the series production stage has been reached. Liebherr will incorporate the crane operators' experience of working with the new crane type under real-world operating conditions into its series production process. The crane and heavy haulage contractor RIGA MAINZ has taken delivery of one of the first LTM 1110-5.2 machines.

Liebherr USA, Co. awarded heavy construction equipment Sourcewell contract

Liebherr USA, Co. has been awarded a cooperative purchasing contract in the heavy construction equipment category at Sourcewell.

LTM 1750-9.1 in action in Cologne: balcony renovation at the Axa high-rise building

Once a showcase project and, at the planning stage, even Europe’s tallest residential building – the Axa high-rise on the banks of the Rhine in Cologne was completed in 1973 and still provides accommodation for around 1,000 people on 43 of its 45 floors. As the building’s exposed aggregate concrete balconies have been dilapidated for some time, they are now being removed and replaced. An LTM 1750-9.1 and, as an auxiliary crane, an LTM 1150-5.3 were brought in to prepare the work site.

Global Wind Projects and Global Crane Services expand their crane fleet with a Liebherr LG 1750

Global Wind Projects, a leading UK provider of crane and installation services for wind turbines, has joined forces with its sister company Global Crane Services to strengthen their joint crane fleet with a Liebherr LG 1750. The 750-tonne lattice boom mobile crane, which combines the performance of a crawler crane with the mobility of an all-terrain mobile crane, joins an LG 1750 and LR 1750 crawler crane, as well as over 60 mobile cranes with lifting capacities ranging from 25 to 750 tonnes in the Global fleet, and will help the company to meet growing demand from the wind industry in the UK and Ireland.

First new Liebherr mobile construction crane for Poland

An MK 88-4.1 mobile construction crane is the first new machine from the MK series in Poland. The company Piomar sp. z o.o. owns several mobile cranes built at Liebherr’s Ehingen site and has also decided in favour of Swabian manufacturing for its new taxi crane.

Liebherr crawler cranes build second largest wind farm in Switzerland

In an eight-week operation, two Liebherr crawler cranes from Emil Egger AG, based in St. Gallen, Switzerland, have erected the country's second largest wind farm. The six turbines now installed, manufactured by Enercon, are expected to produce 22 million kilowatt hours of electricity annually. An LR 11000 as well as an LR 1700-1.0 have completed the wind turbines, which are almost 140 metres high.

Liebherr LTM 1150-5.3 allows hotel to stay open during construction work

In Homburg, Saarland, the company Steil Kranarbeiten GmbH & Co KG has made it possible for the Schlossberg Hotel to stay open during construction work at the site by using a Liebherr LTM 1150-5.3 mobile crane. No other mobile crane in the required load class would have been compact enough to achieve this feat. Access to the hotel for guests, suppliers and, above all, emergency vehicles had to be guaranteed at all times.

Snell Crane Service sets higher standards with a Liebherr LTM 1120-4.1 mobile crane

Crane, Rigging, and Hauling experts, Snell Crane Service, took delivery of Liebherr’s LTM 1120-4.1 to futher expand their growing fleet and provide superior services in the Pacific North West.

WarnowKran takes delivery of its first mobile construction crane from Liebherr

The Rostock-based company WarnowKran Kranservice GmbH took delivery of its first mobile construction crane, a Liebherr MK 88-4.1, at its recent family day. This gave customers, partners, and interested visitors the opportunity to experience the crane live on site. By purchasing the MK, the company is further expanding its position as a crane solutions provider within the Baltic Sea region.

At the 40th Matexpo: Koen Ricaert takes delivery of new Liebherr mobile construction crane

The Belgian trade fair Matexpo is where the European construction industry meets every year, with a focus on road construction, civil engineering and construction vehicles. Liebherr factory dealer Van Der Spek was on hand to show a MK 88-4.1 mobile construction crane, an 81 K.1 fast-erecting crane and a 270 EC-B 12 tower crane, while Belgian company Koen Ricaert BV used the fair to add an MK 88-4.1 to its fleet.

Liebherr mobile construction crane on top form along major road

A construction site on a busy road is a tricky challenge in itself. When this also involved one of the most congested roads in Germany, the Mittlerer Ring in Munich, it was essential for the crane’s impact on traffic to be kept to a minimum. And this is where Liebherr’s MK 140 mobile construction crane really came into its own.

New Liebherr mobile and crawler cranes to expand Milplan fleet

In June, two new Liebherr LRT 1100-2.1 cranes arrived in Brazil. These rough-terrain mobile cranes are part of Milplan’s fleet expansion project. In addition, a new LTR 1100, a 100-tonne class telescopic crawler crane from Liebherr, completes Milplan’s order. These machines will be used for construction operations and electromechanical assembly projects, pipeline construction, maintenance shutdowns in mining, steel, energy, as well as the oil and gas industries.

Treffler strengthens crane fleet with Liebherr LTM 1350-6.1 mobile crane

Treffler GmbH has taken delivery of a new LTM 1350-6.1 from Liebherr. With the 350-tonner, the Bavarian company strengthens its crane fleet. The new mobile crane replaces an LTM 1300-6.1 and is Treffler's entry into the class of telescopic cranes with boom guying.