News and press releases

Kai Friedrich appointed new Managing Director of Liebherr USA, Co.

Liebherr is pleased to announce the appointment of Kai Friedrich as Managing Director of Liebherr USA, Co., the sales and service organization based in Newport News, Virginia. Friedrich will be taking over the role previously held by Peter Mayr.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

“VarioBase® is the Ferrari of crane support systems”

Hildesheim-based K&W Autokrane GmbH & CO.KG has a fleet of eight mobile cranes. To date, an LTM 1030-2.1 and a compact LTC 1050-3.1 were its only machines bearing the Liebherr logo. Now the company has ordered three LTM mobile cranes from the Ehingen-based crane manufacturer. The reason behind the change of manufacturer – the extremely successful VarioBase® crane support system.

Klema expands fleet with Liebherr LTM 1110-5.1 mobile crane

Klema Kranverleih GmbH based in Oberschleissheim has taken delivery of a new Liebherr LTM 1110-5.1 mobile crane. The new 110-tonne model will expand the Bavarian company’s fleet. The main factors behind the decision included the high performance and great variability of the LTM 1110-5.1 in terms of axle loads and transport weight.

First job in the Netherlands – Sarens erects wind turbines using Liebherr LR 11000 crawler crane

Global green and heavy haulage contractor Sarens, whose head office is in Wolvertem, Belgium, took delivery of a new LR 11000 crawler crane from Liebherr in the spring. For its first job, the new 1000 tonne crane was assembled at Oostpolder wind farm, which is currently being built to the south of the Dutch port of Eemshaven. Sarens received the order from there to erect Enercon E-136 EP5 wind turbines with a hub height of 155 metres.

ALL relies on two Liebherr cranes for dual pick at bridge in Cleveland

Building bridges is never an easy job. Especially if this bridge runs over busy railway tracks. ALL Crane, one of the largest crane rental companies in the United States, relies on Liebherr cranes to place the bridge span in an ambitious time frame. The LTM 1450-8.1 and the LTM 1250-6.1 mobile cranes were the cranes of choice for this project in Cleveland, Ohio.

Liebherr mobile crane helps place explosives at a height of 140 metres

Two sites from a single location – whilst preparing explosives to demolish a coal-fired power station in Lünen, North Rhine-Westphalia, the Liebherr mobile crane was working on another site at the same time due to high time pressure. Fitted with a luffing lattice jib with a maximum length of 91 metres, the new LTM 1650-8.1 from Bergheim-based crane contractor Wasel GmbH had to hoist explosives experts up to a platform on the chimney of the decommissioned power plant at a height of 140 metres. Façade components on the boilerhouse also had to be removed at the same time using radii of up to 80 metres.

Only truck-mounted cranes in the fleet – Krösche takes delivery of Liebherr LTF-1045 4.1 crane

Krösche-Kran Service GmbH has established itself as a special contractor for assembling prefabricated houses. The company’s headquarters are in Holzminden, Lower Saxony and exclusively uses telescopic cranes mounted on a standard truck chassis for its work throughout Germany. Liebherr handed over the second LTF 1045-4.1 truck-mounted telescopic crane this year to Krösche-Kran in May. They will replace old cranes in the fleet.

Three new Liebherr mobile cranes for Coamtra-Symco

Coamtra-Symco, a family-run company based in Argentina, has taken delivery of three new Liebherr mobile cranes. Its two new 5-axle cranes, an LTM 1230-5.1 and an 1250-5.1 were delivered to Buenos Aires at the start of this year. An LTM 1120-4.1 will arrive in June at the company’s base in Montevideo, Uruguay. Aspects of safety, economy and versatility were among the criteria behind Coamtra-Symco’s decision to buy the three cranes.

Fourth Liebherr crawler crane in a year – Al Faris takes delivery of LR 1500

Al Faris has increased its crawler crane portfolio by taking delivery of four Liebherr crawler cranes in just twelve months. The latest purchase by the Dubai-based crane contractor is an LR 1500. It follows LR 1400, LR 1600/2 and LR 1800-1.0 cranes. High lifting capacities with compact dimensions designed for economical transport were the main criteria behind the decision to buy the Liebherr 500 tonne crane.

Liebherr fast-erecting crane on the island of Mainau

A Liebherr L1-24 fast-erecting crane is being used to ensure the fastest possible rebuilding of a collapsed heritage wall on the island of Mainau. From the outset, special emphasis has been placed on ensuring that the island’s tourism trade won’t be affected.

Darcy Pacheco erects monumental statue of Christ using two Liebherr LTM 1220 5.2 mobile cranes

The largest statue on the country is currently being erected in Encantado, a town with a population of 22,000 located 145 kilometres north west of the regional capital of Porto Alegre. At a height of 43 metres, it will be five metres higher than the famous statue of Christ in Rio de Janeiro. Crane and heavy haulage contractor Darcy Pacheco used two Liebherr LTM 1220-5.2 mobile cranes to erect the monument.

Structural Unlimited‘s LR 1300.1 SX crawler crane provided high lifting capabilities for construction of the new CHKD Mental Healthcare facility parking garage