News and press releases

Liebherr-Werk Ehingen celebrates 50-year anniversary

On 22 February 1969 Hans Liebherr founded Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH. Customers use the company's mobile and crawler cranes worldwide in numerous industries. Within the Liebherr Group, Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH operates as a divisional controlling company for mobile cranes.

Superior Rigging and Erecting Co. makes the tough look easy at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Fla. expansion with the Liebherr LR1300 SX Crawler Crane

Facilitated by a Liebherr LR 1300 SX Crawler Crane, Superior Rigging & Erecting Co., takes pride in being the awarded contractor for erecting the steel structure for the new Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida.

Between wind turbines and railway bridges – Wiesbauer completes all sorts of projects using a Liebherr crawler crane

Crane contractor Wiesbauer, based between Stuttgart and Heilbronn, has been operating a Liebherr LR 11000 crawler crane since autumn 2017. The company operates on a nationwide basis and has five sites in Baden-Württemberg, concentrating on heavy haulage and industrial assembly work in addition to its classic crane business. The new 1000 tonne crawler crane is currently the most powerful machine in the crane contractor’s fleet. Whilst the LR 11000 initially exclusively tackled jobs in the wind industry, the large crane has now also shown what it can do for the first time on an infrastructure project.

Soon with over 400 Liebherr mobile cranes in its fleet:
Al Faris places major order

Liebherr has received another major order from Al Faris Equipment Rentals. The crane rental company based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, has ordered a further 36 mobile cranes worth around 25 million euros. The order includes twelve cranes from the new Liebherr LRT rough terrain crane series. Four new LTM 1230-5-1 cranes have also been ordered.

Superior Rigging and Erecting Co. uses LR1300 SX Crawler Crane in expansion of the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino

Facilitated by a Liebherr LR 1300 SX Crawler Crane, Superior Rigging & Erecting Co., takes pride in being awarded contractor for erecting the steel structure for the new Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida.

E-learning – Liebherr explores new way for training mobile crane operators

Liebherr will present a new product for digital mobile crane operator training in 2019 at its Bauma exhibition stand. It is a joint product from e-learning production company Krassmann Produktion GmbH, lawyer Dr. Rudolf Saller and Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH.

Higher Safety, Easier Handling: the Latest Generation of Liebherr´s Crawler Crane type LR 1300 SX

At this year’s Bauma Liebherr Werk Nenzing GmbH presents the LR 1300 SX of the new generation. The crawler crane impresses with many innovative assistance systems, which both increase operational safety as well as simplify handling. With the new cabin design, the crane appears in elegant design and with many features for high operator comfort.

Four premieres from the Liebherr Mobile Cranes Division for the Bauma – focussing on high performance and economy

Liebherr will unveil four new products from its Mobile Cranes Product Division at the Bauma event. These new cranes feature high performance, economy and flexibility thanks to the consistent advanced development of successful technologies.

Mediaco places its trust in Liebherr for purchasing two used lattice boom cranes

Repaired and repainted, with new signwriting and a warranty – Mediaco purchased two used lattice boom cranes from manufacturer Liebherr, an 8-year old LR 1600/2 crawler crane and a 9-year old LG 1750 mobile crane. The lower investment for used cranes and the fact that Liebherr cranes hold their value so well were also important criteria behind the decision.

MSG Krandienst GmbH extends its heavy duty fleet with Liebherr LTM 1450-8.1 mobile crane

Baden-based crane and heavy haulage contractor MSG Krandienst GmbH has expanded its fleet of large cranes with an LTM 1450-8.1. MSG says the reasons behind the decision include the fact that the Liebherr 450-tonne crane successfully combines a high lifting capacity, a very long telescopic boom and fast set-up time.

Saving time: with Liebherr mobile crane LTM 1450-8.1 in cement plant

The components of a Liebherr 172 EC-B Litronic tower crane had to be hoisted to a height of 82 metres during its erection in a cement plant in Erwitte. This was a perfect job for the new Liebherr LTM 1450-8.1 mobile crane owned by Franz Bracht Kran-Vermietung GmbH.

Anything’s possible with Liebherr’s VarioBase® and VarioBallast®

A Liebherr LTM 1250-5.1 mobile crane dismantled a construction crane in the old town of Landshut in Bavaria in very difficult conditions. The innovative features of VarioBase® and VarioBallast® were essential for setting up the crane in a narrow alley. The work was carried out by Landshut-based Kran-Maier.

Weldex extends fleet with new Liebherr crawler cranes

Scottish crane contractor Weldex is the largest crawler crane rental company in Great Britain. The company is continuing to extend its fleet and over the last two years has ordered 23 new crawler cranes from Liebherr. Their lifting capacities range from 60 to 1000 tonnes.

Liebherr LR 1800-1.0 crawler crane proved with 560-tonne test load

Liebherr unveiled its new crawler crane, the LR 1800-1.0 at its customer days 2018 in June. Towards the end of November it had to prove its strength by hoisting its first large test load as part of the prototype testing procedure. The new crawler crane managed the 560 tonnes on its 84 metre main boom with derrick system with a radius of 12 metres.

“Together. Now & Tomorrow.”: Liebherr at Bauma 2019

From 8-14 April, Liebherr will give attendees of Bauma 2019 a unique chance to experience its latest innovations first-hand, which range from construction machines, material handling, mining and components. Visitors can look forward to seeing many new technologies and other practical innovations at Liebherr’s 14,000 m2 outdoor stand (809-813) and its indoor stand in hall A4, number 326.

Hoisted into the winter break

One hundred thousand visitors stream to the small town of Ralswiek on the island of Rügen every summer. Every year, fascinating stories about the famous pirate Klaus Störtebeker are played out in great detail on a natural stage on the banks of the Jasmunder Bodden, a lagoon measuring almost 100 square kilometres near the island in the Baltic Sea. After the play season, the cogs used by the theatre are hoisted onto land and protected for winter. A Liebherr LTM 1100-5.2 mobile crane recently had these replica Hansa vessels on its hook.

Crane Deliveries in New Zealand

Liebherr-Australia Mobile and Crane Divisions experienced a successful year in 2018 supporting our existing and new customers in New Zealand.

Liebherr VarioTray shows its value in a race against time

Construction work on rail tracks which require railway traffic to be postponed for a limited time generally have one thing in common – massive time pressure. The essential thing is that the trains start moving again on schedule after the end of the planned track closure. The installation of a massive steel bridge over a rail track in Altenburger Land (Thuringia) was completed faster than scheduled – the VarioTray detachable ballast system on the LR 1750/2 crawler crane used for the job saved around 90 minutes compared to conventional suspended ballast.