News and press releases

First Liebherr crane for DB Port – LRT rough-terrain crane will be used for loading work

Polish company DB Port Szczecin has invested in a new Liebherr LRT 1090-2.1. The rough-terrain crane will be used for loading goods and is the first Liebherr crane for the company. Quality, lifting capacity, efficiency and functionality were the main factors behind the purchase decision.

Two Cranes with One Mission: Lifting Operation in the Tatra Mountains

Two Liebherr cranes joined forces for a spectacular bridge lift in the Tatra Mountains, Poland. The LR 1300 and the LTM 1160-5.1 convinced as a well-coordinated team during the trial of strength. Liebherr’s quality was also relied upon for the deep foundation work.

Used Liebherr LR 1750 is now the largest crawler crane of Fratelli Paradiso

New colour, new owner, proven quality: Italian crane rental company Fratelli Paradiso S.R.L. has purchased a used crawler crane LR 1750 from Liebherr, which will in future be used for the assembly of wind turbines.

Weiland adds Liebherr LTM 1450-8.1 mobile crane to its fleet

Weiland Kran und Transport GmbH has extended its fleet with a new Liebherr LTM 1450-8.1 mobile crane. The company attaches a great deal of value to the fast set-up times and great flexibility of its new eight-axle crane. Weiland will be taking delivery of another new Liebherr mobile crane in April. The new four-axle LTM 1090-4.2 was ordered as a result of its extremely attractive economical features.

Liebherr MK 140 mobile construction crane receives IFOY AWARD

Liebherr has won the International Intralogistics and Forklift Truck of the Year (IFOY) Award with its MK 140 mobile construction crane. The five-axle crane underwent various tests for a week prior to submission before a jury of around 30 experts. The mobile construction crane can be seen at the CeMAT, the world’s leading trade fair for intralogistics, in Hanover from 23 to 27 April, 2018.

Meister takes delivery of new Liebherr LTM 1060-3.1 mobile crane

The demands on the boom systems for installing glass facades are changing. Meister GmbH based in Dieburg is increasingly receiving orders which require the boom to have a higher lifting capacity and an extended length. That was reason enough for the crane specialist to add to its mobile crane fleet so as to react to market demand. As a result of its frequent jobs on high-rise buildings in constricted areas, Meister GmbH decided to buy a new Liebherr LTM 1060-3.1 mobile crane. Claudia Meister, the owner and Managing Director, and Jens Ochmann, Technical & Organisation Manager, took delivery of the new 60-tonne crane at the Liebherr Plant in Ehingen.

18 new Liebherr mobile cranes expand operational base of Rezayat Sparrow

Liebherr has received a major order from Rezayat Sparrow: the company based in Saudi Arabia has ordered 18 new Liebherr mobile cranes to mark its 40th anniversary. The order includes LTM mobile cranes from 70 tonnes to 500 tonnes capacity. The first cranes from the order were already delivered in January.

Regel modernising its crane fleet with new Liebherr mobile crane LTM 1500-8.1

Albert Regel GmbH was on the lookout for a new 500-tonne crane for its Germany-wide rental business. The specialist for heavy haulage, crane and assembly logistics is already operating two Liebherr mobile cranes of type LTM 1500-8.1 in its fleet. Besides good experience, the service provided by Liebherr played a crucial role in the purchase decision. The older of the two Liebherr 500-tonne cranes will be replaced by a new one. In comparison to the 14 year old crane, the new 8-axle machine comes with telescopic guying and the option of fully disassembling the telescopic boom.

Scholl expands fleet with a Liebherr LTM 1070-4.2 mobile crane

Karl Scholl GmbH based in Heidelberg took delivery of a new LTM 1070-4.2 in mid-March. The 50 metre telescopic boom was a major criterion in deciding in favour of the 70-tonne crane from Liebherr. Managing Director Yvonne Scholl and her partner Andreas Merkel, who is responsible for external technical services, travelled to the manufacturing plant in Ehingen to take delivery of the new crane.

It's all about the mix – Liebherr crawler crane erects mixing plant

A Liebherr LR 11000 crawler crane operated by heavy haulage and transport contractor Emil Egger AG installed a silo with a capacity of 470 cubic metres in Oberriet, a Swiss municipality on the border with Austria. The Betomat 5/470 mixing plant it installed is also manufactured by the Liebherr Group.

"Grand Paris" – Liebherr involved in outstanding project of the century

Paris is growing. Massively. In 2016 the French capital and the surrounding départements were merged to form the "Metropole du Grand Paris" administrative unit. A total of 10 million people live in this enormous metropolis and there are plans to modernise and massively extend its infrastructure over the next few decades. 200 kilometres of underground railway including 68 new stations are planned, some of which are already under construction. The order books of crane contractors are filling rapidly.

Liebherr LR 1500 crawler crane dismantles tunnel drilling machine on Sicily

Strong, compact and simple – the perfect description of the Liebherr LR 1500 in three words. And it was precisely these features which were required to dismantle a large tunnel drilling machine on Sicily. The 500-tonne crawler crane operated by Italian crane contractor Gradito completed the dismantling of this enormous drilling machine as part of a two-month contract for widening a major road.

New Liebherr LTM 1450-8.1 mobile crane delivers strength and flexibility

The Ingolstadt site of crane contractor BKL Baukran Logistik has had a new Liebherr LTM 1450-8.1 mobile crane since February. The first job for the brand-new eight-axle crane, the dismantling of a 75 metre construction crane, was perfect for it. The 85 metre telescopic boom on the LTM 1450-8.1 meant that no extra equipment was required for this job. After a set-up time of less than two hours during the night, the team from BKL Ingolstadt was able to start dismantling the top-slewing crane in the morning.

A Further LR 1250 Enhances Crane Fleet and Convinces During Works Expansion

The company Dornseiff expands its fleet with a crawler crane type LR 1250. Both the continuously variable main boom of the Liebherr crane and the possibility of increasing lifting capacity were huge advantages on the jobsite for the works expansion of the lighting manufacturer Osram in Regensburg, where Dornseiff’s new crawler crane was deployed.

A Further LR 1250 Enhances Crane Fleet and Convinces During Works Expansion

The company Dornseiff expands its fleet with a crawler crane type LR 1250. Both the continuously variable main boom of the Liebherr crane and the possibility of increasing lifting capacity were huge advantages on the jobsite for the works expansion of the lighting manufacturer Osram in Regensburg, where Dornseiff’s new crawler crane was deployed.

Three new Liebherr mobile cranes for Gruas Leman

Spanish crane rental contractor Gruas Leman took delivery of three new mobile cranes at the Liebherr Plant in Ehingen. The LTM 1130-5.1, LTM 1200-5.1 and LTM 1300-6.2 cranes will help the company based in Tarragona to modernise its crane fleet and the strengthen its market position.

First ever Liebherr LTM 1070-4.2 fire service crane delivered to Taiwan

Lian Zheng has invested in an LTM 1070-4.2 fire service crane from Liebherr and has imported the first ever of these special cranes to Taiwan. The crane and heavy haulage contractor has nine mobile cranes in its all-Liebherr fleet. Company proprietor Kuo-Pao Wu and his wife Shu-Chin Wu Ho took the opportunity to travel to Ehingen to take delivery of the crane in person.

M-Kran takes delivery of another Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1 mobile crane

Crane company M-Kran took delivery of a Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1 mobile crane in December. This is the second crane of this type in the fleet as the Liebherr 500-tonne machine is in particularly high demand in Russia. The 8-axle 500-tonne mobile crane represents an expansion in the Moscow company's fleet in this load capacity class. The LTM 1500-8.1 is now the fourth mobile crane that Liebherr has delivered to M-Kran this year.