News and press releases

A togetherness that transcends borders – 7 Liebherr pioneers and their stories

From pursuing adventurous international assignments to childhood dreams come true, seven inspiring biographies showcase what is possible at Liebherr.

Keeping the team on track

Life on a mine site is non-stop. This is why our workshop logistics coordinators, like Cindi Patroni of Liebherr-Australia, are invaluable.

Digging for knowledge with Liebherr Mining

Within the mining industry, Liebherr has a reputation for manufacturing high-quality equipment that delivers excellent onsite performance and reliability. However, for customers to achieve optimal results with their Liebherr machines, it’s imperative that their people on the ground receive the right training to both operate and maintain this equipment. This is where people like Alexandre Pontes come in.

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.

Liebherr Indonesia’s first female technician

Liebherr Indonesia hired its first female technician, Alicia Nelwan, in September 2022 which marked another step forward for the company’s commitment to gender parity in the workplace. Alicia is a mechanical engineering graduate who specialises in rail vehicles. The challenges and opportunities that the mining industry can provide have always fascinated Alicia and the Liebherr Group – with the company’s focus on encouraging employee passions and offering a stable working environment – was the perfect fit.

After electrifying visitors at Bauma: What's next for the Battery-Electric Arocs truck mixer?

The future of the truck mixer is electric. For several years now, Liebherr has been offering truck mixers with electric drum drive in the ETM-series, and fully electric truck mixers are also part of the range. At Bauma 2022, Liebherr-Mischtechnik GmbH presented the next development step in cooperation with Mercedes-Benz Trucks and the Paul Group: the prototype of the first electrified Arocs, the "Battery-Electric Arocs". What´s next for the prototype? We asked Alexander Pifko, developer of the ETM at Liebherr, and Nico Müller, product manager at Liebherr.

New in Lindau and Biberach: Liebherr-Electronics and Drives GmbH

With the advancing electrification and digitalisation of the industrial and aviation sectors, the areas of electric drive technology, electronics and control technology are also becoming increasingly important. From now on, Liebherr has been bundling these core competencies in a new company, Liebherr-Electronics and Drives GmbH.

Concrete mixing plant as a modular system: With modular solutions on the construction site

At Bauma 2022, Liebherr presents the new generation of concrete mixing plants, which replaces several predecessor series at once. Jürgen Forster, production manager for mixing plants, and Henrik Utoft, Team leader loading and shipping, explain the advantages and functionality of the new modular concrete mixing plant in this interview.

Liebherr continues successful cooperation with start-ups

Liebherr appoints Dr. Tim Gerhardt as new Managing Director of Liebherr USA, Co.

Dr. Tim Gerhardt, an experienced business executive within the Liebherr Group has joined Liebherr USA. Co. as one of the new Managing Directors for the U.S. operations. Dr. Tim Gerhardt shares Liebherr USA, Co. executive responsibilities with Kai Friedrich, Managing Director for Liebherr USA, Co. and Divisional Director for the construction equipment product segment in Newport News, VA.

Liebherr-France SAS: Christophe Sanchez replaces Martin Schickel as Director General

It is the end of an era, both for the general management of Liebherr-France SAS and for the entire Liebherr Group. Martin Schickel is retiring after more than 44 years with the company. He is handing over the reins to the person who already replaced him as General Director of Liebherr-Location-France SAS in June 2020: Christophe Sanchez.

Liebherr USA. Co. launches partnership with Advance Technical Institute in new Co-op program for service technicians

The new Co-op program offers a unique opportunity for students in Advance Technical Institute’s (ATI) Heavy Vehicle Technology program to train and get hands on experience with Liebherr construction equipment.

Liebherr USA, Co. announces new Managing Director

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.