News and press releases

World class – Team Liebherr plays at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium

Legendary football stadium Estadio Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid is currently being refurbished. It will reopen in 2022 in the form of a superb, ultra-modern stadium with a wide range of positive features. The professionals at Spanish championship record holders Real Madrid CF have therefore had to leave the pitch – to be replaced by a whole team of cranes and construction machinery, playing a fascinating game, featuring an LR 1800-1.0 from Eurogruas 2000 together with an LR 1600/2 and an LR 1600/2-W from Gruas Aguilar.

Wagstaff chooses 900 ton Liebherr LTM 1750-9.1 with new software upgrade for critical lift

A Liebherr LTM 1750-9.1 with a new crane software upgrade kit provided the lifting power for Wagstaff Crane Service during an expansion project at the Hunstman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah.

Order for 33 G-BKF armoured recovery and crane vehicles for the Bundeswehr completed

In June 2017, Liebherr received an order from the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) to deliver a total of 71 armoured mobile and recovery cranes worth around 150 million euros. The final two of the total of 33 type G-BKF armoured recovery cranes left the Liebherr plant in Ehingen on 10 December. The majority of the total of 38 type G-LTM armoured mobile cranes have also been delivered. The final six machines are scheduled for delivery in 2021.

12 crawler excavators for HM-Entreprenør A/S

The Danish company HM-Entreprenør is based just 1.5 km from the headquarters of the JMM Group, Liebherr’s Danish distributor. In 2017, HM-Entreprenør ordered 12 machines from Generation 6. Following the Bauma construction industry trade fair in 2019 in Munich, the company acquired 12 new Liebherr crawler excavators to replace Generation 6 excavators, and in early 2021 more excavators will be delivered.

Liebherr-Aerospace among the Best Suppliers of Embraer

Liebherr has been honored with Supplier Awards in two categories during this year’s Embraer Suppliers Conference.

ATR 42/72 Entry into Service – Liebherr with New Air Management System on Board

The new integrated air management system developed and manufactured by Liebherr-Aerospace entered into service with ASL Airlines Ireland – on behalf of FedEx – on December 15th, 2020, during the first commercial flight of ATR’s 42/72 aircraft family. The newly enhanced system improves on-board comfort for passengers and crew while at the same time substantially reducing operational costs.

100 Liebherr PR 776 mining dozers commissioned

Since its market launch in 2016, the world’s biggest hydrostatic dozer, the Liebherr PR 776, has achieved many successes and exceeded the expectations of Liebherr customers worldwide. Recently the Liebherr factory in Telfs, Austria celebrated the commissioning of 100 PR 776 Mining Dozers.

One million units per year for the first time

While the annual production volume in 2000 was still 14,000 units, it has now risen to one million units per year.

Bay Ltd. to take delivery of 15 new Liebherr cranes by December 2020

Bay Ltd., one of the largest privately owned crane companies in the United States, took delivery of 15 new Liebherr cranes in 2020 adding to the 45 Liebherr cranes already in their fleet.

MacKellar Group adds to T 264 fleet in Australia

Four Liebherr T 264 off-highway haul trucks will be added to Dawson Mine in Australia for customer MacKellar Mining.

Liebherr machines used for the construction of American landmarks

Changing our world, shaping the skylines of our cities: new architectural masterpieces are built every day. Liebherr machines are involved in the construction of many of them.

Liebherr Awarded by AVL Powertrain UK to Supply Double-stage Electric Turbochargers

Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse has been selected by AVL Powertrain UK Ltd., one of the largest private companies dedicated to the development of powertrain systems and test systems, to deliver 25 kW / 400 V double-stage electric turbochargers to support the development of a fuel cell electric demonstrator commercial vehicle in collaboration with Ford UK, as part of the APC UK project, Fuel-cell Commercial Vehicle Generation 1.0.

LR 11000 from Felbermayr unloads 450 tonne generator from barge

Austrian crane and heavy haulage contractor Felbermayr hoisted a 450 tonne generator off a barge in Herne using its Liebherr LR 11000 crawler crane. The 1000 tonne crane then placed the massive load on SPMTs (self-propelled modular transporters), which transported the generator to the extension of a nearby power plant.

Niederstätter expands sales and service activities for Liebherr tower cranes in Italy

Niederstätter AG, service provider for the construction industry, is now the official sales and service partner for Liebherr tower cranes in the whole region of Lombardy. Both companies look back on several decades of successful collaboration. Niederstätter has already been responsible for the sales of Liebherr tower cranes in the regions of Trentino-Alto Adige and Veneto as well as the province of Pordenone in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region, and operates multiple branches in the regions. In order to be close to customers in Lombardy, too, a service and training facility will open soon in Castelli Calepio near Bergamo.

Liebherr to Overhaul Landing Gears for Austrian Airlines

Liebherr-Aerospace has been selected by Austrian Airlines to overhaul the landing gears of the airline’s 17 Embraer E-Jet E195 aircraft. The first landing gear is expected to arrive end of December 2020, at Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH in Lindenberg (Germany), where the overhaul activities will be performed.

Liebherr’s new 1110-5.1 – an all-rounder in action

A new Liebherr LTM 1110-5.1 mobile crane was in action in Switzerland, replacing system components at a dry concrete production plant. The machine operated by Zaugg AG Rohrbach based in the Canton of Berne was one of the first of its kind to be delivered to customers. Zaugg uses the new mobile crane for a range of tasks including erecting construction cranes thanks to its 60 metre telescopic boom.

New alternative – using SPMTs as ballast trailers for Liebherr LR 11000 crawler crane

Liebherr has developed an interesting alternative for the derrick ballast of crawler cranes, working closely with global crane and heavy haulage contractor Sarens and heavy haulage vehicle manufacturer KAMAG – SPMTs from KAMAG are used as ballast trailers.

Lorban TP opts for performance, flexibility and comfort: Liebherr R 945

Lorban TP deals with the extraction and loading of limestone at the Carrières du Bassin de la Sambre (C.B.S.). These quarries produce 600,000 tonnes of limestone granulate annually for industry, construction and civil engineering.