News and press releases

Night shift at the steelworks

Modification of a large crane system at the ArcelorMittal steelworks in Eisenhüttenstadt – crane rental contractor H.-J. Nolte Auto-Krane based in Hanover travelled to the German-Polish border region with two Liebherr LG 1750 cranes. These powerful lattice boom mobile cranes had to hoist a gantry crane to enable a second gantry crane to be rolled past underneath it. The total gross load case for the tandem hoist was 620 tonnes.

Where business and science develop digital solutions

From the Internet of Things, cloud solutions and data science to mobile apps: For just over a year, a global team from Liebherr-Hausgeräte has been working on digital future topics at the Ulm Science Park.

Closing the gap – Colonia takes delivery of Liebherr LTM 1110 5.1 mobile crane

Colonia Spezialfahrzeuge Gottfried Schönges GmbH & Co. KG has taken delivery of a new Liebherr LTM 1110-5.1 mobile crane. The Cologne-based company will use the new 110 tonne crane to replace an LTM 1100/1, thus closing a gap between 100 and 130 tonne machines in its fleet. The successful combination of performance, compact dimensions and length was behind the decision to buy the LTM 1110-5.1.

Liebherr-Australia opens new branch in Kalgoorlie

Liebherr-Australia is set to return to Kalgoorlie, the heart of the Goldfields-Esperance, with a new branch to open in the city in 2022. The Kalgoorlie branch will provide support in the form of fast access to spare parts and customer service for the growing number of Liebherr mining equipment in the region and will be one of three mining branches in Western Australia.

Hautes-Alpes Département: Liebherr crawler excavator R 926 G8 convinces SATP

Earthmoving and canal work as well as the preparation of ski slopes will be the tasks of the new R 926 G8 crawler excavator at SATP. For almost ten years, the family-owned company has relied on the quality and user-friendliness of Liebherr machines. Last but not least, the high availability of spare parts and the responsiveness of Ets PIC - the local sales partner - makes all the difference.

Liebherr-Aerospace to Supply Heat Exchangers for Space Inspire Telecommunication Satellite

Liebherr-Aerospace signed a contract with European space manufacturer Thales Alenia Space to provide heat exchangers for an innovative thermal control device of Space Inspire, short for “INstant SPace In-orbit REconfiguration”.

Engineered for the future, built on experience – Liebherr LTM 1110-5.2 mobile crane

1 becomes 2 because of 3 – the Liebherr LTM 1110-5.1 mobile crane has become the LTM 1110 5.2 because it has three completely new features – the crane control system, the driver's cab and the gearbox. The Liebherr 110 tonne crane, which was first unveiled at Bauma 2019, features the new driver's cab also unveiled at the trade show in prototype form, Liebherr’s new LICCON3 crane control system and also the recently announced ZF TraXon DynamicPerform gearbox. The oil-cooled multi-disk clutch is also new. It has now undergone intensive testing and is now ready for series production. This means that the new LTM 1110-5.2 combines existing strengths with pioneering innovations to deliver greater safety and comfort. To go with these new features, Liebherr is launching a completely new standard crane design, which marks the future for its all-terrain series.

Liebherr (China) Co., Ltd. receives ISO 9001:2015 Certification

Liebherr (China) Co., Ltd. in Shanghai has proven that it fulfills the requirements according to ISO 9001:2015 and thus has been certified by TÜV SÜD.

New cranes to celebrate company anniversary – Hanyš updates fleet with Liebherr cranes

By the end of 2021, Czech crane rental and heavy haulage contractor Hanyš will have almost 100 Liebherr cranes at its yard. And the fleet will continue to grow – 18 more Liebherr cranes will be added in the year of the company’s 30th anniversary.

Four new Liebherr machines for Feickert

Feickert Bauunternehmen have been providing quality work in civil and special civil engineering for more than 70 years – and do so using powerful and high-quality earthmoving machines from Liebherr. Half of the comprehensive machine fleet of Feickert which includes around 220 machines are Liebherr machines. This year the company, which has maintained business relationships with Liebherr since 1955, invested in four more earthmoving machines, and upgraded with Liebherr quick coupler systems, hydraulic oils and data transmission systems.

Euroports invests in emission-free LPS 420 E

Liebherr will be supplying Euroports Germany with an all-electric portal crane next year. All crane movements of the pioneering machine will be carried out by means of emission-free electric motors. With this sustainable investment, Euroports is increasing the handling capacity of its bulk terminal at Rostock's overseas port.

Liebherr win contract to supply automated cranes to Port of Duqm, Oman

Liebherr Container Cranes Ltd. are pleased to announce that they have secured the contract to supply STS and RTGs to the Port of Duqm. The order of four STS and twelve RTGs will be delivered to Oman in late 2022.

“The future is small, compact but powerful mobile cranes”

Mikschl Autokrane GmbH based in Aichach has taken delivery of a new Liebherr LTM 1120-4.1 mobile crane. The Bavarian contractor is expanding its crane fleet with the 120 tonne machine. The extremely compact design of the 4-axle crane and its high lifting capacities were major factors behind the decision to buy the new crane.

Premiere – first Liebherr compact cranes with rope pull technology delivered

Liebherr first unveiled the LTC 1050-3.1 compact crane with a second boom version in December 2020. Since then, customers have been able to choose between the TELEMATIK and rope pull mechanism versions for the compact 50 tonne model. The launch of this crane sees Liebherr round off its portfolio in the compact crane segment. The very first models of this new version were handed over to crane rental contractors Wasel in Germany and Felbermayr in Austria during October.

Eineder modernises crane fleet with Liebherr LTM 1250-5.1 mobile crane

Autodienst Eineder GmbH has taken delivery of a new Liebherr LTM 1250-5.1 mobile crane. It will replace an older 220 tonne crane in the Bavarian company’s fleet. The high performance and compact dimensions of the new 250 tonne crane and the possibility of obtaining road licences for 5-axle mobile cranes quickly in Bavaria were major criteria behind the decision. The LTM 1250-5.1 has been one of the most in-demand telescopic mobile cranes from Liebherr for a number of years.

Successful in Latin America – high number of Liebherr mobile cranes heading for Chile

There is high demand for mobile cranes in Latin America for the mining industry and for erecting wind turbines. Liebherr is based close to its customers in the region and also delivers reliable after sales service. The global market leader has delivered an above average number of mobile cranes to Chile this year, in particular.

CMI Energia acquires first LR 1600/2 in Honduras

Being the first Liebherr crawler crane for CMI Energia, the LR 1600/2 will play an important role for the central american energy company. Already owning a small fleet of Liebherr LTM mobile cranes, the 600 t crawler will be used for maintenace work in wind parks as well as for repowering and new installation of wind turbines in Central America.

A last goodbye – Last Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1 mobile crane goes to LOCAR

The end of an era – the last LTM 1500-8.1 left the Liebherr plant in Ehingen at the end of September. The 626th model of the most successful large crane of all time started its journey to South America. When it arrived, Brazilian crane, heavy haulage and lifting platform contractor LOCAR took delivery of the 500 tonne machine at its office in Serra in the state of Espírito Santo. The new LTM 1500-8.1 is the seventh of these cranes that LOCAR has bought over the last few years.