News and press releases

60 tonnes on eight axles – HKV chooses the Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1 mobile crane

In April, Cologne-based crane rental company HKV Schmitz & Partner GmbH took delivery of its second Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1 mobile crane in a year. The company will use the new crane to replace a 7-axle LTM 1400-7.1, to position itself better for the higher requirements for repairing and repowering wind turbines. To improve transport logistics, Liebherr has designed a solution to fit and remove the telescopic boom quickly and easily. That enables the LTM 1500-8.1 to be driven without the boom, reducing its gross weight to less than 60 tonnes. This significantly increases its mobility on public roads.

Knoll expands fleet with a Liebherr LTM 1250-5.1 mobile crane

Knoll GmbH & Co.KG took delivery of an LTM 1250-5.1 mobile crane at the Liebherr Plant in Ehingen at the end of March. The 5-axle 250-tonne mobile crane will replace a five-year-old LTM 1220-5.2. The new crane will extend Knoll's range of services upwards.

Flossdorf expands fleet with a Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1 mobile crane

Dietmar Flossdorf GmbH took delivery of an LTM 1500-8.1 mobile crane at the Liebherr Plant in Ehingen in mid-March. The 8-axle 500-tonne mobile crane will replace a seven-year-old LTM 1350-6.1. The new crane will extend Flossdorf's range of services upwards. It provides additional job capacity, particularly in the wind power sector where it will primarily be used for repairs and repowering.

Visionary lattice boom system from Liebherr

Liebherr has developed a completely new boom system with the designation SX for its 750-tonne lattice boom cranes LR 1750/2 and LG 1750 for erecting the latest generation of wind turbines. Turbines with a hub height of up to 165 metres and component weights of up to 120 tonnes can be erected using the SX system. To date these capacity data were the exclusive domain of cranes in the 1000 tonne class or above.

Visionary boom system from Liebherr - SX system increases lifting capacity and lifting height of 750-tonne lattice boom cranes to the 1,000 tonne class for erecting wind turbines

Liebherr has developed a completely new boom system with the designation SX for its 750-tonne lattice boom cranes LR 1750/2 and LG 1750 for erecting the latest generation of wind turbines. Turbines with a hub height of up to 165 metres and component weights of up to 120 tonnes can be erected using the SX system. To date these capacity data were the exclusive domain of cranes in the 1000 tonne class or above.

Brazilian crane contractor LOCAR updates its crane fleet with 4 new Liebherr LTM 1250-5.1 mobile cranes

Crane, heavy haulage and aerial platform contractor LOCAR from Brazil took delivery of four new Liebherr LTM 1250-5.1 mobile cranes at a stroke. New technical developments such as VarioBase®, VarioBallast® and the single-engine concept were important criteria for the purchase. LOCAR has updated its crane fleet with these four new 250-tonne cranes.

Gulf Haulage Heavy Lift Company erects the first wind turbine in Saudi Arabia using a Liebherr LR 1750 crawler crane

Heavy haulage and heavy lift contractor Gulf Haulage Heavy Lift Company (GHHL) has erected the first wind turbine in Saudi Arabia. A Liebherr LR 1750 crawler crane was used to erect the 84 metre tower, the 83 tonne nacelle and the 60 metre blades. The wind turbine in Turaif in the north-east of Saudi Arabia will generate power for a bulk plant facility operated by state oil company Saudi Aramco.

Mamut de Colombia building a new metro line in Panama City using several Liebherr mobile cranes

Colombian crane contractor Mamut de Colombia is currently working on the construction of metro line 2 in Panama City. This involves two Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1 mobile cranes and a Liebherr LTM 1400-7.1 crane hoisting a total of 1640 U-shaped concrete beams weighing up to 161 tonnes onto prefabricated pillars by the end of 2018.

Three new Liebherr LTM 1250-5.1 mobile cranes for Megalift

Megalift GmbH will receive three new Liebherr LTM 1250-5.1 mobile cranes within three months. Company proprietor Bernd Preusse says that the VarioBallast® on this crane model was a major criterion behind the purchase. The three new 250-tonne machines will add to Megalift's Fleet at its site in Bremen and close the gap between the LTM 1200-5.1 and the LTM 1350-6.1. Megalift has also ordered a LTM 11200-9.1 which will be delivered in summer 2017.

Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1 mobile crane operated by Ulferts & Wittrock assembles Liebherr portal slewing crane in Bremen

At the beginning of this year, crane and heavy haulage contractor Ulferts & Wittrock assembled a Liebherr LPS 280 portal slewing crane for handling scrap metal in Bremen. A Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1 mobile crane was used for the heaviest loads. The constricted conditions on site proved a major challenge.

Economical all-rounder on four axles: Liebherr unveils the new economical and versatile LTM 1090-4.2 mobile crane at Conexpo 2017

Liebherr unveils a versatile, economic 4-axle machine at Conexpo in Las Vegas: the new LTM 1090-4.2 mobile crane. The crane combines mobility, performance and economy in a superb package.

Liebherr extends its crane product portfolio with rough-terrain cranes

Liebherr has extended its mobile crane product range with an additional series of rough-terrain cranes in the 90-tonne (100 US ton) and 100-tonne (110 US ton) classes. The Liebherr Rough-Terrain cranes LRT 1090-2.1 and LRT 1100-2.1 will be unveiled to the public at Conexpo 2017. They feature high performance, safety and comfort.

Liebherr updates the integrated planning software for smaller crawler cranes

Liebherr presents its latest planning software, Crane Planner 2.0 for the crawler crane range LR 1100 – LR 1300. This new software ensures accurate lift planning and increases safety for heavy lifts.

Liebherr mobile cranes successfully complete final bridge dismantling job in the dark and fog

Three massive prestressed concrete supports for a road bridge were dismantled under great time pressure near Osnabrück. The railway track under the bridge was shut to rail traffic for two nights. Crane contractors Sommer-Kranverleih from Bremen and Autokrane-Spallek from Ibbenbüren each brought an LTM 1300-6.2 to the site to complete the job.

Sönke Jordt expands fleet with a Liebherr LTM 1250-5.1 mobile crane

Sönke Jordt GmbH & Co. KG based in Ratekau in Schleswig-Holstein took delivery of a new Liebherr LTM 1250-5.1 mobile crane at the manufacturing plant in Ehingen at the beginning of February. The 5-axle 250-tonne mobile crane represents an upwards expansion in the company's fleet. Liebherr's VarioBase® variable support base was an important factor in the decision.

Liebherr LTR 1220 telescopic mobile crane builds water basins for innovative energy storage system

Liebherr telescopic crawler crane ideal for the storage basin construction project due to its ability to move with a load

Liebherr LTR 1220 telescopic crawler crane builds water basins for innovative energy storage system

For several months the Max Bögl Group has been working on a smart concept to generate and store natural electricity in the north-east of Baden-Württemberg. A modern pump accumulator power plant is being built near Schwäbisch Hall along with four wind turbines with a total height of up to 240 metres, making them among the tallest in the world.

Liebherr LTM 1090-4.1 mobile crane installs sluice gate in dam wall

One year after the removal and refurbishment of a submersible sluice gate at the Aggertal dam, 50 kilometres to the east of Cologne, the sluice gate required to control the water level was reinstalled underwater. The job was carried out by a Liebherr LTM 1090-4.1 mobile crane operated by Gummersbach crane contractor Ley.