News and press releases

Giant panes of glass installed on Frankfurt Exhibition Centre Tower – BKL places its trust in Liebherr mobile cranes

The 256.5 metre Frankfurt Exhibition Centre Tower was the tallest building in Europe when it was completed in 1991. Now this landmark in the Main metropolis is being refurbished. On behalf of the facade specialist seele based in Gersthofen near Munich, the mobile crane team at BKL Frankfurt used Liebherr mobile cranes to install giant glass elements.

For wind power jobs – Liebherr LR 1500 crawler crane in action at Avtokran-Tjumen

Russian contractor OOO Avtokran-Tjumen placed an order for an LR 1500 crawler crane from Liebherr at the Bauma in April. That crane is now proving its strengths at the Adygeyskaya WES wind farm where it is erecting 2.5 MW wind turbines. The wind farm’s total power rating will be 150 MW.

First time at Agritechnica: Digital smart camera and display family by Liebherr with new features

Liebherr presents new features of the MDC3 digital smart camera and the customisable DC5 display family at Agritechnica 2019.

First time at Agritechnica: Digital smart camera and display family by Liebherr with new features

Liebherr presents new features of the MDC3 digital smart camera and the customisable DC5 display family at Agritechnica 2019.

The 60,000th Liebherr crawler excavator on the Champs Elysées

Within the framework of organising a Liebherr event at the House of Alsace, in the heart of the Champs Elysées, the 60,000th Liebherr crawler excavator occupied a very special place on the world's most beautiful avenue on 12 and 13 September. The perfect way to showcase the expertise and continuity of the historic Liebherr production site in France, in Colmar, Alsace.

Fresh air regulation from Liebherr reduces energy consumption in double-decker coaches of the 2010 series

Liebherr supplies retrofit kits with CO2 sensors for optimized supply air control for Deutsche Bahn AG's double-decker coaches 2010.

Electric material handler in Finnish pulp factory exceeds 50,000 operating hours

A Liebherr material handler, type ER 954 C High Rise Litronic, recently exceeded an impressive 50,000 operating hours in the UPM pulp factory at the Pietarsaari site in Finland.

First jobs with V-frame on Liebherr LR 11000 produce excellent results

A Liebherr LR 11000 crawler crane featuring the innovative, highly flexible “V-frame” ballasting system has successfully completed its first jobs in the field.

First jobs with V-frame on Liebherr LR 11000 produce excellent results

A Liebherr LR 11000 crawler crane featuring the innovative, highly flexible “V-frame” ballasting system has successfully completed its first jobs in the field. The 1000-tonne crane operated by Swiss crane logistics contractor Emil Egger AG used this hydraulically adjustable folding frame for the suspended ballast to complete a spectacular bridge hoist near Lausanne and also removed an old fire ship from the River Rhine in Basel. If the V-frame had not been used, these two crane jobs would only have been possible at significantly higher cost.

Liebherr-Aerospace at MRO Europe 2019

Liebherr is expecting many visitors during MRO Europe in London (UK), which will take place from October 15th to 17th, 2019.

Liebherr Reachstacker for Freight Village Kaluga

Kaluga Region (Russia), April 2019 – The Russian Freight Village Kaluga decides to expand its existing reachstacker fleet with two additional units. The new Liebherr LRS 545-31 reachstackers were delivered and commissioned within a remarkably short time.

Liebherr Reachstacker for Freight Village Kaluga

Kaluga Region (Russia), April 2019 – The Russian Freight Village Kaluga decides to expand its existing reachstacker fleet with two additional units. The new Liebherr LRS 545-31 reachstackers were delivered and commissioned within a remarkably short time.

Modal shift: first results after 4 months of river transportation

Before June 3, 2019, every truck that left the Liebherr-Mining Equipment Colmar SAS site travelled an average of 500 km by using the French, German and Belgian roads to route the machines to the major seaports. Since then, these trucks take the road to the Rhine port of Colmar / Neuf-Brisach for river transport.

Two Liebherr mixing plants Betonmix 3.0 master concrete production at Brenner Base Tunnel

Two Liebherr Betomix 3.0 mixing plants produce concrete for the Brenner Base Tunnel major project. This is one of the most important infrastructure projects for Austria and the European Union.

Liebherr delivers first LTC 1050-3.1 compact cranes with RemoteDrive

Liebherr has delivered the first LTC 1050-3.1 compact cranes with RemoteDrive. A control desk enables the operator to manoeuvre the crane from outside, a massive advantage on constricted sites.

In Awe of the Volcano: Drilling in the Shadow of the Nevado del Tolima

The Colombian government’s “4G Toll Road Concession Program” is the largest project in Latin America for the development of the road infrastructure. It involves the expansion or maintenance of about 7000 km of roads as well as the erection of new bridges. On the east-west route from Ibagué to Cajamarca, the company Mincivil S.A. is relying on the drilling rig LB 36 from Liebherr. The alternative is significantly more laborious.

Conquering the world with Spartacus

In close cooperation with Royal IHC, a leading provider of maritime solutions for the offshore, dredging and wet mining applications, Liebherr has designed special planetary plug-in gearboxes for rope winches to be installed on the “Spartacus” - the world's largest and most powerful cutter suction dredger.

Liebherr-Aerospace Signs Landing Gear Overhaul Agreement with J-Air

Liebherr-Aerospace has signed a long-term service agreement with J-Air covering the overhaul of the landing gear systems of the airline’s 15 Embraer E170 family aircraft.