News and press releases

Liebherr Cranes used on the construction of Queensferry Crossing, Scotland

In Edinburgh (Scotland), more than 12 Liebherr cranes, including three Liebherr 630 EC-H 40 Litronic top-slewing cranes are involved every day in the Forth Crossing Bridge construction. Following its scheduled completion by the end of 2016, this 2.7 km long bridge will be the world’s longest cable stayed bridge with three towers. Products from three Liebherr divisions have been used extensively during the life of the project.

Largest single order in the history of the tower crane division

A total of 58 EC-H series cranes will be used to build the "İstanbul Yeni Havalimanı". The first of these tower cranes were delivered recently and will remain installed at the airport until 2018.

Liebherr supplies 58 Tower Cranes for the New Airport in Istanbul

It is an ambitious project with lots of superlatives and at the same time the largest single order in the history of the Liebherr Tower Cranes division: The new Istanbul Airport will be the largest airport in the world with around 150 million passengers passing through it every year from 2020. A total of 58 EC-H series cranes will be used to build the "İstanbul Yeni Havalimanı". The first of these tower cranes were delivered recently and will remain installed at the airport until 2018.

Liebherr Tower Cranes enjoys success in India

Day by day, high performance tower cranes from Liebherr are proofing their performance and dependability in major projects all over the world, including India. To cope with the growing market for tower cranes in India, Liebherr held open days this year in Pune, Kolkata and Ahmedabad.

Liebherr 150 EC-B Flat-Top crane on the Zugspitze - construction crane on Germany's highest peak ready for use

The erection of the 150 EC-B 6 Litronic Flat-Top crane from Liebherr on Germany's highest peak, the Zugspitze, went perfectly. A team of experts from Liebherr together with Swiss airline Heliswiss and the planners from Bayerische Zugspitzbahn Bergbahn AG ensured that the erection work ran completely smoothly.

Liebherr takes part at M&T Expo 2015 and presents construction equipment launches for Brazilian and South American markets

Liebherr is to participate in the 9th M&T Expo Fair 2015, one of the largest construction equipment trade fairs in Latin America. M&T Expo will be held in São Paulo (Brazil) from 9 to 13 June.

At the CTT Moscow 2015, Liebherr displays Construction Machines for the Russian Market

The Liebherr Group is present at the CTT Moscow, the international trade fair for construction machinery and technology, from 2 to 6 June 2015 with a 1,700 m² open air exhibition stand (Stand E-2).

Liebherr presents a Cross Section of its Varied Range of Cranes at the CTT Moscow 2015

The Liebherr Group presents a selection of its varied range of cranes at the CTT Moscow. While the LTR 1060 telescopic crawler crane with its variable boom system is predestined for the assembly of finished parts, the modular 150 EC-B 8 Litronic flat-top crane can be modified for a broad range of construction site requirements. Visitors to the exhibition are also able to test the crane simulator for construction cranes, which is a permanent item in Liebherr's crane driver training program.

Liebherr tower crane enables a completely pre-assembled rotor to be installed

World premiere - The largest Liebherr tower crane model the 1000 EC-B 125 Litronic made it possible to lift a completely pre-assembled rotor, with a diameter of 113m, for a new wind turbine in Deining, Bavaria. The flat-top crane with a hook height of 155.5 m hoisted the assembly weighing almost 70 tonnes to a height of 142.5 m.

Liebherr Tower Cranes for Poland's Highest Building

A total of five Liebherr tower cranes will be used in Warsaw for the construction of the Warsaw Spire, which will soon become the highest office complex in the country. Two 280 EC-H cranes will climb upwards in stages as the work progresses and will reach final hook heights of over 220m.

Easily and individually adjustable: the new Litronic crane controller for Liebherr tower cranes

Liebherr has upgraded its Litronic controller for tower cranes. The modern system can be adjusted individually to the needs of various uses.

Easily and individually adjustable: the new Litronic crane controller for Liebherr tower cranes

Liebherr has upgraded its Litronic crane controller. The modern system can be adjusted individually to the needs of various uses. The system also satisfies the high requirements of the impending safety standard. Feedback from practical users was also used in the development work. This has resulted in a convenient system which meets the high safety requirements of working on a site and also makes it easy for the crane driver to use.

Liebherr buys tower crane business from the Shriro Group in Hong Kong

Liebherr-Werk Biberach GmbH completed its takeover of the tower crane business from the Shriro Group in Hong Kong at the end of 2014.

Liebherr buys tower crane business from the Shriro Group in Hong Kong

Liebherr-Werk Biberach GmbH completed its takeover of the tower crane business from the Shriro Group of Companies in Hong Kong at the end of 2014. The company continues to build on its presence on the Asian market by taking over the business's entire hire fleet and all staff.

New Liebherr Rental Services App to hire Construction Machines directly via a Smartphone or Tablet

From now on, Liebherr is offering its customers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland as well as France and Great Britain the opportunity to hire construction machines using a smartphone and tablet app.

Use the new Liebherr Rental Services app to hire construction machines directly via a smartphone or tablet

From now on, Liebherr is offering its customers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland as well as France and Great Britain the opportunity to hire construction machines using a smartphone and tablet app. The app provides a quick overview of the equipment available in the Liebherr hire park and of the Liebherr dealer network. The app can be used in English, German and French.

Liebherr wins in Paris two Intermat Innovation Awards

On occasion of the international trade press conference " Pré-Intermat " on 22 January 2015 in Paris Liebherr was the only manufacturer who was awarded with two trophies of the Intermat Innovation Award. The Gold Award in the category "Equipment & Components" went to the newly developed crane operator elevator system "LIUP" , a silver trophy in the “Engineering & Systems” category was awarded to the new Liebherr Demolition Control System ( LDC) for demolition excavators.

The new Liebherr LiUP crane driver elevator for tower cranes

Liebherr to unveil the newly developed Liebherr LiUP crane driver elevator to the world at the Intermat 2015. It is perfectly coordinated to Liebherr tower systems and can also be attached to older tower systems. One-off installation of the elevator rails to the tower section is required and they can then be left on the section for use.