News and press releases

Liebherr VarioBase® allows bridge to be constructed

Liebherr LTM 1160-5.2 and LTM 1130-5.1 mobile cranes from Senn replace railway bridge despite minimal space availability for the cranes over a period of eight nights.

Liebherr VarioBase® allows bridge to be constructed despite minimal space availability for mobile cranes

The first model of the new Liebherr LTM 1160-5.2 mobile crane was delivered to Swiss crane contractor Senn AG in the summer. Working with an LTM 1130-5.1 the new mobile crane completed a job during the last few weeks which other cranes would not have managed as a result of the restricted amount of space available. Over a period of eight nights, a 100-year old railway bridge was replaced in Aarwangen in the Canton of Bern. It was only possible to erect both cranes on a narrow, parallel road bridge using the VarioBase® variable supporting base developed by Liebherr.

1,000-tonne load capacity for Hungary – Ács-Gép takes delivery of three new Liebherr mobile cranes

The Hungarian crane market has recently expanded by three Liebherr mobile cranes with a total load capacity of 1,000 tonnes. Ács-Gép Holding invested in an LTM 1200-5.1, an LTM 1300-6.2 and an LTM 1500-8.1. Reliable, experienced local Liebherr service provides Ács-Gép with security for its practical crane operations. At the same time the company rates Liebherr cranes as very reliable and progressive. Ács-Gép has acquired the very latest mobile crane technology in the form of the LTM 1300-6.2. The LTM 1500-8.1 is now the largest Liebherr mobile crane in Hungary.

Liebherr opens sales and service location for mobile cranes in Colombia

Fast, good quality service all over the world – this is one of the main factors behind Liebherr's success. To continue to improve the range of services for mobile and crawler cranes in South America, a new sales and service location with Liebherr personnel was opened in April 2015 in Bogotá (Colombia). The aim is to be able to react even more quickly to the needs of the market and customers. The neighbouring market in Ecuador is also being covered and steadily grown from there.

Liebherr opens sales and service location for mobile cranes in Columbia

To continue to improve the range of services for mobile and crawler cranes in South America, a new sales and service location with Liebherr personnel was opened in April 2015 in Bogotá (Colombia).

SCHOLPP expands crane fleet with six new Liebherr mobile cranes

SCHOLPP Kran & Transport GmbH based in Stuttgart has ordered six new mobile cranes with load capacities between 70 tonnes and 350 tonnes from Liebherr. All the cranes feature the VarioBase® Variable Supporting Base. The first of two LTM 1100-4.2 models ordered has already been delivered and has already completed several jobs successfully.

High alpine and limited space: job of a mobile crane LTM 1100-4.2 with VarioBase®

A mobile crane LTM 1100-4.2 from SCHOLPP erected a mobile phone mast in the Allgäu Alps. The limited space was no problem for the Liebherr crane with VarioBase®.

First Liebherr crawler crane for Crane Service Inc.

US-based company Crane Service Inc. has opted for a Liebherr crawler crane for the first time. The LR 1300 SX is equipped with CFRP pendants.

First Liebherr crawler crane for Crane Service Inc.

A 330-ton Liebherr crawler crane is now strengthening the fleet of the US crane rental company Crane Service Inc. The LR 1300 SX equipped with carbon fiber components will be mainly used for lifting jobs in the wind industry.

Liebherr LR 1600/2 crawler crane lets Airbus A-300 “fly”

The service life of the "Zero-G" parabolic aircraft came to an end with a spectacular hoist over the fence at Cologne-Bonn Airport.

Liebherr LR 1600/2 crawler crane hoists Airbus A-300

The service life of the "Zero-G" parabolic aircraft came to an end with a spectacular hoist over the fence at Cologne-Bonn Airport. The heavy load experts from Riga Mainz hoisted the 82-tonne Airbus A-300 from the airport's apron using a Liebherr LR 1600/2 crawler crane and a sophisticated combination of attachment equipment. The aircraft will now become a museum exhibit on show to the general public.

Liebherr mobile crane LTM 1400-7.1 for McNally-Nimergood

US company McNally-Nimergood Co. expanded its crane fleet with a new LTM 1400-7.1 mobile crane.

McNally-Nimergood Co. adds Liebherr LTM 1400-7.1 mobile crane to growing crane fleet

US company McNally-Nimergood Co. recently expanded its crane fleet with a new LTM 1400-7.1 mobile crane. This Liebherr all-terrain crane delivers a lifting capacity of 400 metric tonnes or 500 US tons. This makes the LTM 1400-7.1 one of the largest mobile cranes in Michigan.

HS 8300 HD - perfect dredging solution

The first HS 8300 HD duty cycle crawler crane is installed on a ship for dredging applications in the Mediterranean Sea.

LTR 1220 acts as counterweight for a Liebherr LR 1600/2 crawler crane

Crane contractor Helling based in Schwäbisch Gmünd in southern Germany provided an object lesson in the perfect use of crane equipment and synergies in large wind farms. A Liebherr LTR 1220 telescopic crawler crane which was at the site anyway for set-up work, was used by Helling as a counterweight for lowering and erecting the large LR 1600/2 crane rather than the usual ballast blocks. If the topography and farmers allow, the smaller crane can also be used to move the large crane to the next turbine.

Impressive crane job on the banks of the Rhine

Two Liebherr mobile cranes shorten giant electricity pylons near Voerde

Impressive simultaneous job on the banks of the Rhine – Two Liebherr mobile cranes shorten giant electricity pylons near Voerde

Specialists from heavy load logistics provider and crane operator Wasel in Bergheim completed an impressive job in the summer on the Rhine near Dinslaken using two Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1 mobile cranes. Two 138-metre-tall electricity pylons had to be shortened and their mastheads rebuilt. In addition to their own 500-tonner, Wasel deployed another LTM 1500-8.1 from Cologne-based crane rental company HKV Schmitz + Partner to complete the job, which required simultaneously working on both sides of the river.

Buckner's Liebherr crawler cranes built giant roof structure

One Liebherr LR 11000 crawler crane and two LR 1600/2 were on a job in New York for ten months. They built a giant roof structure over the largest tennis stadium in the world