News and press releases

Even more energy efficient: Liebherr presents its first fully integrated fridge-freezer in class A and other top-performing models

Maximum energy efficiency is Liebherr’s top priority. As specialists in refrigeration and freezing, our solutions are setting new standards in this field. That is why we created the world’s first fully-integrated fridge-freezer on the market in energy efficiency class A: the ICBa 5123. This fridge-freezer is one of many examples of Liebherr appliances that boast ultra-economical consumption throughout the entire lifecycle.

Liebherr: for the first time, a freezer achieves Cradle to Cradle Certified® status

With the groundbreaking vacuum perlite technology BluRoX, circular economy is closer than ever. At IFA, Liebherr Appliances will be presenting the innovative full-vacuum freezer FNXa 522i, which is the first freezer (in fact, the first major domestic appliance) worldwide to achieve the Bronze Cradle to Cradle Certified® status. This is made possible by the use of the unique BluRoX insulation technology throughout the appliance. For the specialist in refrigeration and freezing, this pioneering achievement is a special way to mark its 75th anniversary and is a significant milestone in the journey towards circular economy for the entire industry.

Press kit: IFA 2024

All press releases Liebherr has published for IFA 2024.

Liebherr invests in Kansas City location for mobile and crawler cranes spare parts distribution

Liebherr USA, Co. enhances customer service in the Midwest by establishing a spare parts warehouse in Kansas City.

“Just a bike trip away!”: an unusual journey to the Liebherr production sites in Europe

Loïc Flochlay, commercial manager at the Liebherr authorized dealer, SOMTP Bretagne and Alexandre Leroux, managing director of Liziard, a company based in the French Department of Finistère, realised an extraordinary idea last May. The two men travelled by bike from Quimper in the far west of Brittany across half of Europe to Vienna in eight days. They visited various Liebherr production sites on their 2,400 km trip. They christened their exciting project the Liebherr Europe Tour 2024.

Good things come in threes: Audubon adds new LR 1700-1.0 to its fleet

For the construction and maintenance of wind turbines, Audubon’s field services business has expanded its fleet with an additional LR 1700-1.0. The 700-tonne crane incorporates all the innovations added to Liebherr’s crawler crane range in recent years.

New dimensions at Liebherr –
slewing bearing with a diameter of 23 metres

Liebherr's Components product segment is further expanding its portfolio in the area of segmented slewing bearings. The segmented roller slewing ring, which was developed and manufactured at the site in Biberach (Germany), has an external diameter of 23.4 metres.

Tandem hoist on cellar ceiling: Haslach installs giant prestressed concrete trusses

Haslach achieved successful deployment with a lot of planning: several prestressed concrete trusses weighing just under 100 tonnes were installed in the Austrian town of Bludenz for the construction of a new hall at the Getzner textile factory. The hall floor with full cellar running underneath and the limited footprint made the deployment a considerable challenge.

Liebherr delivers BHP’s first electric excavator

At the beginning of 2024, Liebherr-Australia commissioned BHP's first R 9400 E 400-tonne class electric excavator at its Western Australia Iron Ore Yandi mine.

Hydrogen-powered Liebherr T 264 truck arrives on site

The first hydrogen-powered T 264 haul truck prototype, developed by Liebherr and Fortescue, has arrived at Christmas Creek mine for testing in a real-life mining environment.

Liebherr enters Kazakh railway market with air-conditioning units

Liebherr Transportation Systems (China) Co., Ltd. will supply 550 HVAC systems to the rail vehicle manufacturer Stadler Rail Group. The air-conditioning systems are to be installed until 2030 in sleeper and couchette coaches ordered by the Federal Railways of Kazakhstan (KTZ).

18 Liebherr cranes involved in replacing Germany’s second longest road bridge

The Rader High Bridge spans the Kiel Canal along Germany’s A7 motorway, the northbound high-speed link from Hamburg to Denmark. The bridge is to be replaced and widened over the next few years. 18 Liebherr cranes, ranging from the 65 K.1 to the 150 EC-B, are taking care of the lifting work. Some of the cranes have been erected in the water.

Slurry wall construction in Naples

The company SAOS s.r.l. constructs slurry walls for infrastructure projects such as underground railways, road tunnels and high-speed railway lines throughout Italy. The duty cycle crawler crane HS 8130.1 with the cutter LSC 8-18 from Liebherr has been working on the "Parco San Paolo" underground station in the Campanian capital of Naples for over a year. A major benefit for the customer is the high flexibility of the carrier machine. In just a short time the duty cycle crawler crane can be converted, for example, to grab operation.

Liebherr-Mobilmix supplies quality concrete for the wind industry

Enercon Emden originally purchased a Liebherr Kombimix 2.25 in 2005 for the production of concrete tower segments. The mixing plant has already been modified or extended several times in the past. Following the sale of the site to Bettels Betonfertigteile GmbH, production was expanded to include structural precast elements such as bridge elements. Concrete tower segments for wind power are still part of the product range. Now the existing system is to be further adapted to the new requirements. Bettels decided to install a highly mobile Mobilmix 2.5 of the latest generation from Liebherr to bridge the gap during the conversion work.

Liebherr enters General Terms Agreement with AAR CORP.

Liebherr-Aerospace and AAR signed a long-term general terms agreement. The terms of the deal include MRO services on Liebherr products at AAR locations as well as a power-by-the-hour back-to-back service for several operators.

Safety first for humankind and nature

Minas Gerais, Brazil: below the Serra Azul dam, a containment structure has to be built to protect nearby communities and the environment from a potential dam breach. A job for Piacentini do Brasil – and for Liebherr machines.

Al Askar takes delivery of 26 used Liebherr LTM cranes

Al Askar has placed a major order for young used cranes – the Saudi Arabian company ordered 26 used mobile cranes in the medium lifting capacity class from Liebherr. Whilst it is primarily a mobile crane manufacturer, Liebherr is also an expert in refurbishing used cranes to customer specifications. Al Askar will receive high-quality, modern, powerful mobile cranes to strengthen its fleet.

100,000th machine: Liebherr sets milestone on its 75th anniversary

It is another milestone in the history of Liebherr-Hydraulikbagger GmbH: the production of the 100,000th machine at the Liebherr Group's founding site. The anniversary machine is absolutely unique, as all employees were able to place their names on the machine. The white LH 22 M Industry therefore bears a very special signature.