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Liebherr machines used for the construction of American landmarks

Changing our world, shaping the skylines of our cities: new architectural masterpieces are built every day. Liebherr machines are involved in the construction of many of them.

Niederstätter expands sales and service activities for Liebherr tower cranes in Italy

Niederstätter AG, service provider for the construction industry, is now the official sales and service partner for Liebherr tower cranes in the whole region of Lombardy. Both companies look back on several decades of successful collaboration. Niederstätter has already been responsible for the sales of Liebherr tower cranes in the regions of Trentino-Alto Adige and Veneto as well as the province of Pordenone in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region, and operates multiple branches in the regions. In order to be close to customers in Lombardy, too, a service and training facility will open soon in Castelli Calepio near Bergamo.

Family outing: Four Liebherr K series cranes support bridge construction project

Great teamwork by four Liebherr K series tower cranes in the centre of the Emsland region in North West Germany: two 81 K.1 and two 53 K cranes are currently being used for concrete work and formwork transport purposes during the construction of a bridge measuring over 200 metres in length.

Liebherr MK 88-4.1 mobile construction crane handover in Andalusia

Grúas Alhambra, a Spanish lifting and transport service company based in Granada, continues to opt for Liebherr and has taken delivery of a new MK 88-4.1 mobile construction crane.

Cranes in black: Three Liebherr L1-32 fast-erecting cranes for Heims Holzbau

Family-run general contractor Heims Holzbau has ordered three new Liebherr L1-32 fast-erecting cranes. All three are already in operation; Heims is happy.

Liebherr machinery was involved in constructing German landmarks

Construction changes our world. It creates new architectural masterpieces and shapes the skylines of our cities. A lot of famous landmarks in Germany were built using Liebherr machinery.

Grand Paris: Delivery of the tenth Liebherr 1000 EC-H 40 High-Top crane within two years

Since May 2018, there have been ten 1000 EC-H 40 High-Top tower cranes with very high lifting capacities on the construction sites of the Grand Paris Express. The 1000 EC-H 40 is the largest Liebherr tower crane model operating in France. “The deployment of these cranes is interesting. Whereas the tower crane market in France generally demands lifting capacities of between 12 and 16 tonnes, machines with lifting capacities of over 25 tonnes are needed for the Grand Paris Express project. These large cranes are being used to place pre-cast tunnel lining segments at great speed,” says Christophe Zimmermann, Managing Director of Liebherr Grues à Tour France.

1000th Liebherr 81 K.1 fast-erecting crane delivered

At the end of June, Liebherr’s Tower Crane Division delivered its 1000th 81 K.1 since its launch back in 2016. The crane continues the successful run of the K series, particularly that of its predecessor, the 81 K. The Liebherr fast-erecting crane went to a family-run business in Ruhpolding, Bavaria. For Mayer Hoch – und Tiefbau GmbH, this is the third fast-erecting crane of its type and the fourteenth Liebherr tower crane in total.

Liebherr USA, Co. headquarters opens at expanded campus in Newport News, Virginia

Liebherr USA, Co. marked a milestone on April 6, 2020 – the company formally moved in to a newly expanded campus. The facilities house employees who work in administration, finance, human resources, sales, information technology, marketing, product support and distribution for nine different product units under the Liebherr USA, Co. umbrella.

Investment in the 2021 holiday season: Liebherr 53 K fast-erecting crane on Mallorca

A Liebherr 53 K fast-erecting crane uses the almost tourist-free holiday season in Mallorca. There he helps at brilliant sunshine, light blue sky and crystal clear sea in the construction of a family house with pool for a German family.

Six in one go: Liebherr 125 K fast-erecting cranes for Dumberger

The construction company M. Dumberger Bauunternehmung GmbH & Co. KG has ordered six Liebherr 125 K fast-erecting cranes in company colours as well as a LiTRAX high-speed axle in package from Liebherr dealer Nagel Baumaschinen Augsburg GmbH. The first three cranes were delivered in the last couple of weeks. One of these is already in operation at a large housing construction project in Langweid am Lech.

Morrow Equipment Co. chooses five Liebherr 542 HC-L 18/36 tower cranes for Resorts World Las Vegas project

Five Liebherr 542 HC-L 18/36 tower cranes were instrumental in helping Las Vegas’s newest landmark take shape from the ground up. Morrow chose the Liebherr 542HC-L 18/36 cranes for their robust capacities and fast line speeds. Located on the north end of the world famous Las Vegas Strip, the five cranes all reached a hook height of 686 ft.

Morrow Equipment Co. chooses five Liebherr 542 HC-L 18/36 tower cranes for Resorts World Las Vegas project

Five Liebherr 542 HC-L 18/36 tower cranes were instrumental in helping Las Vegas’s newest landmark take shape from the ground up. Morrow chose the Liebherr 542HC-L 18/36 cranes for their robust capacities and fast line speeds. Located on the north end of the world famous Las Vegas Strip, the five cranes all reached a hook height of 686 ft.

Liebherr lifts LYFE

A fleet of Liebherr tower cranes is currently being used to build the three-tower LYFE business complex in the Bnei Brak industrial zone in Israel.

Liebherr introduces new EC-B series cranes

Liebherr presents the 340 EC-B of its newest Flat-Top series at Conexpo Con/Agg 2020 in Las Vegas. Three of the eight units are equipped with fibre rope and therefore have ‘fibre’ added to their product title. Fibre rope’s service life is four times longer than steel rope and it enables fibre cranes to work with a significantly higher load capacity. In addition, handling is noticeably easier compared to steel rope.

Liebherr continues its commitment to research as one of the main sponsors of the reference construction site on the West Campus in Aachen

The Center Construction Robotics, of which the Liebherr Tower Cranes division is a founding member, enables science and industry to conduct research under real conditions.

Picked up in person: Poland’s first Liebherr Fibre Crane

The first ever tower crane with fibre rope for Poland: A 240 EC-B 10 Fibre has been dispatched and delivered to the Polish company Mazur Zurawie Sp. z o. o. Mazur and company representatives travelled to Liebherr-Werk Biberach GmbH in Germany specifically for this much-anticipated event.

Liebherr to celebrate 50th anniversary in the USA

Liebherr in the United States is celebrating 50 years of success as a leading manufacturer in North America this year.