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Liebherr breaks new ground with customers at Hillhead 2016

This year’s Hillhead show was extremely positive for Liebherr-Great Britain with the Liebherr stand busy on all three days

Liebherr breaks new ground with customers at Hillhead 2016

This year’s Hillhead show was extremely positive for Liebherr-Great Britain with the Liebherr stand busy on all three days. Numerous enquiries were received from existing and potential customers with some enquiries covering three sectors of Liebherrs construction product portfolio. Particularly strong interest was shown in the XPower, the tracked excavators, the recently-launched Mobilmix 2.5 concrete batching plant and the new quick release hatch on the truck mixers.

Outstanding design quality: XPower wheel loader receives Red Dot Design Award 2016

The intelligent and functional design of the XPower wheel loaders convinced the distinguished jury of experts. The Red Dot Design Award 2016 in the product design category goes to the wheel loaders L 550 to L 586 XPower® made by Liebherr.

Outstanding design quality: XPower wheel loader receives Red Dot Design Award 2016

Liebherr is awarded the Red Dot Award 2016 for its new L 550 to L 586 XPower® wheel loaders in the “Product Design” category. The award was announced by the top-ranking jury of experts at the Red Dot gala, which was held on Monday in Essen (Germany). The intelligent, functional design of the XPower wheel loaders won over the jurors.

New setting-up of the SOMTP dealer in Normandy

SOMTP, dealer of the Liebherr earthmoving division, has opened new premises in Normandy on Friday 3rd June.

Introducing Liebherr at Hillhead 2016

Liebherr has something for everyone at Hillhead this year. The range of machines on display includes wheel loaders, including the new generation of XPower® wheel loaders, bulldozers, quarry specification excavators, a refurbished material handler and examples of Liebherr’s concrete technology. Machines will either be on static display at Liebherr’s stand or in action on the quarry face.

Excavator on sea - Liebherr supplies R 936 for new dredger in Scotland

Liebherr supplied an excavator for Moray Council’s new dredger with a marine specification for efficient underwater excavations.

Liebherr supplies excavator for Moray Council’s new dredger

Moray Council, the only authority in Scotland to own a dredger, invited Liebherr-Great Britain to design and supply an excavator for direct mounting on its new £2.5 million dredger, MV Selkie. The R 936 excavator, supplied with marine specification and two excavation buckets, was selected for its ability to fulfil the requirement to dredge up to 8 m under water. On the dredger’s first trip out, the R 936 unloaded 260 tonnes from its hull in half an hour.

Liebherr Presents its Latest Construction Machinery in Sweden at the 2016 Svenska Maskinmässan Exhibition

At this year’s Svenska Maskinmässan, the trade fair for construction machinery held from June 2-4 in Stockholm (Sweden), visitors can find the Liebherr stand in the outdoor area V:09. Here Liebherr presents machinery for the operation fields of earthmoving, material handling and mobile cranes on its 2,000m² stand.

Liebherr Presents its Latest Construction Machinery in Sweden at the 2016 Svenska Maskinmässan Exhibition

Visitors can find the Liebherr stand in the outdoor area V:09. Here Liebherr presents machinery for the operation fields of earthmoving, material handling and mobile cranes.

Liebherr Presents Latest Construction Machinery at the 2016 Ankomak Exhibition

At this year’s Ankomak trade fair held from June 1 to June 5 in Istanbul (Turkey), visitors can find the Liebherr stand in the outdoor area 0 500.

Earthmoving equipment, deep-foundation machines and mobile cranes at the 2016 Ankomak Exhibition

At this year’s Ankomak trade fair held from June 1 to June 5 in Istanbul (Turkey), visitors can find the Liebherr stand in the outdoor area 0 500.

At the CTT Moscow 2016, 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 31 May to 4 June 2016 with a 2,700m² open air exhibition stand (Stand E-2).

At the CTT Moscow 2016, Liebherr presents Earthmoving Machines for various applications

From its extensive range of earthmoving machines, Liebherr's exhibits at the CTT in Moscow include the PR 734-4 crawler tractor, the R 922 crawler excavator and the L 566 wheel loader. In addition, Liebherr also presents the HS 855 HD duty cycle crawler crane, part of its range of special foundation equipment.

Liebherr exhibiting 43 metre Truck-mounted Concrete Pump at the CTT 2016

Liebherr shows the modified 43 R4 XXT truck-mounted concrete pump at the CTT 2016. The four-section distributor boom is extremely stable and torsionally rigid, permitting maximum flexibility and a large working range of the distributor boom with narrow outrigging.

Liebherr telescopic handler TL 441-7 at the IFAT 2016

At the IFAT 2016, Liebherr showcases the telescopic handler TL 441-7. Liebherr telescopic handlers score particularly highly with the infinitely variable hydrostatic travel drive, the sturdy overall structure, the safe, simple and convenient operation and the outstanding viewing conditions enabled by the equipment design.

Liebherr at IFAT 2016 in Munich

Liebherr shows on its stand in Hall C3 special machines for waste management and the recycling industry

New first three L 566 XPower® wheel loaders delivered to RBS Kiesgewinnung GmbH & Co. KG in Hamburg

Delivery of first XPower® wheel loader “made in Bischofshofen” as RBS Kiesgewinnung GmbH & Co. KG extends its fleet with three new Liebherr L 566 XPower® wheel loaders. Representatives of Liebherr-Werk Bischofshofen GmbH and Liebherr-Baumaschinen Vertriebs- und Service GmbH (Hamburg branch) personally handed over the new XPower® wheel loaders. The three L 566 XPower® machines are being used for the loading of sand and gravel.