News and press releases

Liebherr: The Liebherr Group achieves over ten billion euro in annual turnover for the first time

Bulle (Switzerland), 4 April 2019 – The Liebherr Group notched up a turnover of € 10,551 million in 2018, breaking through the € 10 billion barrier for the first time in the company’s history. This represents an increase of € 739 million, or 7.5 %, compared with the previous year.

Hatton Crane & Rigging expands fleet with two Liebherr rough terrain cranes

When Hatton Crane & Rigging needs to perform a lift, their first choice recently has often been to put a Liebherr LRT 1100-2.1 rough terrain crane on the job.

The first LTM 1230-5.1 mobile crane goes to Switzerland – Christen takes delivery of new Liebherr 230-tonne machine

In mid-March, Swiss company Christen took delivery of the first ever new LTM 1230-5.1 mobile crane, which Liebherr unveiled at its Customer Days last year in Ehingen.

The first LTM 1230-5.1 mobile crane goes to Switzerland – Christen takes delivery of new Liebherr 230-tonne machine

Long, powerful and versatile is how Liebherr presented its new LTM 1230-5.1 mobile crane at its Customer Days last year in Ehingen. Swiss company Christen was quickly persuaded by the features of the 230-tonne crane with its 75 metre telescopic boom and immediately placed an order for one. The management team took delivery of the first model of this new crane at the manufacturing plant on the River Danube in mid-March this year.

Frost protection for King Ludwig II’s palace garden

Every autumn, when the streams of visitors to Herrenchiemsee Palace start to dwindle, the park next to this magnificent building on the island in Chiemsee is made ready for winter. In addition to clearing thousands of plants in the gardens, this also includes protecting the fountains there from frost. A mobile crane owned by BKL Baukran Logistik GmbH was driven from the company’s headquarters to the largest of the Bavarian lakes in November with the job of hoisting large scaffold hoods over these fountains, some of which are enormous.

#AskLiebherr: Starting a career made easy

Lots of school students from the Upper Swabia region will visit Liebherr at Bauma – the world’s leading construction machinery trade fair. In preparation, the Liebherr Group has launched a school campaign called “Ask Liebherr”, to encourage dialog with school students and find out what worries them most about starting a career.

Liebherr receives SAE Certification for its site in China

The Aerospace Division of Liebherr Machinery Service (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. has recently obtained its SAE Certification.

Liebherr-Aerospace and COMAC sign Letter of Intent

Liebherr and COMAC signed ceremoniously a Letter of Intent regarding the ARJ21 aircraft program in the Hôtel de Marigny in Paris.

Liebherr special design ship crane for world's largest cutter dredger leaves factory in Rostock/Germany

Recently the biggest ram luffing CBW crane left Liebherr’s premises in Rostock. The tailor-made Liebherr type CBW-F 3450 ship crane has been manufactured by Liebherr- MCCtec Rostock GmbH for the world's largest cutter suction dredger Spartacus.

Liebherr special design ship crane for world's largest cutter dredger leaves factory in Rostock/Germany

Recently the biggest ram luffing CBW crane left Liebherr’s premises in Rostock. The tailor-made Liebherr type CBW-F 3450 ship crane has been manufactured by Liebherr- MCCtec Rostock GmbH for the world's largest cutter suction dredger Spartacus.

The Liebherr R 922 crawler excavator wins a prize at the iF Design Award 2019

The Liebherr R 922 crawler excavator, launched worldwide in October 2018, has won a prize at the IF Design Award 2019 in the "product design" category. With an operating weight of 22 tonnes and an engine output of 120 kW/163 HP, this machine was developed and produced by Liebherr-France SAS in Colmar (France).

BHP’s Mt Arthur Coal welcomes first 800 tonne excavators

Two R 9800 excavators have been added to the Mt Arthur Coal fleet

Liebherr-Aerospace International Suppliers‘ Conference 2019

Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH awarded five of its suppliers for outstanding performances during its Suppliers’ Conference in March 2019.

Liebherr is winner of the 2019 Global Leadership Award by Crestcom International

Liebherr, USA, Co. is the 2019 recipient of the Crestcom Global Leadership Growth Award.

Red Dot Design Award 2019 for the new Liebherr EC-B

Liebherr Tower Cranes has won the “Product Design” category of the Red Dot Design Award 2019 with its new 370 EC-B 12 Fibre. The top-slewing crane has convinced a top-class jury of experts with its dynamic lines, modern bi-colour design concept as well as its integrated advertising panels. With the start of the world’s largest construction machinery trade fair in Munich being just around the corner, the Liebherr Tower Cranes division can be especially pleased with this acclaimed design award. The Red Dot Design Award is one of the most prestigious competitions on the international design scene.

Liebherr-Aerospace at MRO Americas 2019

From April 9th to 11th, 2019, Liebherr-Aerospace will participate in the international conference and exhibition MRO Americas in Atlanta.

RMS Cranes selects Liebherr LR 1500 crawler crane for gas and oil industry construction project lift in Texas

RMS Cranes selected a Liebherr LR 1500 crawler crane to lift three demethanizer towers for a major cryogenic gas processing plant in Reeves County, Texas. One tower has been completed with two left to set next month. Each tower weighs approximately 231 US tons, and are more than 197 feet tall and 11 feet in diameter.

Two used Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1 mobile cranes and a new LR 1750/2 crawler crane for Burger

Chilean crane contractor Burger Grúas has had two used LTM 1500-8.1 mobile cranes retrofitted at the Liebherr manufacturing plant to suit the special needs of the numerous climate zones in the country. Currently the two cranes are erecting turbines at a wind farm in southern Chile. A new Liebherr LR 1750/2 crawler crane with the innovative SX boom system is already in action at a mine in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile. Later, it will also be used for erecting wind turbines.