News and press releases

HVO as an alternative fuel at Liebherr

Cleaner drive concepts for vehicles and machines are becoming more important than ever in order to reduce CO2 emissions. Hydrotreated Vegetable Oils (HVO) play an important role at Liebherr. HVO is an alternative fuel which can now be used in the majority of the Liebherr construction machines, cranes and mining equipment in pure form or in addition to fossil diesel.

Modernisation and expansion – Schuch buys 15 new Liebherr mobile cranes

Crane and heavy haulage contractor Schuch is modernising and expanding its mobile crane fleet. With this in mind, the company, which has several outlets in the Rhine-Main and Rhine-Neckar conurbations, has ordered 15 new mobile cranes from Liebherr with lifting capacities between 90 and 750 tonnes. The company is readying itself to face current and future challenges on the market by means of continuous new and replacement purchases as well as innovative crane technology. Schuch has already taken delivery of the first of these cranes with the delivery of the last ones being scheduled for the end of 2023.

Liebherr appoints Dr. Tim Gerhardt as new Managing Director of Liebherr USA, Co.

Dr. Tim Gerhardt, an experienced business executive within the Liebherr Group has joined Liebherr USA. Co. as one of the new Managing Directors for the U.S. operations. Dr. Tim Gerhardt shares Liebherr USA, Co. executive responsibilities with Kai Friedrich, Managing Director for Liebherr USA, Co. and Divisional Director for the construction equipment product segment in Newport News, VA.

Number 27 in the company’s 27th year – Ullrich takes delivery of Liebherr LTM 1060-3.1

Ullrich Krane GmbH has taken delivery of a Liebherr LTM 1060-3.1 mobile crane. The 60 tonne machine will supplement the crane fleet in the segment between 50 and 90 tonnes. It is the 27th crane that the Chemnitz-based company has bought from Liebherr during its 27 year history. Ullrich has exclusively operated Liebherr mobile cranes since it opened for business.

New Liebherr MK 88-4.1 heads to Italy

The Italian transport and crane company F.lli Zanoletti S.p.A. is upgrading its fleet with a new Liebherr MK 88-4.1 mobile construction crane. The flexible four-axle crane is ideal for assignments in densely built-up areas and for one-person handling. Its ecological and future-oriented hybrid power concept enables all-electric operation. Completing several tasks on the same day is also no problem at all for this mobile construction crane.

Fleet addition: new Liebherr LR 1700-1.0 crawler crane for Eurogrúas 2000

Spanish crane and heavy lift company Eurogrúas 2000 has taken delivery of a new Liebherr LR 1700-1.0 crawler crane. The new 700-tonne crane replaces a 600-tonne crawler crane that the Spanish company mainly used in the wind power sector. Eurogruas 2000 chose the LR 1700-1.0 because "the machine fits perfectly with the requirements of this market in terms of the weight and height of the current wind turbines", says Javier Sato, partner of Eurogrúas 2000. The new investment goes hand in hand with the company's strategy of always keeping its machinery technically up-to-date.

In the spotlight: Liebherr cranes help create impressive stage sets

LED cubes instead of concrete blocks, Roman antiquity instead of modern apartments, culture instead of construction sites: Liebherr cranes help to build and dismantle sets, and are even sometimes part of the production, so that theatres across Europe are never left with an empty stage. From bottom- and top-slewing cranes to mobile construction cranes, various machine types have impressed with their intelligent assistance systems, long reach and high load capacity in Verona, Frankfurt and Bregenz this season.

100 percent Liebherr: Hess extends fleet with LTM 1150-5.3

Düsseldorf-based company Hess GmbH has strengthened its crane fleet with a Liebherr LTM 1150-5.3 mobile crane. This specialist contractor for company relocations, machine installation and machine transport services has its own crane department. This is responsible both for the rental and for the use of the cranes for its own machine installation work. Hess relies 100 percent on Liebherr mobile cranes.

Most powerful crane in the fleet – Wasel extends crawler crane portfolio with LR 11000

Wasel GmbH has taken delivery of a Liebherr LR 11000 crawler crane to add to its growing fleet of lattice boom cranes. The 1000 tonne crane is the fifth and most powerful lattice boom crane operated by the Bergheim-based company. The LR 11000 passed its first test with flying colours at a wind farm in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Bridge building with AS Manutention’s new LTM 1750-9.1 mobile crane

Job successfully completed in Amiens, France – a new LTM 1750-9.1 from AS Manutention recently installed a pedestrian bridge. The pedestrian bridge was completed after just two days at the site. The investment in this Liebherr heavy duty crane with a lifting capacity of 800 tonnes, sees AS Manutention create a new division – ASM Heavy Lift.

Blade replacement at a wind farm – tandem hoist by Liebherr mobile cranes

Crane and transport contractor Grúas Ibarrondo took two Liebherr mobile cranes, an LTM 1750-9.1 and an LTM 1650-8.1, the first in Spain, to the Experimental Cener-Alaiz wind farm in Navarra, Spain, to replace three rotor blades on a wind turbine. The 650 tonne crane has been added to the Grúas Ibarrondo fleet and will strengthen the company’s position on the market.

Night shift at the steelworks

Modification of a large crane system at the ArcelorMittal steelworks in Eisenhüttenstadt – crane rental contractor H.-J. Nolte Auto-Krane based in Hanover travelled to the German-Polish border region with two Liebherr LG 1750 cranes. These powerful lattice boom mobile cranes had to hoist a gantry crane to enable a second gantry crane to be rolled past underneath it. The total gross load case for the tandem hoist was 620 tonnes.

Closing the gap – Colonia takes delivery of Liebherr LTM 1110 5.1 mobile crane

Colonia Spezialfahrzeuge Gottfried Schönges GmbH & Co. KG has taken delivery of a new Liebherr LTM 1110-5.1 mobile crane. The Cologne-based company will use the new 110 tonne crane to replace an LTM 1100/1, thus closing a gap between 100 and 130 tonne machines in its fleet. The successful combination of performance, compact dimensions and length was behind the decision to buy the LTM 1110-5.1.

Engineered for the future, built on experience – Liebherr LTM 1110-5.2 mobile crane

1 becomes 2 because of 3 – the Liebherr LTM 1110-5.1 mobile crane has become the LTM 1110 5.2 because it has three completely new features – the crane control system, the driver's cab and the gearbox. The Liebherr 110 tonne crane, which was first unveiled at Bauma 2019, features the new driver's cab also unveiled at the trade show in prototype form, Liebherr’s new LICCON3 crane control system and also the recently announced ZF TraXon DynamicPerform gearbox. The oil-cooled multi-disk clutch is also new. It has now undergone intensive testing and is now ready for series production. This means that the new LTM 1110-5.2 combines existing strengths with pioneering innovations to deliver greater safety and comfort. To go with these new features, Liebherr is launching a completely new standard crane design, which marks the future for its all-terrain series.

New cranes to celebrate company anniversary – Hanyš updates fleet with Liebherr cranes

By the end of 2021, Czech crane rental and heavy haulage contractor Hanyš will have almost 100 Liebherr cranes at its yard. And the fleet will continue to grow – 18 more Liebherr cranes will be added in the year of the company’s 30th anniversary.

“The future is small, compact but powerful mobile cranes”

Mikschl Autokrane GmbH based in Aichach has taken delivery of a new Liebherr LTM 1120-4.1 mobile crane. The Bavarian contractor is expanding its crane fleet with the 120 tonne machine. The extremely compact design of the 4-axle crane and its high lifting capacities were major factors behind the decision to buy the new crane.

Premiere – first Liebherr compact cranes with rope pull technology delivered

Liebherr first unveiled the LTC 1050-3.1 compact crane with a second boom version in December 2020. Since then, customers have been able to choose between the TELEMATIK and rope pull mechanism versions for the compact 50 tonne model. The launch of this crane sees Liebherr round off its portfolio in the compact crane segment. The very first models of this new version were handed over to crane rental contractors Wasel in Germany and Felbermayr in Austria during October.

Eineder modernises crane fleet with Liebherr LTM 1250-5.1 mobile crane

Autodienst Eineder GmbH has taken delivery of a new Liebherr LTM 1250-5.1 mobile crane. It will replace an older 220 tonne crane in the Bavarian company’s fleet. The high performance and compact dimensions of the new 250 tonne crane and the possibility of obtaining road licences for 5-axle mobile cranes quickly in Bavaria were major criteria behind the decision. The LTM 1250-5.1 has been one of the most in-demand telescopic mobile cranes from Liebherr for a number of years.