Liebherr in the United Kingdom

Liebherr-Great Britain Ltd. celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2011. The establishment of the former Liebherr Building Machinery Limited in 1961 marked the start of the activities of the Liebherr Group in the United Kingdom. Thanks to the new technology of the tower crane, the company soon managed to acquire important contractual partners. Other products followed with the result that Liebherr now distributes the entire range of construction and material handling machines in the United Kingdom. The product range is supplemented by the rental service offered by the company Liebherr-Rental Ltd., which was founded in 2007.

Locations

Liebherr has two locations in the United Kingdom: Biggleswade north of London and the port city of Sunderland in northeast England.

Liebherr-Great Britain Ltd.

The Liebherr location of Biggleswade in the United Kingdom

The Liebherr location of Biggleswade in the United Kingdom

Founded in 1961, Liebherr-Great Britain Ltd. distributes the entire range of construction and material handling machines in the United Kingdom and Ireland. In addition to the head office in Biggleswade around 70 kilometers north of London, the company operates sales and service branches located right across England. They are situated in Aston-in-Makerfield near Wigan, Weston-super-Mare near Bristol, Cannock, Sheffield, Sunderland, and Bathgate and Aberdeen In Scotland. It also operates a subsidiary in Ireland, i.e. Liebherr-Construction Equipment Ireland Limited.

Address

Liebherr-Great Britain Ltd.

Stratton Business Park

Normandy Lane

Biggleswade SG18 8QB

United Kingdom

Liebherr-Rental Ltd.

The joint central head office of Liebherr-Great Britain Ltd. and Liebherr-Rental Ltd.

The joint central head office of Liebherr-Great Britain Ltd. and Liebherr-Rental Ltd.

Founded in 2007, Liebherr-Rental Ltd. forms part of a network of Liebherr Rental Services. Customers in different European countries can use this network to obtain over 3,000 high-quality rental machines from Liebherr. The selection extends from machines for earthmoving activities and the extraction of raw materials through to demolition and material handling.

Address

Liebherr-Rental Ltd.

Stratton Business Park

Normandy Lane

Biggleswade SG18 8QB

United Kingdom

Liebherr Sunderland Works Ltd.

Liebherr Sunderland Works Ltd. at the mouth of the River Wear

Liebherr Sunderland Works Ltd. at the mouth of the River Wear

Liebherr Sunderland Works Ltd. produces ship cranes, offshore cranes and special cranes. The company was founded in 1989. Liebherr took over at that time the facilities of the Deptford Wharf, the oldest wharf in the United Kingdom, in the port city of Sunderland. The company set up a modern production plant for maritime cranes in Sunderland close to the mouth of the River Wear.

Facts and figures

  • Founded: 1989
  • Workforce: 190
  • Total area: 70,500 m²
  • Built-up area: 14,500 m²

Address

Liebherr Sunderland Works Ltd.

Ayres Quay, Deptford Terrace

SR4 6DD Sunderland Tyne and Wear

United Kingdom

Downloads

Here you will find the Tax Governance Statement for download.

Tax Governance Statement (PDF, 147 KB)

Here you will find the Gender Pay Gap Report for download.

Gender Pay Gap Report (PDF, 189 KB)

Here you will find the Modern Day Slavery Act 2015 for UK locations for download.

Modern Day Slavery Act 2015 for UK locations (PDF, 858 KB)

Here you will find the Modern Day Slavery Act 2015 for Liebherr-International AG for download.

Modern Day Slavery Act 2015 for Liebherr-International AG (PDF, 197 KB)

Discover the product world of Liebherr

The Liebherr Group provides a wide spectrum of products and services from refrigerators and freezers, over construction machines right up to port equipment and aeronautical engineering. Liebherr machines and components impress through their sophisticated technologies with high practical usability.

Product Program

For more than 70 years, Liebherr's range of products and services has been broad and sophisticated. Its design and technology is orientated around practical deployment scenarios throughout the world. Continually growing innovative strength and an uncompromising commitment to quality safeguard the highest level of benefit to the customer in all product areas.

Used Machines in the United Kingdom

Affordable alternatives to new equipment and spare parts are available through Liebherr's extensive selection of used inventory. Used equipment, exchange components and accessories are available to fulfill customer-specific needs at a highly competitive price.

From wheeled excavators to tower cranes, Liebherr offers a wide selection of good value used machines, cranes and vehicles. In addition to equipment from Liebherr, the range also includes models from other manufacturers. Our database is placed in order of product features and includes offers, updated on a daily basis, for a very broad array of applications.

Used Machines in the United Kingdom

We have a wide range of used machinery available. Click the link below to see the machines currently in stock. Check back often as our used machines inventory changes frequently. Find used machines in the United Kingdom

Machines for hire

With its 3,000 units European rental park and wide range of specialist machines, Liebherr-Rental can provide for any earthmoving and material handling need. If you are looking for a flexible, efficient and cost-effective engineering solution, Liebherr-Rental is now just a phone call away.

Range of machines

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Wheeled excavators 13 - 21 ton
Tracked excavators 20 - 83 ton
Wheeled Loaders 6 - 31 ton
Tracked Loaders 12 - 22 ton
Dozers 12 - 52 ton
Material handlers 20 - 35 ton

Customer and Product Support

Liebherr Customer and Product Support has a proud and unrivalled reputation for customer focus, technical competence, safety and responsiveness. Developed over a long period with customers’ requirements at the forefront, this support is structured to meet the demands of each customer’s industry-specific sector.

Customers are dealing directly with the manufacturer and can be assured that all engineers at all levels receive continuous professional and technical development from the manufacturer, keeping them competent in all the latest technologies and innovations. All engineers are supported by highly trained technical teams who have direct communications with the factories for additional technical support

Spare parts come directly from the manufacturer with a range of logistic options to ensure that the right parts arrive at the right locations at the right time. A long held commitment by the manufacturer ensures that our customers experience reliable parts interpretation right through to industry leading availabilities and logistics.

Sales and Service Centre locations

Liebherr-Great Britain Ltd.

Stratton Business Park
Normandy Lane
Biggleswade SG18 8QB
United Kingdom

Liebherr-Great Britain Ltd.

Aberdeen Depot
Unit 13 - Blackburn Industrial Estate
Kinellar
Aberdeen AB21 0RX
United Kingdom

Liebherr-Great Britain Ltd.

Bathgate Depot
35 Inchmuir Road
Whitehill Industrial Estate
Bathgate EH48 2EP
United Kingdom

Liebherr-Great Britain Ltd.

Bristol Depot
1 Quadeast, Warne Road
Weston-Super-Mare
BS23 3TR
United Kingdom

Liebherr-Great Britain Ltd.

Cannock Depot
Unit 16 Morgan's Business Park
Betty's Lane - Norton Canes
Cannock WS11 9UU
United Kingdom

Liebherr-Great Britain Ltd.

Sheffield Depot
Unit 12 Evolution, Whittle Way
Advance Manufacturing Park
Sheffield S60 5BL
United Kingdom

Liebherr-Great Britain Ltd.

Sunderland Depot
Ayres Quay
Deptford Terrace
Sunderland SR4 6DD
United Kingdom

Liebherr-Great Britain Ltd.

Wigan Depot
Redgate Road
Ashton-in-Makerfield
Wigan WN4 8DT
United Kingdom

Liebherr-Construction Equipment Ireland Limited

Unit 23N
Greenogue Industrial Estate
Rathcoole, Co Dublin D24 P38P
Ireland

Training Services

Liebherr is internationally recognised as a world-class manufacturer of high technology construction equipment and cranes. The group prides itself on implementing and maintaining the highest quality standards in design, manufacture, after sales product support, training and safety. Now, Liebherr brings its expertise and knowledge to others through our fully certified and accredited training centre situated at our state-of-the-art UK headquarters at Biggleswade, Bedfordshire.

Read more about the Training Services

Workshop

Repair and refurbishment of all Liebherr construction equipment in its state-of-the art facility, equipped with a brand new paint shop, welding/fabrication shop, crane test area, brake tester, 21m inspection pits, the most diverse technical requirement can be fulfilled.

Workshop and Field Service Engineers

Both Liebherr workshop engineers and field-based engineers undergo a thorough training programme. In addition to their high-level engineering qualifications, frequent training at the relevant overseas production facilities not only equips them with product-specific expertise but ensures it is maintained and kept up to date with all technical developments. Health and safety training forms part of the formal induction process and is an implicit element of workshop and field service engineer training.

Field service engineers respond rapidly to customers in the UK and Ireland to provide on-site service support with the backup of dedicated technical teams that have direct links to the production facilities for additional input if required. Service vehicles are modern and fully equipped and there is an unrivalled support service for parts. Response performance is a key metric and experienced managers ensure that customers’ priorities are quickly responded to, to maximising equipment uptime

Workshop

A superbly-equipped workshop at Biggleswade, highly experienced engineers, with the same factory training as the field service engineers, and only original Liebherr parts fitment means customers can benefit from top quality repairs.

The workshop has the capacity to handle major repairs to the largest cranes in Liebherr’s product range and the team has extensive experience in substantial accident damage repair projects. It is also home to a dedicated rolling road brake tester that is one of only a few in the country able to accommodate mobile cranes with an individual axle weight of up to 20 tonnes.

The workshop can facilitate truck mixer repair and upgrade works that cannot be completed in the field. This includes new mixer installations, drum exchanges, gearbox replacements, water tank upgrades, platform modifications and much more.

For earthmoving and materials handling customers the workshop can undertake repairs to machines of up to 120 tonnes. Full machine rebuilds are available for customers who wish to retain the existing technology of their machines or for those wishing to purchase a fully-refurbished used machine. Complex machine modifications can be carried out and on equipment required for specialised applications.

To ensure welding repairs are of the highest quality and to company and industry standards, a fully-equipped fabrication shop is run by trained welders certified to carry out plate and tube structural repairs on Liebherr cranes in line with factory specifications. Buckets and attachments can be repaired or fully refurbished in line with customers’ specific requirements.

Additional well-equipped regional workshops at Bathgate, Wigan and Rathcoole (in Ireland) ensure that earthmoving machine customers can receive local support with minimum transportation costs and time.

Paintshop

Two state-of-the-art paintshops at Biggleswade offer Liebherr customers a wide choice of top quality finishing techniques. A highly-trained team delivers factory-standard paint finishes using approved products which are selected for minimal environmental impact.

The paintshops are large enough to accommodate anything from large and long mobile cranes to wide earthmoving machines. Specialist high-speed working-at-height access equipment is installed in one paintshop allowing operatives to reach over equipment quickly and safely.

Parts

Liebherr customers can be assured that the parts supplied to them, either directly or fitted by Liebherr service engineers, are factory supplied and meet the original equipment specifications and standards.

Experienced Parts Administrators at Liebherr-Great Britain’s sales and service centres provide a personal service, responding to customers with a reliable interpretation of their parts needs using leading-edge factory systems.

Off-the-shelf availability is excellent, thanks to constant monitoring of parts availability in the UK and Ireland to ensure the holding is in line with customer need. Further support is provided directly from the various factory warehouses and logistics centres where urgent parts can be sourced and delivered quickly via many different delivery options.

Contact

The Liebherr Group maintains a worldwide network of sales and service partners. Depending on the region and product area, this provided directly by Liebherr or competent external companies. This ensures that the requirements of our customers are responded to quickly and that they are put in touch directly with the appropriate partners.
To find out who is responsible for answering questions in your region, see the selection below.

Careers with Liebherr in the United Kingdom.

Careers with Liebherr in the United Kingdom.

Current job offers

Applicants can gain a brief overview of job vacancies and apprenticeships worldwide or in the United Kingdom in the online job portal. Of course, we would also be happy if you were to send us an unsolicited application. Qualified and motivated co-workers are always welcome at Liebherr.

Job vacancies in the United Kingdom

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