Liebherr in France

Liebherr-France SAS was founded in 1961 as the first Liebherr company in France. At its production site in Colmar, it produces 15 different models of hydraulic excavators on a crawler-track travel gear, and different specialized machines such as electric excavators, tunnel excavators, and demolition excavators. The machines with operating weights from 14 to 100 tons.

The hydraulic excavators and specialized machines manufactured by Liebherr-France SAS are used in earthmoving, civil engineering, selective dismantling and demolition, tunneling, the steel industry, mining, as well as industrial handling.

Facts and figures

• Founded: 1961
• Workforce: 1.460
• Total area: 364,000 m²
• Built-up area: 140,000 m²

To Liebherr-France SAS

Liebherr-Mining Equipment Colmar SAS is a production company in the Liebherr Mining Division. The company manufactures mining and dredging excavators with operating weights from 100 to 800 tons and bucket capacities up to 47.5m³. These machines are powered by diesel engines or electric motors. Mining excavators made by Liebherr are mining raw materials from open-cast mines in Russia, Australia, and Argentina, for example.

Facts and figures

• Founded: 2011
• Workforce: 650
• Total area: 170,000 m²
• Built-up area: 42,700 m²

To Liebherr-Mining Equipment Colmar SAS

Liebherr-Components Colmar SAS is a production company in the Liebherr Components Division. The company is dedicated to the development, design, assembly, as well as the testing of large diesel engines.

Facts and figures

• Founded: 2011
• Workforce: 290
• Total area: 50,000 m²
• Built-up area: 19,000 m²

To Liebherr-Components Colmar SAS

Liebherr-Mining Equipment SAS, based in Colmar, is one of the eleven divisional control companies in the Liebherr Group and coordinates all the operations in the Mining Division. The division includes two production companies at the Colmar and Newport News (USA) sites that are responsible for development and manufacture of large hydraulic excavators and large dumper trucks for the mining industry. A worldwide sales and service network ensures customer proximity and guarantees high machine availability.

The company Liebherr-Location France SAS founded in 2000 and based in Niederhergheim is responsible for rental of Liebherr earthmoving machines in France.

The sales and service of Liebherr mobile and crawler cranes in France is carried out by Liebherr-Grues Mobiles SAS founded in 1999.

The company Liebherr-Grues à Tour SAS, also located at Niederhergheim, specializes in the sales, assembly, and maintenance of tower cranes. It was founded in 1999.

The company Liebherr-Nenzing Equipements SAS is responsible for the sales and service of lattice/boom cranes, piling and drilling rigs, as well as port equipment in France and in the French overseas departments. It was founded in 1999 under the name Liebherr Pelles à Câbles SAS and renamed in 2006.

Liebherr-Malaxage & Techniques SAS founded in 1999 is responsible for the sales and service of concrete technology products on the French market.

Liebherr-Aerospace & Transportation SAS in Toulouse is one of the eleven divisional control companies in the Liebherr Group and coordinates all operations in the Aerospace and Transportation Systems Divisions.

Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS is one of Europe's leading manufacturers of air management systems for aircraft.

The company develops, manufactures, and maintains innovative air management systems for the aerospace industry and can look back over 60 years of experience in aeronautical engineering. Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS is represented today at two locations in Southern France: The headquarters and majority of company divisions are in Toulouse. Parts of the production are externalized to the Campsas location 50km away.

Facts and figures

• Founded: 1971
• Workforce: 1.440
• Total area: 162,000 m²
• Built-up area: 67,100 m²

To Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS