News et communiqués de presse

Liebherr’s new 1110-5.1 – an all-rounder in action

A new Liebherr LTM 1110-5.1 mobile crane was in action in Switzerland, replacing system components at a dry concrete production plant. The machine operated by Zaugg AG Rohrbach based in the Canton of Berne was one of the first of its kind to be delivered to customers. Zaugg uses the new mobile crane for a range of tasks including erecting construction cranes thanks to its 60 metre telescopic boom.

New alternative – using SPMTs as ballast trailers for Liebherr LR 11000 crawler crane

Liebherr has developed an interesting alternative for the derrick ballast of crawler cranes, working closely with global crane and heavy haulage contractor Sarens and heavy haulage vehicle manufacturer KAMAG – SPMTs from KAMAG are used as ballast trailers.

La société Lorban TP choisit la performance, la souplesse et le confort de la R 945

La société Lorban TP s’occupe de l’extraction de la roche calcaire jusqu’au chargement dans les tombereaux aux Carrières du Bassin de la Sambre (C.B.S.). 600 000 tonnes de granulats calcaires y sont produits chaque année et sont destinées à l’industrie, au bâtiment et aux travaux publics.

The Port of Grenaa goes for green e-drive

The Port of Grenaa relies on Liebherr Mobile Harbour Crane technology and is renewing its equipment. In order to have not only more efficient but also more ecological handling in the future, the Port of Grenaa decided to have a new electric drive built into the LHM 550.

Le groupe français GCC confie la gestion de son parc de grues à tour à Liebherr

Le groupe français GCC, actif dans les domaines de la construction, de l’énergie et de la promotion immobilière en France, confie à Liebherr la gestion de sa flotte de grues à tour.

Nouvelle-Aquitaine : les pelles sur chenilles de génération 8 pour des applications multiples

Sur le terrain avec les nouvelles pelles sur chenilles Liebherr de la génération 8. Quel que soit son positionnement dans cette nouvelle gamme, chaque machine dispose d’un tout nouveau concept de base pour un produit plus efficace et confortable, d’une augmentation de la puissance moteur et d’un contrepoids lourd pour des capacités de godets plus élevées mais aussi d’un nouveau concept d’équipement spécialement développé pour optimiser la courbe de charge et l’inertie à l’entrainement en rotation et ainsi réduire la consommation de carburant.

Liebherr at Zhejiang International Intelligent Transportation Industry Expo 2020

The Zhejiang International Intelligent Transportation Industry Expo is the perfect platform to present innovative technology for the Chinese market.

Creating trust in the Caribbean – crane and heavy haulage contractor Força chooses Liebherr for used crane purchases

Buying used cranes requires a good deal of trust. Since it was founded, Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH has delivered more than 10,000 used cranes to customers throughout the world. The market leader for mobile cranes is in fact also the largest used crane dealer in the world. Crane and heavy haulage contractor Força Diseño & Ingenieria SRL based in the Dominican Republic has shown great trust in Liebherr and has taken delivery of six used cranes in a short period of time.

World Premiere: Three new Machines and one new Design

Innovations have been the driving force at Liebherr-Werk Nenzing GmbH from the very beginning. The year 2020 is no exception. Product developments are in full swing. Today three new machines from the fields deep foundation, material handling and lifting could be unveiled in our online presentation. What was striking about it: all models gleam in a new design.

The 40,000th Liebherr mobile crane ever goes to Poland

Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH celebrates the delivery of its 40,000th mobile crane. An LRT 1100-2.1 rough terrain crane was officially handed over to Polish energy company PGE GiEK on 10 November – in virtual form due to the coronavirus pandemic. Liebherr first opened its plant for mobile cranes in Ehingen in 1969 and supplied its 20,000th crane in 2006. Number 30,000 followed just eight years later. The next 10,000 cranes were built in just six years.

Liebherr MK 88 Plus mobile construction crane in Rotterdam: cost-effective and quiet continuous operation using site power

A Liebherr MK 88 Plus mobile construction crane from Dutch crane hire company Boekestijn was in operation for three months in Rotterdam for the construction of a new plant for recycling asphalt material. Noteworthy: the flexible crane operated continuously in site power mode on the construction site in the Dutch port metropolis.

LTM 1050-3.1 makes “Muse” art project possible by hoisting a grand piano into a forest clearing

ESB Kranverleih Transport und Hebetechnik GmbH received an order for a very unusual job in spring 2020 – a valuable grand piano had to be hoisted into a cleared section of forest near Erolzheim in southern Germany and set up there to be played. The order was placed by Andreas Reiner, a German photographer and artist, known by the name Sichtlich Mensch. He was producing the “Muse” project in this clearing – a short film about humanity and vulnerability.

Schuch expands fleet with three new Liebherr mobile cranes

Crane contractor Schuch is modernising its fleet with three new Liebherr mobile cranes. The LTC 1050-3.1 compact crane and two LTM 1070-4.2 mobile cranes have been added to the Schuch Group fleet in Germany. 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.

Liebherr Performance Days Europe: Real life meets virtual Tech Arena

Experience gear technology and automation systems virtually. Visit us from December 01 - 03, 2020! With Performance Days, Liebherr created an event that is synonymous with innovation, technology and networking. Liebherr will be using the Tech Arena as a platform to present new products, host live talks and a platform for technological exchange.

An investment for the future: Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse receives new machine with Rotary Loading System

The high capacity five-axis machining center with Rotary Loading System has been jointly developed by Liebherr-Verzahntechnik and Liebherr-Aerospace.

Bridge-builder – LR 1800-1.0 links previously divided Berlin neighbourhoods of Moabit and Mitte

“What belongs together will grow together” was how Willy Brandt, the former German Chancellor, described the fall of the Berlin Wall on 9 November 1989. Over 30 years later, another example of how the country is still growing together was played out in Berlin. By completing its very first job, the new Liebherr LR 1800-1.0 crawler crane owned by crane and heavy haulage contractor MaxiKraft played a major role in this process.

“Expectations were high” – new LB Series in operation

The company Kurt Motz Baubetriebsgesellschaft GmbH in Illertissen (Germany) decided on 5 machines from Liebherr’s brand new series of drilling rigs. Liebherr-Werk Nenzing GmbH recently handed over the key for the LB 45, which is already successfully operating on its first jobsite.

Extraordinary project – Liebherr 5-axle crane floated to site on a barge

It was not the job but accessing the site which posed a major challenge to crane contractor Movitram Grúas in Colombia. An LTM 1220-5.2 was required in the mountainous, forested coffee region to install a bridge. Movitram Grúas did everything it could possibly do to get the crane to the remote site. This included the Liebherr 220 tonne crane undergoing an eight kilometre river voyage on a barge on the Rio Cauca. Movitram Grúas S.A.S. based in Pereira, Dosquebradas, Risaralda, Colombia, provides integrated solutions for hoisting and transport work in the coffee region of Colombia.