The Liebherr Group recorded a turnover of €11,639 million in the 2021 business year, nearly matching the all-time high of 2019.
Almost all product segments, with the exception of Gearing Technology and Automation Systems and Maritime Cranes, contributed to the increase in revenue. As world markets began to recover in the second quarter, however, manufacturing companies faced new challenges in the form of bottlenecks in the global supply chain. The insufficient availability of various raw materials, components and electronic parts resulted in price increases and impacted Liebherr’s production activities to varying degrees.
The number of employees around the world rose by 3.5% to 49,611. Most of the increase was in Europe, followed by Asia and Oceania. The Group did, however, also record an increase in the number of employees in Central, South and North America, as well as in Africa and the Near and Middle East.
In the previous business year, Liebherr invested €559 million in research and development with the aim of shaping technological progress in the industry. The primary focus in research and development was on alternative drives aimed at further reducing the products’ environmental footprint, and on digitalisation. At the same time, the Group has refined existing technologies and added numerous machines, components and systems to its product portfolio.
As a wholly family-owned company, Liebherr stands for stability, reliability and forward-looking innovations with extremely high quality standards. We interviewed Dr h c Isolde Liebherr, Dr h c Willi Liebherr, Philipp Liebherr and Stéfanie Wohlfarth, representing the family shareholders, who revealed their views on the past business year, the challenges they overcame and the technological progress achieved by Liebherr. The story “An Ode to the Wind” in our magazine section details the diverse contributions that Liebherr products make to wind power, the cornerstone of the energy transition, and takes a detailed look at this resource-saving and climate-neutral source of energy.
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Press releases
Boosting performance for wind power expansion: Gertzen retrofits the LR 1800-1.0 with the X3 system
Gertzen Kranlogistik GmbH & Co. KG has retrofitted its Liebherr LR 1800-1.0 crawler crane with the X3 boom system. With this upgrade, the company is significantly expanding its range of services in the wind energy sector.
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Listicles
7 projects that show how varied Tower Crane Solutions projects are around the globe
From the basilica in Barcelona to the airport in Santiago de Chile. The Liebherr Tower Crane Solutions (TCS) department has been involved in some of the world’s most demanding construction projects in recent years. Seven examples show how varied these projects can be around the globe. What all the projects have in common is that they call for individual crane concepts and close collaboration with customers.
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Press releases
Innovative solutions for the next generation of business jets: Liebherr at NBAA-BACE 2026
At NBAA-BACE, taking place from October 20 to 22, 2026, in Las Vegas, Nevada (USA), Liebherr-Aerospace will showcase its cutting-edge innovations for the business jet market at booth no. 3555. Visitors can discover state-of-the-art systems and components, including a nose landing gear, an air-conditioning pack and modular electro-mechanical actuators.