LIEBHERR-INTERNATIONAL AG - company history
Hans Liebherr founded the family business Liebherr in 1949. The first mobile crane manufactured by the company marked the beginning of Liebherr's worldwide success. Today the company ranks among the world's largest manufacturers of construction machinery, and also operates in many other areas: ship, container and portal cranes; machine tools, automatic lines; aviation equipment; transport equipment; household appliances (refrigerators and freezers).
Over the years, the family business has expanded to over a hundred companies worldwide. The production of products and components of the Liebherr group of companies is carried out in eleven countries of the world: Mexico, Austria, Bulgaria, Brazil, Great Britain, Germany, Ireland, Spain, China, Russia, USA, Thailand, France, Switzerland.
The holding company of the Liebherr group of companies is Liebherr-International AG in Bühle (Switzerland), which is wholly owned by members of the Liebherr family.