Liebherr

Liebherr-International AG
Company typeAktiengesellschaft
IndustryHeavy machinery
Domestic appliances
Founded1949; 75 years ago (1949)
Kirchdorf an der Iller, West Germany
FounderHans Liebherr
Headquarters
Bulle
,
Switzerland
Key people
  • Jan Liebherr, President
  • Stéfanie Wohlfahrt, Vice President[1]
ProductsConstruction and agriculture machinery, refrigerators
RevenueIncrease €14.042 billion[2] (2023)
Increase €603 million[2] (2019)
Increase €367 million[2] (2023)
Total assetsIncrease €16.404 billion[2] (2023)
Total equityIncrease €8.901 billion[2] (2023)
Number of employees
Increase 53,659[2] (2023)
Websiteliebherr.com

Liebherr is a German-Swiss multinational equipment manufacturer based in Bulle, Switzerland, with its main production facilities and origins in Germany.

Liebherr consists of over 130 companies organized into 11 divisions: earthmoving, mining, mobile cranes, tower cranes, concrete technology, maritime cranes, aerospace and transportation systems, machine tools and automation systems, domestic appliances, and components. It has a worldwide workforce over 53,000, with fourteen billion euros in revenue for 2023.[2] By 2007, it was the world's largest crane company.

Established in 1949 by Hans Liebherr[3] in Kirchdorf, Württemberg-Hohenzollern, West Germany, the business is still entirely owned by the Liebherr family. After his death in 1993, Isolde and Willi Liebherr, Hans' daughter and son led the company, becoming vice president and president of the administrative board respectively of the Switzerland–based Liebherr-International AG in 1999. In March 2023, Stéfanie Wohlfarth became vice president and Jan Liebherr president of the administrative board.[4] Isolde Liebherr and Willi Liebherr remain members of the administrative board[1][5] and several other family members are actively involved in corporate management. In 2005, Forbes magazine listed them as billionaires. In 1974, the Franklin Institute awarded Hans Liebherr the Frank P. Brown Medal.[6]

  1. ^ a b "Liebherr Group appoints new President and Vice President to its administrative board". liebherr.com. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Liebherr Annual Report, Undated. Retrieved: 11 Jul 2024
  3. ^ "Portrait of the LiebHerr Group", Liebherr corporate website, Undated. Retrieved: 14 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Die 300 Reichsten". handelszeitung.ch. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Zweite auf dritte Generation". vertikal.net. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Laureates Search".