Liebherr in Germany

The core products of Liebherr-Mischtechnik GmbH are high-quality truck mixers, Concrete pumps and stationary mixing plants. It was founded in 1954 in Bad Schussenried in Southern Germany as one of the first Group companies. Decades of experience in the development and manufacture of concrete technology products wins over a large number of sophisticated customers throughout the world.

Facts and figures

• Founded: 1954
• Workforce:
• Total area: 261,500 m²
• Built-up area: 68,700 m²

Liebherr-Werk Biberach GmbH was founded in 1954. Today it is one of the largest international manufacturers of tower cranes. At the Biberach location, the company develops and produces one of the most variable construction crane product programs in the world. The high-performance systems and size categories provide the ideal lifting technology for every structural engineering task.

Facts and figures

• Founded: 1954
• Workforce:
• Total area: 200,000 m²
• Built-up area: 94,000 m²

Liebherr-Components Biberach GmbH develops and produces high-quality drive components and systems. The high-performance products – such as electric machines, gearboxes, and slewing bearings, rope winches and control cabinets – are designed and manufactured for the Group as well as for external customers.

Facts and figures

• Founded: 2012
• Workforce:
• Total area: 315,100 m²
• Built-up area: 116,400 m²

As a trading company, Liebherr-Components GmbH with its head office in Biberach is responsible for the sale and marketing of components and system solutions of the Liebherr Group in Germany in the area of mechanical, hydraulic and electric drive and control technology.

Liebherr-Electronics and Drives GmbH develops and produces high-performance components and products in the area of electric drive and control technology at the site in Biberach. The electrical machines, frequency converters, switchgears and energy storage units are used in machines of both the Liebherr Group and its external customers.

• Founded: 2015
• Workforce: 360
• Total area: 53.500 m²
• Built-up area: 30.750 m²

Numerous higher-order functions for the Group are undertaken by Liebherr-International Deutschland GmbH. The responsibilities of the management company include finances, taxes, auditing, law, insurances and human resources as well as communication and brand management.

Liebherr-Purchasing Services GmbH is headquartered in Biberach an der Riss (Germany) and, as an internal service provider, is responsible for organising and coordinating the purchasing activities of the Liebherr Group. One of the most important aims of Liebherr-Purchasing Services GmbH is to standardise and optimise the purchasing/logistics processes and the purchasing systems within the Group in collaboration with the various Liebherr companies. The range of services of the company also includes the central departments of industrial construction, central steel and construction purchasing, travel management and the Liebherr shop.

Liebherr-Components Deggendorf GmbH develops and produces microprecision parts and system components for common rail systems. The parts are manufactured using state-of-the-art processes and contribute significantly towards the quality and performance of Liebherr injection technology.

Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH founded in 1969 is a global leader in the manufacture of mobile cranes. Its product range includes telescopic and lattice boom cranes on wheeled and crawler chassis. The company also realizes technologically challenging special projects.

Facts and figures

• Founded: 1969
• Workforce:
• Total area: 1,000,000 m²
• Production halls: 270,000 m²

Liebherr-Ettlingen GmbH founded in 2004 specializes in remanufacturing drive components. Under the Liebherr exchange components program, the company in the city of Ettlingen in Baden-Württemberg produces remanufactured and rebuilt components. It also carries out the general overhaul of drive components.

Facts and figures

• Founded: 2004
• Workforce:
• Total area: 85,000 m²
• Built-up area: 18,000 m²

A high-quality product program of gear cutting tools is offered by the Ettlingen plant as a branch of Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH. The plant not only resharpens and coats shaping tools, CBN grinding tools are also recoated in the site's own electroplating shop. Moreover, the WGT range of gear measuring devices is developed and produced here. Furthermore, the manufacturing plant also supplies complete components such as gear parts.

• Incorporation in the Group: 1993
• Workforce: 100
• Total area: 85,000 m²
• Area covered by buildings: 18,000 m²

In 1999 the Friedrichshafen plant of ZF Luftfahrttechnik became a part of Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH. This enabled the Liebherr Group to considerably expand its product range for the aerospace industry. At the Friedrichshafen plant in Baden-Württemberg today, high-performance gearboxes and special operation and drive systems are developed and manufactured for helicopters and aircraft.

Liebherr-MCCtec Vertriebs- und Service GmbH is a sales and service company responsible for supporting mobile harbour cranes, ship and offshore cranes as well as construction machines from the product areas crawler cranes, deep foundation machines and duty cycle crawler cranes. The location also serves as a hub for rental and buy-back machines and offers the overhauling of components as well as the execution of complex repairs on machines that in some cases are transported by sea directly to Hamburg.

Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH founded in 1969 is one of the leading manufacturers of machine tools and automation systems. The company is based at Kempten in the Allgäu region of Bavaria.

Facts and figures

• Founded: 1969
• Workforce:
• Total area: 145,000 m²
• Built-up area: 56,600 m²

An extensive product program of high-quality hydraulic excavators, articulated dumper trucks, and material handling machines is developed and manufactured by Liebherr-Hydraulikbagger GmbH at Kirchdorf an der Iller in Southern Germany. The powerful machines are well established in the widest range of applications in many different sectors of industry and are in use throughout the world.

Facts and figures

• Founded: 1949
• Workforce:
• Total area: 435.000 m²

In its function as being one of the eleven divisional control companies in the Liebherr Group, Liebherr-EMtec in Kirchdorf an der Iller coordinates all activities in the earthmoving machine sector.

Liebherr-Baumaschinen Vertriebs- und Service GmbH is responsible for the sales and service of Liebherr Group earthmoving and material handling machines in different regions throughout Germany. The company operates from the Liebherr subsidiaries in Berlin, Dortmund, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Kaiserslautern, and Munich.

Liebherr-Components Kirchdorf GmbH develops and produces powerful single- and double-acting hydraulic cylinders, gas cylinders, and dampers. They are not only used in the Liebherr Group, but are also designed and manufactured for customers outside of the Group.

Facts and figures

• Founded: 2014
• Workforce: 600
• Total area: Approx. 40,000 m²

Liebherr-IT Services GmbH creates organizational and programming IT solutions for the entire Group. In this context, it is also responsible for coordination of IT applications across different sites.

Services in logistics, stock-keeping, and distribution of spare parts for the companies in the Group are provided by Liebherr-Logistics GmbH founded in 2011. Since 2015 the company operates a logistics center at the site in Oberopfingen near Kirchdorf in Baden-Württemberg, from where spare parts for Group construction machines are provided worldwide in the future – initially in the earthmoving product area.

Facts and Figures

• Founded: 2011
• Number of employees:
• Built-over area: 46,800 m²

Liebherr-Electronics and Drives GmbH develops and manufactures high-quality components in the fields of electrical drive and control technology and electronics at two locations, Lindau and Biberach. In Lindau, the focus is on durable electronics for industry and aviation. The products are used in various machines of the Liebherr group worldwide. Numerous external customers also rely on the company's cross-industry expertise. Testing and qualification services for electronics, electronics manufacturing services (EMS) and development services round off the extensive portfolio.

Facts and figures

• Founded: 2000
• Workforce:
• Total area: 50,000 m²
• Built-up area: 10,000 m²

Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH is one of Europe's leading manufacturers of aircraft equipment. The product program includes landing gears as well as flight control systems and actuation systems. These products are not only found on board wide-bodied aircraft, but are also used in business jets and helicopters, for example.

Facts and figures

• Founded: 1960
• Workforce:
• Total area: 160,000 m²
• Built-up area: 82,000 m²

Liebherr-Mietpartner GmbH is a service company for rental of high-quality earthmoving machines made by Liebherr and other companies. Its core tasks include the wide-scale organization of the Liebherr rental services network.

Liebherr-Transportation Systems Mannheim GmbH offers a complete range of engineering and project management services along with customer support activities in the air conditioning and power supply segment for the transportation industry.

Liebherr-Hausgeräte Vertriebs- und Service GmbH, was founded in 2019 and is responsible for sales and service of domestic appliances in Germany. Apart from the head office in Ulm, other subsidiaries are located in Cologne, Hanover and Berlin.

Liebherr-Digital Development Center GmbH, based in Ulm, is a central organization that supports all Liebherr product segments in the development of digital solutions and business models.

In Ochsenhausen, Liebherr manufactures a wide range of high-quality, energy-efficient refrigerators and freezers. Innovative ideas, modern design, and sophisticated solutions for optimal convenience characterize the product range of Liebherr household appliances.

Facts and figures

• Founded: 1954
• Workforce:
• Total area: 310,000 m²
• Built-up area: 130,000 m²