Press releases | 12/10/2024
Groundbreaking of Liebherr’s New Logistics Center for the Americas
- The groundbreaking ceremony celebrates the beginning of a project that will enhance the logistics capabilities and strengthen the presence of Liebherr in the American market.
- Members of the Liebherr family, Governor of Mississippi, Tate Reeves and city officials celebrate the groundbreaking Liebherr’s new state-of-the-art logistics center in Tupelo, MS.
- With a $176 million investment the logistics center is expected to create 180 new jobs in the area upon completion.
Liebherr hosts the groundbreaking of its new state-of-the-art logistics center in Tupelo, Mississippi — a significant investment aimed at enhancing the company’s logistics capabilities and solidifying its presence in the American market. The facility, located in the Hive Business Park, will serve as a continental warehouse of Liebherr-Logistics GmbH, supporting logistics and service operations across the Americas. During the ceremony Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves, Mayor Todd Jordan, City of Tupelo, Lee County Board of Supervisors’ President Wesley Webb, and Community Development Foundation CEO David Rumbarger, alongside members of the Liebherr family highlighted the project's importance for Tupelo as well as for the Liebherr Group.
Last week, Liebherr celebrated a significant milestone with the groundbreaking of its new state-of-the-art logistics center in Tupelo, Mississippi. Located at the Hive Business Park, this advanced facility represents a major milestone in the company’s ongoing commitment to strengthening distribution capabilities across the Americas.
For Liebherr the new logistic center in Tupelo, Mississippi is of great importance for the whole Group. This investment solidifies Liebherr’s strategic focus on long-term operational excellence and reinforces its dedication to delivering unparalleled service quality for customers across its broad portfolio. Its central location offers numerous logistical advantages and enables the company to better serve its customers who are not only based in the U.S., but also across the Americas.
The first phase involves an investment of $176 million and is expected to create 180 new jobs in the region once completed – with plans to expand further and create over 300 jobs in the long term. Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves, who was participating the groundbreaking ceremony, underscored the importance of this investment in driving Tupelo’s growth and its transformative impact on the local economy. “It’s about creating job opportunities for our people. That’s what a great company like Liebherr is going to do here in this community and that’s something that really gets me excited about this project.” And Community Development Foundation CEO and President David Rumbarger adds, that the groundbreaking represented nearly a decade of work to establish the Hive Business Park, by saying: “It is exciting to stand before you today to mark this milestone. This moment represents years of vision, collaboration and investment by our community and its partners at every level.”
The new logistics center in Tupelo, Mississippi, will serve as a hub for a wide range of operations, including warehousing, distribution, pre-assembly, kitting, repackaging, and customs and export services. The facility will initially support the distribution of products from Liebherr’s earthmoving, tower cranes, concrete technology, mobile and crawler cranes, maritime cranes as well as components. Additional product segments are expected to be integrated shortly after operations commence. Joerg Stroebele, Managing Director at Liebherr-Logistics GmbH thereby highlights: “By establishing this facility, Liebherr aims to provide faster and more efficient services to its customers, reinforcing its position as a leader in the industry.” The facility will incorporate cutting-edge technologies, sustainable design elements, and scalability to meet evolving customer needs.
As part of Liebherr-Logistics GmbH, the internal logistics provider for the Liebherr Group, the new logistics center in Tupelo, Mississippi, will play a role in managing spare parts logistics for a variety of products segments. With over 430 employees, the Liebherr-Logistics GmbH serves more than 70 Liebherr Sales and Service Companies worldwide, covering over 20 product lines. Since 2015, it has operated from Oberopfingen, Germany, and in 2023, it opened a second warehouse in Born, Netherlands, to better serve Northern and Western Europe. The acquired land in the United States forms the basis for an important warehouse of Liebherr-Logistics GmbH on the American continent.
Opportunity for further investments in additional facilities and extended services
In addition to the continental logistics center, the Liebherr Group has the opportunity to establish additional facilities for various Liebherr companies and offer additional services on the acquired site, which covers a total of 110 acres in total, in the future. By 2026, Liebherr anticipates investing over $176 million in the site, with a potential total investment of up to $230 million as the campus evolves. This underscores the family-owned company's commitment to working on solutions for the future in the field of product development and building and strengthening long-term partnerships.
