Liebherr in the United Kingdom
Locations
Liebherr has two locations in the United Kingdom: Biggleswade north of London and the port city of Sunderland in northeast England.
The Liebherr location of Biggleswade in the United Kingdom
Liebherr-Great Britain Ltd.
Founded in 1961, Liebherr-Great Britain Ltd. distributes the entire range of construction and material handling machines in the United Kingdom and Ireland. In addition to the head office in Biggleswade around 70 kilometers north of London, the company operates sales and service branches located right across England. They are situated in Aston-in-Makerfield near Wigan, Weston-super-Mare near Bristol, Cannock, Sheffield, Sunderland, and Bathgate and Aberdeen In Scotland. It also operates a subsidiary in Ireland, i.e. Liebherr-Construction Equipment Ireland Limited.
Address
The joint central head office of Liebherr-Great Britain Ltd. and Liebherr-Rental Ltd.
Liebherr-Rental Ltd.
Founded in 2007, Liebherr-Rental Ltd. forms part of a network of Liebherr Rental Services. Customers in different European countries can use this network to obtain over 3,000 high-quality rental machines from Liebherr. The selection extends from machines for earthmoving activities and the extraction of raw materials through to demolition and material handling.
Address
Liebherr Sunderland Works Ltd. at the mouth of the River Wear
Liebherr Sunderland Works Ltd.
Liebherr Sunderland Works Ltd. produces ship cranes, offshore cranes and special cranes. The company was founded in 1989. Liebherr took over at that time the facilities of the Deptford Wharf, the oldest wharf in the United Kingdom, in the port city of Sunderland. The company set up a modern production plant for maritime cranes in Sunderland close to the mouth of the River Wear.
Facts and figures
- Founded: 1989
- Workforce:
- Total area: 70,500 m²
- Built-up area: 14,500 m²