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A togetherness that transcends borders – 7 Liebherr pioneers and their stories

From pursuing adventurous international assignments to childhood dreams come true, seven inspiring biographies showcase what is possible at Liebherr.

Keeping the team on track

Life on a mine site is non-stop. This is why our workshop logistics coordinators, like Cindi Patroni of Liebherr-Australia, are invaluable.

Liebherr USA, Co. welcomes new finance director Sylvie Blaise

Recently appointed Finance Director, Sylvie Blaise, reflects on her journey with Liebherr and how she became the accomplished leader she is today.

Digging for knowledge with Liebherr Mining

Within the mining industry, Liebherr has a reputation for manufacturing high-quality equipment that delivers excellent onsite performance and reliability. However, for customers to achieve optimal results with their Liebherr machines, it’s imperative that their people on the ground receive the right training to both operate and maintain this equipment. This is where people like Alexandre Pontes come in.

Training at Liebherr: pursuing a new chapter in life with unwavering commitment

In September, Liebherr welcomed over 400 new trainees at various Group sites in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and France. The range of apprenticeships at Liebherr is wide, but no matter the product segment – whether technical or commercial – skilled young talents are taking the next steps in pursuing a new chapter in their lives. Liebherr offers the ideal environment and conditions for this.

Liebherr at Paris Air Show 2023 – transform.develop.sustain.

Liebherr-Aerospace will be presenting itself as a major supplier to the international aviation industry at the 54th Paris Air Show from June 19 to 25, 2023 in Le Bourget. Under the motto "transform.develop.sustain.", the company will be represented in hall 2a at stand A276. On display will be the latest innovations such as electric air conditioning systems, modular electro-mechanical actuators, solutions for local, decentralized hydraulic supply or fuel cell technology for on-board energy supply.

A career in mining: Thinking outside the box

If there is anyone who understands the wide range of ways Liebherr mining equipment can be used to help customers, it is Zack Sims.

How Liebherr also inspires little ones: adventure playground opens in Ravensburger Spieleland

Ravensburger Spieleland and the Liebherr Group are joining forces: the new Liebherr adventure playground opened with the start of the theme park’s 2023 season on an area of over 1,300 square metres. At the “Liebherr-Erlebnisspielplatz” in Ravensburger Spieleland, visitors young and old can immerse themselves in the fascinating world of Liebherr. Numerous machines invite them to romp around, and visitors can also find out about the Liebherr Group and Liebherr as an employer on display boards.

Liebherr receives seal as one of Germany's best employers

Liebherr is one of the best employers in Germany. In the recently published ranking by market researcher Statista and Stern magazine, the group of companies achieved the top position in the categories of mechanical and plant engineering, rail, ship and aircraft construction, and durable consumer goods. Overall, Liebherr achieved 12th place among the top employers and was able to improve on the previous year.

Liebherr Indonesia’s first female technician

Liebherr Indonesia hired its first female technician, Alicia Nelwan, in September 2022 which marked another step forward for the company’s commitment to gender parity in the workplace. Alicia is a mechanical engineering graduate who specialises in rail vehicles. The challenges and opportunities that the mining industry can provide have always fascinated Alicia and the Liebherr Group – with the company’s focus on encouraging employee passions and offering a stable working environment – was the perfect fit.

After electrifying visitors at Bauma: What's next for the Battery-Electric Arocs truck mixer?

The future of the truck mixer is electric. For several years now, Liebherr has been offering truck mixers with electric drum drive in the ETM-series, and fully electric truck mixers are also part of the range. At Bauma 2022, Liebherr-Mischtechnik GmbH presented the next development step in cooperation with Mercedes-Benz Trucks and the Paul Group: the prototype of the first electrified Arocs, the "Battery-Electric Arocs". What´s next for the prototype? We asked Alexander Pifko, developer of the ETM at Liebherr, and Nico Müller, product manager at Liebherr.

New in Lindau and Biberach: Liebherr-Electronics and Drives GmbH

With the advancing electrification and digitalisation of the industrial and aviation sectors, the areas of electric drive technology, electronics and control technology are also becoming increasingly important. From now on, Liebherr has been bundling these core competencies in a new company, Liebherr-Electronics and Drives GmbH.

Missed Bauma? No problem! Experience Bauma again with the video magazine

Bauma 2022 is over. But for all those who can't get enough of the trade fair and for all those who stayed at home, the Bauma video magazine takes you up close and personal to the Liebherr booth.

Simon Ebner: from visitor to expert for hydraulic cylinders

Simon Ebner has been part of the global Liebherr family since 2014. Bauma 2022 is the first time the Team Leader Technical Sales & Distribution has worked at the Liebherr Components booth. Here he is the contact and advisor for everything regarding hydraulic cylinders. That includes the new product configurator for hydraulic cylinder series, the fibre composite portfolio and a sensor for force measurement in the hydraulic cylinder.

Inmaculada Montero Ruiz: Always keeping an eye on Liebherr at Bauma

Liebherr at Bauma can be described in superlatives: almost 15,000 m2 of space, around 100 exhibits and hundreds of Liebherr employees working on the various booths throughout the week. But how do you plan such a mega-project? Inmaculada Montero Ruiz knows exactly how, because this is the second time, she has been the project manager for Liebherr's trade fair presence at Bauma.

Ümit Arici: A bridge between childhood and adulthood

Ümit Arici is an HR professional with heart and soul. He has been working for the Liebherr Group as a recruiter in human resources since March 2021. At the Career Point at Bauma 2022, he meets technology enthusiasts who want to become part of the Liebherr world. Liebherr machines and products? They awaken very special memories in him.

Nadine Vallaster: When the heart beats digitally

If you want to learn about digital solutions in deep foundation at Bauma, Nadine Vallaster is the right person to talk to. The Austrian works as a requirements engineer at Liebherr in Nenzing. She is responsible for elaborating concepts for the further development of digital products for drilling rigs, duty cycle crawler cranes and Co. At her personal Bauma premiere, too, everything revolves around the Construction Site 4.0, of course.

Jasmin Ege: Passing on the enthusiasm for Liebherr products

Filling up mobile and crawler cranes with HVO fuel? At Liebherr, that's possible. How? Jasmin Ege knows. At the Liebherr booth, right next to the mobile cranes, she provides information on how Liebherr is researching solutions for alternative drives of the future in its technology-neutral approach and what digitalisation has to do with it.