In 1949, Hans Liebherr invented the very first tower crane. Today, Liebherr is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of construction machinery. At a recent press event in Kirchdorf, Germany for the ...

Today, Liebherr’s trademark yellow tower cranes are distinguishable against decorated skylines around the globe. But in 1949, the company was founded by Hans Liebherr with just one piece of equipment: ...

21 March 2010 JEDDAH: The old saw that necessity is the mother of invention was never more true than in the case of the German crane manufacturer, Liebherr. In 1947 German master builder Hans Liebherr ...

The 75,000th excavator produced at Liebherr-Hydraulikbagger GmbH -- the founding plant of the Liebherr Group, located in Kirchdorf an der Iller, Germany -- has been delivered and is being celebrated ...