High above the Neckar valley, an impressive project is currently under construction: as part of the new Horb bypass, the Karlsruhe Regional Council is building a 667 metre long and around 65 metre high bridge, which will carry the B32 federal road over the Neckar in future. Two Liebherr cranes from Wiesbauer GmbH & Co. KG - an LR 1700-1.0 crawler crane and an LTM 1650-8.1 mobile crane - were used to install solid steel plates on the underside of the two carriageway spans.

Swiss company Zaugg AG Rohrbach put the first Liebherr MK 120-5.1E delivered by Liebherr into operation this summer. The brand new mobile construction crane made its debut in the narrow streets of Bern's old town. At a height of around 20 metres and with a reach of up to 45 metres, the crane positioned temporary roofs over two construction sites – entirely powered by electricity.

The three Rabobank logos had been a permanent fixture on the 185-meter-tall Euromast observation tower at Rotterdam’s Het Park since 2009. However, since the advertisement contract between the bank and Euromast expired this year, the eight-meter-tall logo signage had to be removed from a height of 174 meters and brought back down safely.

Wiesbauer GmbH & Co. KG, a large crane and heavy haulage company based in southern Germany, added a new Liebherr LTM 1650-8.1 mobile crane to its fleet last summer. The crane was delivered with both versions of the telescopic equipment with lengths of 50 and 80 metres. The first deployment with the long T5 boom took place recently. The crane lifted large construction modules for a future school onto the flat roof of a clinic building.

Richi AG, based in Weiningen (canton of Zürich), has expanded its fleet with an LTM 1110-5.2 mobile crane from Liebherr. With the 110-tonne crane, the Swiss company is choosing versatility, efficiency and sustainability. State-of-the-art Liebherr mobile crane technology ensures safety, comfort and cost-effectiveness.

Tadano Ltd. is making significant moves to reinforce its global leadership, strengthen customer confidence, and drive innovation. From strategic leadership updates in Europe to new product launches and customer partnerships, the company is entering its next growth phase with momentum.

For many years, the construction site of an international research facility in Darmstadt has witnessed mobile and crawler cranes being operated by Riga Mainz GmbH & Co. KG, a company specialising in crane and transport work. Now, mighty media bridges soaring some 20 metres into the air are being constructed around a building. Because of the limited crane parking space immediately adjacent to a building wall, the first module could only be lifted with the Liebherr LTM 1650-8.1

A Liebherr MK 88-4.1E mobile construction crane has installed massive noise barriers as part of the four-track expansion of the Rhine Valley railway between Karlsruhe and Basel. The crane installed elements weighing 900 kg at distances of up to 43 metres. The intelligent crane control system, including the freely programmable working area limitation, ensures a high level of safety and prevents the load from swiveling over the ongoing rail traffic.

Marr Contracting has become the first company in the world to introduce a groundbreaking new crane safety technology The Buddie System across two major Sydney construction projects.

Ehingen (Donau) (Germany), 16 September 2025 - The first Liebherr LTM 1100-5.3 mobile crane ever shipped to Switzerland recently rolled out of Liebherr-Baumaschine AG’s facility in Reiden (Lucerne canton). The company is responsible for the distribution and servicing of the Liebherr Group’s construction machinery in Switzerland.

In U.S. trade law, Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 authorizes the government to impose tariffs on imports that may threaten national security. In 2018, the administration implemented Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum. While intended to bolster domestic metals production, the measures also captured downstream, steel-intensive equipment including mobile cranes.

Fagioli, a global leader in engineering and integrated logistics for the heavy lifting sector, is re-entering the UK market through a strategic partnership with Notus, a rapidly growing, UK-based heavy lift specialist.

Following the purchase of the land in June, the ground-breaking ceremony has now taken place on the Ehingen-Berg industrial estate: Liebherr will begin construction of a customer centre and associated dispatch wing on the 54-hectare site.

For a challenging construction project in the Netherlands, the Liebherr LTR 1150 telescopic crawler crane was the ideal construction crane thanks to its performance data in terms of load capacity, boom radius and lifting height, as well as its ability to move with heavy loads on its hook.

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