First Liebherr LTM 1100-5.3 in Switzerland

–      Special civil engineering firm JMS RISI counts on LTM 1100-5.3

–      Bauma purchase: package including mobile crane, drilling rig and crawler concrete pump from Liebherr

–      Deep foundation equipment in company's fleet exclusively from Liebherr

The long-established Swiss family-run company JMS RISI AG has recently expanded its fleet with three modern construction machines from Liebherr. At the “Bauma” construction machinery exhibition in Munich, the experts in civil engineering and deep foundations secured themselves a package comprising three Liebherr products: an LTM 1100-5.3 mobile crane, an LB 45 drilling rig and a 110 D-K crawler concrete pump. Following training and handover of the modern mobile crane, all three machines are now working on site.

First machine in Switzerland: the LTM 1100-5.3 was handed over to the JMS RISI team in August. Picture (from left to right): Patrick Grosschedl (JMS RISI), Gregor Blickenstorfer, Marc Bollinger (both Liebherr), Astrid Bleiss (JMS RISI), Stefan Gubser, Erich Laimbacher (both JMS RISI) Matthias Frey (Liebherr) and Werner Brunner (JMS RISI).

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. The modern 5-axle crane featuring the new LICCON3 control was handed over to JMS RISI AG, a company specialising in special civil engineering. “At the start of August, our crane operators spent three days at Liebherr, learning about the equipment”, explains Werner Brunner, construction manager for pile drivers and hydraulic engineering at JMS RISI. From Reiden, the mobile crane travelled to its first job at a construction site in Hagendorn in the canton of Zug. “We’ll be using the mobile crane exclusively for work done within our own company. We are not a classic crane hire company. We will be using the LTM 1100-5.3, among other things, for loading and unloading work, lifting ships and pontoons and for any other recurring crane work on our construction sites and in our gravel plants”, says Brunner.

Training on the new LICCON3 crane at Liebherr’s premises in Reiden took three days.

Stefan Gubser und Erich Laimbacher (right) are trained on the new vehicle byMatthias Frey, service engineer at Liebherr.

Drilling posts 32 metres down on major project

The LB 45 Liebherr drilling rig, another new acquisition, has already been in constant use for a number of weeks. This machine is being deployed, for example, in the construction of large piles on a major construction site near Laufenburg in the border region with Germany. By October, pile walls comprising around 600 piles need to be erected at depths of 32 metres and with a diameter of up to 1.2 metres in order to then be able to excavate half a million cubic metres of soil. The technology centre being built here, which will include a giant battery store and a data centre for artificial intelligence, is a major element in the supply of power to Switzerland and Europe. The total construction volume is set to be just under 900,000 cubic metres. “Not only is our new LB 45 drilling rig working on this major construction site”, says Daniel Schuler, construction manager at JMS RISI, “but an LRB 355 and a HS 850 Liebherr cable excavator from Liebherr are in operation here too.”

Together with the mobile crane and a crawler concrete pump from Liebherr, JMS RISI has also put a new LB 45 drilling rig into service. The powerful drilling rig places piles down to a depth of 32 metres and with a diameter of 120 centimetres on its first construction site in the Swiss town of Laufenburg.

“Since the start of 2024 alone, we have purchased two new LRB machines and two LB machines. Since we had to replace the last drilling rig from another manufacturer a few years ago, we have only had Liebherr machines in our fleet for the major drilling projects in special civil engineering”, says Schuler. JMS RISI AG is one of the biggest companies in civil engineering and deep foundation work in Switzerland and has been a partner of Liebherr for many years. In addition to pile foundations, the JMS Group's portfolio also includes demolition, gravel, sand, primary and recycled concrete, special and heavy haulage, landfill and disposal services and hydraulic and river engineering (www.jms.ch). Some 370 staff work at various locations across Switzerland.

About Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH

Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH is a leading manufacturer of mobile and crawler cranes. Its range of mobile cranes extends from 2-axle 35 tonne cranes to heavy-duty cranes with a lifting capacity of 1,200 tonnes and a 9-axle chassis. Its lattice boom cranes on mobile or crawler travel gear deliver lifting capacities of up to 3,000 tonnes. With universal boom systems and extensive auxiliary equipment, they can be seen in action on construction sites throughout the world. The Ehingen site has a workforce of 5,000. An extensive, global service network guarantees the high availability of Liebherr mobile and crawler cranes. In 2024, the Liebherr plant in Ehingen recorded a revenue of 3.19 billion euros.

About the Liebherr Group

The Liebherr Group is a family-run technology company with a highly diversified product range. The company is one of the largest construction equipment manufacturers in the world. It also provides high-quality, user-oriented products and services in a wide range of other areas. The Liebherr Group includes over 150 companies across all continents. In 2024, it employed more than 50,000 staff and achieved combined revenues of over 14 billion euros. Liebherr was founded by Hans Liebherr in 1949 in the southern German town of Kirchdorf an der Iller. Since then, the employees have been pursuing the goal of achieving continuous technological innovation, and bringing industry-leading solutions to its customers.