Liebherr’s strong results

Liebherr reports a record turnover for 2015 at €9.237 billion. This is the highest figure in the Liebherr Group’s history and represents an increase of €414 million or 4.7 % over with 2014. Some €751 million was invested in the business in 2015. Business in Western Europe saw an increase in turnover. Among the contributing factors were positive developments in Germany, the UK and the Netherlands. Sales revenue dropped, however, in France, the Group’s third-largest market. Turnover increased in volume
June 15, 2016 Read time: 2 mins
718 Liebherr reports a record turnover for 2015 at €9.237 billion. This is the highest figure in the Liebherr Group’s history and represents an increase of €414 million or 4.7 % over with 2014. Some €751 million was invested in the business in 2015.

Business in Western Europe saw an increase in turnover. Among the contributing factors were positive developments in Germany, the UK and the Netherlands. Sales revenue dropped, however, in France, the Group’s third-largest market.

Turnover increased in volume in the US and in the Far East/Australia region. And Liebherr saw a good sales performance in the Middle East. A downturn was recorded in Eastern Europe and on certain African markets however.

Liebherr achieved growth in the construction machinery and mining area and also in the area comprising maritime cranes, aerospace and transportation systems, machine tools and automation systems. Turnover from construction machinery and mining equipment, including the earthmoving, mining, mobile cranes, tower cranes and concrete technology divisions, rose by €330 million or 6.2 % to €5.624 billion.
Connected Construction

For more information on companies in this article

Related Content

  • Zoomlion raising the bar
    January 6, 2017
    Zoomlion has come a long way in 20 years, from small beginnings to becoming a major equipment manufacturer on the international stage. Tower cranes and truck cranes in particular make up the bulk of the firm’s operations and it is a leading producer in this field. Zoomlion makes the world’s largest crawler crane, which has a maximum lift capacity of 3,200tonnes and features a novel design with twin chassis and twin booms. However, Zoomlion is also a major player in the market for concrete pumps both with it
    Read More
  • Zoomlion raising the bar
    November 26, 2012
    Zoomlion has come a long way in 20 years, from small beginnings to becoming a major equipment manufacturer on the international stage. Tower cranes and truck cranes in particular make up the bulk of the firm’s operations and it is a leading producer in this field. Zoomlion makes the world’s largest crawler crane, which has a maximum lift capacity of 3,200tonnes and features a novel design with twin chassis and twin booms. However, Zoomlion is also a major player in the market for concrete pumps both with it
    Read More
  • Deutz posts bullish Q1 results
    May 2, 2014
    Engine firm Deutz reports a strong financial performance for the first quarter of 2014. The company says it won new orders amounting to €414.2 million in the first three months of the new year, outstripping the €388.5 million achieved in the same period last year by 6.6%.
    Read More
  • CNH Industrial forecasts growth for its Construction Equipment business in 2014
    January 31, 2014
    CNH Industrial is forecasting improved performance from its Construction Equipment business in 2014 after the overall Group recorded net revenues of €25.8 billion in 2013 – up 4.3% on a constant currency basis on 2012 revenues. Revenues from the Construction Equipment and Agricultural businesses, the former including the globally renowned Case and New Holland brands, were in line with 2012 at €16.006 billion. On a constant currency basis, revenues from Construction Equipment-Agricultural increased by €759
    Read More

Highlighted Content