As part of the 50th Anniversary celebration of Liebherr in the United States, Liebherr USA.
Co. is proud to present its new U.S. corporate headquarters. The Liebherr Group added
251,000 square feet to its existing site in Newport News, Virginia.
Newport News, VA (USA), August 10, 2020 – The newly expanded Liebherr USA, Co. corporate
headquarters is open in Newport News, Virginia. It features a 60,000 ft2 administrative building,
a 82,000 ft2 workshop and training facility, a 92,000 ft2 parts distribution warehouse with retail
operations, a guardhouse, and a one-story, 7,500 ft2 wash bay building. The five new buildings
cover a 30-acre site and significantly increase Liebherr’s capability for expanded courses and inhouse
training, as well as for production, equipment preparation, product support, and parts
distribution for the nine different product divisions that fall under the Liebherr USA, Co.’s
umbrella.
The administration building is a four-story office building designed to enable seamless
collaboration among team members. It features sophisticated design elements, multiple
technology laden training rooms with video conferencing capabilities, and flexible workspaces for
different types of working. The fourth-floor offers a variety of client-facing features and
workspaces, as well as an executive conference area with two balconies.
The workshop houses a two-story training center with classrooms for in-house dealers, dealer
technicians, and customers who gain hands-on experience with real equipment on the
warehouse training floor.
A large maintenance shop allows Liebherr staff to service cranes of all sizes, concrete pump
trucks, and earth moving equipment such as bull dozers, excavators, and loaders.
The $60 million investment underlines to the continuous success in Liebherr’s 50 years of
business operations in the United States.
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Torben Reher, managing director of Liebherr USA Co. “Apart from investing in research and
design for cutting edge technology, we have a long-term focus with respect to our business and
the relationships with our customers. We want to grow together and our new site is the evidence
for this approach; we are preparing for the future while investing in our customers’ success.”
About the Liebherr Group
The Liebherr Group is a family-run technology company with a highly diversified product
portfolio. The company is not only one of the largest construction equipment manufacturers in
the world, but also provides high-quality and user-oriented products and services in a wide range
of other areas. The Liebherr Group includes over 140 companies across all continents, employs
more than 48,000 staff and in 2019 achieved combined revenues of over 11.7 billion euros.
Since its foundation in 1949 in Kirchdorf an der Iller in Southern Germany, Liebherr has been
pursuing the goal of achieving continuous technological innovation, and bringing industry-leading
solutions to its customers.
Source:
Ana Cabiedes
General Manager, Marketing
Liebherr USA, Co.
E-Mail: [email protected]
