Doug’s Liebherr Training

While I’ve enjoyed a European “holiday” these past couple weeks…Doug has been working diligently at various Liebherr sites in Germany and Switzerland, training for his new Sales Management position in the Components Division. Although Liebherr is not well-known in the States, in Europe the company is highly recognized. (As we drove from city to city, we spotted hundreds of Liebherr construction cranes...) The Liebherr family business was established in 1949 by Hans Liebherr. Over the years the privately-held family business has grown into a group of companies employing a workforce of 32,600 in more than 100 companies on all continents, with sales of ~$12B/yr.

While here, Doug has visited all of the Components centers and learned the various Liebherr technologies that he’ll be selling in the US: Biberach (roller slewing connections, drive technology and gear boxes for wind energy), Kirchdorf (hydraulic cylinders), and Lindau (electronics) in Germany. And here in Switzerland, Bulle (diesel engines and hydraulics). As a side note, Bulle seems the most scenic center. As someone at the facility told Doug, “We work where people come to vacation.”

Doug has learned a lot, and I think he'll have his work cut out for him when we return home…