The Group Liebherr reaches in 2013 the level of the volume of businesses of the previous year
17 December 2013
Because of the moderate economic development total of this year, at present the
Expects a minimum shrinking in the field of the machinery of construction and minería. The volume of businesses, according to the figures that handle at present, will be of some 5.620 million euros. This equivale to almost 249 million euros, that is to say, roughly a 4 % less than in the year 2012. In this field, the Group Liebherr has the sectors of movement of earths, cranes on truck, tower cranes, technician of concrete and minería.
Instead, out of the field of the machines of construction and minería fits to expect a growth. Here, the group has a volume of businesses of around 3.466 million euros, what supposes an increase of almost 245 million euros, that is to say, of the 8 %. This field covers the sectors of maritime cranes, aerospace and technology of transport, machines tool and systems of automation, appliances, as well as other products and services, included the sector of components.
Fits to stand out especially the construction of a new logistical centre of Liebherr-Logistics GmbH in Kirchdorf an der Iller (Germany). First these installations will use for the supply to all the world of the spare pieces for machines of movement of earths Liebherr. On a long-term basis also it is foreseen to situate here the logistics of spare pieces of other sectors of the machinery of construction. After the first constructive phase, the building will occupy a surface of more than 47.000 m², whose set up foresees for the first quarter of 2015. The volume of investment in the first phase surpasses the 100 million euros. Once concluded the works of all the centre, Liebherr will have of a total surface of 360.000 m², of which, around 170.000 m² will be surfaces of production and 4.500 m² of offices.
Between the big projects find besides the investments of enlargement of Liebherr-Australia Pty. Ltd. In Adelaide (Australia), for example, will expand the existent installations with a warehouse and a centre of logistics, as well as a centre of reacondicionamiento of components. The aim is can loan a better assistance to the customers of the sector of the minería of the region.
The sector of aerospace and technology of transport is expanding his installations of production of trains of landing and of systems of pilotage and accionamiento of Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH in Lindenberg (Germany). With this investment pretends increase considerably and on a long-term basis his capacity of production.
Inside the sector of components, in Biberach an der Riss (Germany), began in August of 2013 the construction of another factory for Liebherr-Components Biberach GmbH. There they will carry the development and the construction of installations of distribution, and of motors and electricity generators. In Satisfying (France) has built a new factory on a surface of 50.000 m². Here, the sector of components will operate a centre of investigation and development, as well as a centre of production for components of minería.
The factory Liebherr of hydraulics excavators, loaders on tyres, machines for the manipulation of materials and mechanisms of transmission in Dalian (China) has expanded with a new ship of production with offices anejas. In this way it increases the capacity of production of Liebherr Machinery (Dalian) Co., Ltd. For the Chinese market and the one of other emergent countries.
Calculates that the number of employees of the group will have grown in the exercise of the 2013 in around 1.870, and will reach the total figure of 39.670 employees all over the world.
In the year 2014, in spite of the gradual recovery of the national economies developed, fits to expect only a moderate increase of the world-wide economic growth: the International Monetary Fund foresees a growth of the 3,6 %.
The optimism of the Group Liebherr with regard to the next year is content. In his first calculations, for the year 2014 expects a volume of similar total businesses to the of 2013. According to the forecasts, the number of employees will grow mínimamente.
