Liebherr Breaks Ground on New Logistics Center for Production

Liebherr-Hydraulikbagger GmbH continues its works development fby investing roughly 35 million euros in a new logistics center for production at the premises in Kirchdorf an der iller, Germany. The first phase of construction started on June 11, 2018, with an official ground-breaking ceremony. 

With this investment, the company is seeking to improve its work processes and increase its customer focus. "With the restructuring and the optimization of the material flow, the logistics center for production will make an important contribution in the future to efficient and high-quality production," stated Matthias Herzog, production manager at Liebherr-Hydraulikbagger GmbH. In his speech he thanked both the shareholders of the Liebherr family for their trust and the community of Kirchdorf and its Mayor Rainer Langenbacher for the support.

Following completion, the new facility will have an overall dimension of around 245 x 96 metres and a height of about 22 metres. The first construction phase, which should be completed by the end of 2019, will include building a new incoming goods area with a high-bay warehouse. A planned air lock for trucks, with a 20t crane system, will facilitate the acceptance of goods.

In the second stage, another high-bay warehouse and logistics areas for order picking, consolidation and packaging are to be erected. The workstations will be set up with modern technical systems and the complex logistics requirements will be supported by a warehouse management system. For day-to-day work, modern picking vehicles with a driving assistance system will be available to employees.

The big challenge of the project is the demolition of the existing warehouse and the construction measures that will take place during ongoing operations. In order to guarantee the material supply in production, construction will be realizd in the two stages. In addition, Liebherr is currently using several outdoor areas for the storage of production material.

Kirchdorf an der Iller is considered the birthplace of the Liebherr Group. Hans Liebherr founded the company there in 1949 on the basis of his parent's construction business. Today, Liebherr-Hydraulikbagger GmbH develops and produces a range of hydraulic excavators, material handlers and articulated dump trucks in Kirchdorf. The company produces approx. 3,000 machines a year and is a leading global manufacturer in the area of wheeled excavators.