Liebherr USA staff, executive management and city officials of Newport News, Va., gathered last month for a groundbreaking ceremony onsite in Copeland Industrial Park to celebrate the construction of the new Liebherr USA headquarters.
The commencement of this $45 million expansion project marks the beginning of a new chapter for Liebherr in the United States. The company that has been manufacturing and operating in Newport News, Va., for more than 48 years broke ground at the site adjacent to its current location. The new facility will serve as the new headquarters for Liebherr USA and will include the construction of three new buildings: a state-of-the-art four-story administrative building, a carefully designed warehouse and parts distribution center to meet current and future requirements, and a modernized production and workshop facility intended to support the company’s cranes, construction and concrete divisions.
Once completed, the new buildings will add more than 251,000 square feet to the existing 560,000-square-foot Liebherr campus. This investment will greatly impact the company’s operations in the U.S. and drive Liebherr’s strategy for long-term growth. Construction is expected to be completed in 2020, and will house Liebherr USA employees working in administration, finance, marketing, human resources, sales and service, product support, production and distribution for eight product divisions.
