In Tupelo, Mississippi, the Liebherr Group has acquired a 480,000 square metres plot of land where it intends to build and operate a logistics distribution centre.
Since 2015, Liebherr-Logistics GmbH has been supplying its markets from Oberopfingen in southern Germany. In 2023, a second distribution warehouse was opened in Born, the Netherlands, to be closer to customers in Northern and Western Europe. With this latest acquisition, Liebherr Group  aims to strengthen its services in the US.
The Liebherr-Logistics GmbH warehouse will handle logistics and service operations such as warehousing, distribution, value-added services, kitting and repackaging, Â as well as customs and export services. With the new logistics centre in the US, Liebherr also aims to create around 180 new jobs in the region.
As the internal logistics service provider of the Liebherr Group, Liebherr-Logistics GmbH operates spare parts logistics for several different Liebherr production companies. With over 430 employees, Liebherr-Logistics GmbH provides logistics services for the product segments earthmoving machinery, components, concrete technology, tower cranes and maritime cranes, thus serving over 70 Liebherr Sales and Service Companies worldwide with more than 20 different product lines.
In addition to the continental logistics centre, the Liebherr Group plans to establish facilities and offer services for various Liebherr companies on the acquired site in the future. The Liebherr Group plans to invest over $200 million for the development of the future campus and create over 300 new jobs on the site.
