The sky is the limit when it comes remote working for companies like Liebherr

How crane creators can trouble-shoot from a distance

The heavy transport ship the Albatross departing Cork on March 5, 2017, with its cargo of three 900-tonne cranes, made in Liebherr, Killarney, and bound for Puerto Rico. Picture: Dan Linehan

IS IT possible to service the cranes you deliver globally even when you can’t travel yourself? The answer is yes. As the pandemic hit Ireland the country went into lockdown, Kerry-based Liebherr Container Cranes adapted quickly and continued all essential services — and the company believes it will develop remote working further in the post-lockdown world.

The first Liebherr factory outside of Germany, Liebherr Ireland was founded in 1958 when Hans Liebherr was seeking somewhere to manufacture his new tower cranes for the American and British market. Initially, Liebherr had not considered Killarney as a base for his factory. But a group of Killarney businessmen and local dignitaries met with him while he was staying in the Great Southern Hotel in Killarney and showed what the town had to offer, and it seems his mind was made up pretty quickly.