Bischofshofen (Austria), April 2017 – The 50,000th Liebherr wheel loader has rolled off the production line at Liebherr-Werk Bischofshofen GmbH. The anniversary machine, an L 566 XPower, will be delivered to long-standing Liebherr customer Geiger Unternehmensgruppe. Geiger's Managing Partner Pius Geiger and Geiger Logistik's Managing Director Gernot Beer travelled to Bischofshofen to pick up the anniversary wheel loader in person.

As family-owned businesses, Geiger and Liebherr are connected by a partnership of mutual respect that spans several decades. The delivery of the 50,000th wheel loader underlines the sustainability of the development of Liebherr-Werk Bischofshofen GmbH, the world's centre of excellence for Liebherr wheel loaders. For many decades, Liebherr wheel loader experts have been setting new standards in terms of technology and design. This also applies to the anniversary L 566 XPower wheel loader. In collaboration with Geiger Unternehmensgruppe, Liebherr put together a special paintwork design for this machine.

"Geiger Unternehmensgruppe is a very special partner for us. We are not only linked by many years of a professional relationship: as innovative and sustainable family-owned businesses, we share the same fundamental values. Consequently, I am delighted to be able to hand over the 50,000th Liebherr wheel loader to Geiger", said, Liebherr-Werk Bischofshofen GmbH's Managing Sales Director Martin Gschwend.

Pius Geiger explains, "We have known Liebherr as a reliable partner for many years. Across all management levels we value this trust-based, active partnership that has evolved over the decades." He adds, "Congratulations to Liebherr on the 50,000th wheel loader! We feel honoured to call this machine a part of our fleet andare keen to get working with our new L 566 XPower."