Wheco and Liebherr in service agreement

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25 April 2008

Liebherr and Wheco Corp. have announced a product support agreement authorising Wheco to provide structural repair services for Liebherr Ehingen mobile and crawler cranes in the US.

The agreement is designed to complement Liebherr's existing equipment repair facilities in Virginia and Texas.

“We can now offer timely and cost effective structural repair services regionally to more of Liebherr's North American customers,” said Ralf Vieten, executive vice president of service at Liebherr Cranes, Inc. “Wheco was selected to provide these services because they have the knowledge, experience, facilities and trained technicians to perform these types of specialized repairs.”

Ron Williams, Wheco CEO, commented, “We look forward to working closely with Liebherr and their customers. Liebherr is a very forward-thinking crane industry leader that recognises the necessity of our specialized services and the quality and value that it can bring to their customers.”

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