Luibl Group acquires Uplifter

The Luibl Group has bought the renowned mini crane and glass lifter specialist out of insolvency

The Luibl Group has taken over the operating business of the specialist for mini cranes, vacuum technology and glass lifters based in Guteneck near Nabburg – including 45 employees in rental, sales, service, machine operation and transport.
The former Uplifter GmbH & Co. KG is being wound up by the insolvency administrator.

Karl Bauer, owner of the Luibl Group, has founded a new group of companies for this step, which will operate under the name Uplifter Group in future. However, it is not responsible for the operating business.

Several subsidiaries have been set up to take over the various business units of Uplifter:

· Uplifter Rental: The rental business will continue independently under the Uplifter brand. Close cooperation with Luibl Rental takes place on a project basis only, to pool synergies and cost advantages.

This improves customer service and comprehensive support for shared customers across the group. Large construction groups and re-rental partners in particular will benefit from the broad range of large equipment and special solutions.

The mini crane rental business will be further internationalised in order to serve the markets covered by Luibl Rental in Austria, Hungary and Eastern Europe in general with the newly acquired rental machines.

· Uplifter Trading: The sales and distribution business
for mini cranes, vacuum technology and glass lifters will continue under Uplifter Trading. New brand partnerships will be established step by step to further expand the trading business.

Industry pioneer Martin Lobinger remains with the future group to continue developing his life's work.
Mini cranes and glass lifters are sometimes still called "Uplifters" today, because Mr Lobinger established these machine types on the German market.

· Uplifter Service: The service business for mini cranes, vacuum technology and glass lifters will be handled by this company in future. This strategic focus enables a gradual expansion of the service offering to other product areas, such as aerial work platforms, construction machinery, forklifts and telehandlers.

· Machineoperators: A separate company, Machineoperators, has been set up for operating assignments. In Belgium, Luibl does not provide operating personnel; you receive an operator briefing on handover.

Together with the Uplifter Group, the Luibl Rental Group now has well over 1,000 rental machines. Delivery throughout Belgium.

The acquisition significantly strengthens customer proximity.