Liebherr-Aerospace enlarges industrial capabilities by the acquisition of SIBI SAS

Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS has acquired the activities of SIBI SAS, a subsidiary of the Industrial Family Group KEP Technologies. The acquisition of SIBI activities and their integration in the Liebherr Group are effective since December 20, 2023. A new Liebherr legal entity called “Liebherr-Aerospace Montauban SAS” has been created and all SIBI SAS employees were taken over.

Toulouse (France), January 2024 – On December 20, 2023, Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS, Liebherr’s center of excellence for environmental control and thermal management systems, has taken over the activities of SIBI SAS, a subsidiary of the Industrial Family Group KEP Technologies.

SIBI SAS is specialized in the industrialization and production of metal assemblies and a key player in precision mechanics for the aerospace industry, particularly in the sheet metal sector.
In 2022, the company generated sales of around 11 million euro and employed over 120 people at its two sites in Montauban and Toulouse.

“With this acquisition of SIBI SAS, we wish to strengthen our operational and industrial performance by drawing on the skills of Liebherr-Aerospace Montauban’s employees, who have acquired extensive experience in sheet metal working, machining of complex parts, aeronautical welding, and assembly. Our aim is to reinforce the company’s industrial capabilities to meet the growing needs of the sector in context with the increasing aircraft production rates”, explained François Lehmann. He is the Chief Financial Officer of Liebherr-Aerospace & Transportation SAS and Managing Director of Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS.

Liebherr-Aerospace Montauban SAS is a 100%-owned subsidiary of Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS. Management is entrusted to Guillaume Deltombe, former production manager at Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS.  

About Liebherr-Aerospace & Transportation

Liebherr-Aerospace & Transportation SAS, Toulouse (France), is one of eleven divisional control companies within the Liebherr Group and coordinates all activities in the aerospace and transportation systems sectors.

Liebherr-Aerospace is a leading supplier of systems for the aviation industry and has more than six decades of experience in this field. The range of aviation equipment produced by Liebherr for the civil and defense sectors includes flight control and actuation systems, landing gear and environmental and thermal management systems. These systems are deployed in wide-bodied aircraft, single aisle and regional aircraft, business jets, defense aircraft, defense transporters, defense training aircraft and civil and defense helicopters.

Liebherr’s aerospace and transportation systems division employs around 6,000 people. It has three aviation equipment production plants at Lindenberg (Germany), Toulouse (France) and Guaratinguetá (Brazil). These production sites offer a worldwide service with additional customer service centers in Saline (Michigan/USA), Seattle (Washington/USA), Montreal (Canada), Hamburg (Germany), Dubai (UAE), Bangalore (India), Singapore and Shanghai (People’s Republic of China).

About the Liebherr Group

The Liebherr Group is a family-run technology company with a highly diversified product portfolio. The company is one of the largest construction equipment manufacturers in the world. It also provides high-quality and user-oriented products and services in a wide range of other areas. The Liebherr Group includes over 140 companies across all continents. In 2022, it employed more than 50,000 staff and achieved combined revenues of over 12.5 billion euros. Liebherr was founded in Kirchdorf an der Iller in Southern Germany in 1949. Since then, the employees have been pursuing the goal of achieving continuous technological innovation and bringing industry-leading solutions to its customers.