Data and events

1876	Ernst Liebers founded the first factory for spare parts of knitting machines in Chemnitz
1912	The first contacts were established with remote countries – even deliveries to Egypt and to the Arab world began - and business relationships with knitting centres of the industrialised parts of the world were created;
1945	With the expulsion Liebers shared the destiny with millions of Germans. They were hosted in Sweden. Paul Ernst Liebers operated in Malmö as a technical managing director for a Swedish sinker production.
1952	Reconstruction of the sinker plant in Stuttgart.
1956	Relocation to Ingolstadt – expansion to the largest sinker manufacturer worldwide. Already in the sixties Liebers employed more than 350 employees
1971	Merger with its main competitor - Mr. Christoph Liebers left the joint venture.
1972	Establishment of tooling factory Chr. Liebers, again in Ingolstadt
1975	After a competitive prohibition of work, Mr. Christoph Liebers, re-enters the development and production of sinkers. Starting with 5 different types - the listed items extended to 15,000 meanwhile.
1989	Daughter Ulrike Starke (maiden name Liebers) and son Thomas Liebers join the company’s’ management
2000	Thomas Liebers and Michael Starke (son-in-law) are appointed Managing Directors.
2003	Sandra Liebers (daughter-in-law) completes the leading quartet.
2007	Enlargement of production - the tooling department expands.
2008	Enlargement of production - the sinker production keeps on growing.
2010	Investments in additional properties give the possibility for future expansion at the same location.
2017	To fulfill the increasing demand of nanoⁿ sinkers and in the tooling sector, an additional building was finished to increase the production capabilities.
2018	Change in the board of directors - Christoph Liebers sen. is leaving the board after a long and successful time, but is still available as a consultant. In addition, Ulrike Starke and Sandra Liebers are becoming managing directors.

Nowadays, Christoph Liebers GmbH & Co. KG supplies in more than 30,000 clients in over 90 countries. In excess of 100 employees manufacture sinkers respectively stamping-bending-tools for a global market. The network of international representatives includes a few hundred employees in service and sales. They speak the languages of Christoph Liebers GmbH & Co. KG’s clients, which still remained despite the global acting, a traditional family-owned company.