History
William N. Sauer was born in Old Allegheny, now the North Side of Pittsburgh on February 11, 1858, at the time city sewage systems were first introduced in the nation. It was a time of stress and change as America was still recovering from the Civil War. On his 18th birthday, he received a gift of $50 from his mother. He used it to start a small plumbing business – the foundation of the business known today as Sauer Incorporated.
In 1906 Bill Sauer met John G. Steitz, a young pump salesman from New York. These two men joined forces and began to specialize in large construction work. It soon became accepted practice to design the water supply systems of a building in close coordination with its heating system – leading Sauer Company into the heating field as well.
Sauer was incorporated in 1943. In addition to Pittsburgh, Sauer opened offices in Columbus, OH and Jacksonville, FL and currently engaged in providing services in Design/Build, HVAC, Process Piping, Controls & Instrumentation, Service, Equipment Erection & Rigging, Plumbing, Fabrication, Subcontracted Services an ASME Code work.
Sauer Technical Services was formed in 1998 to focus on the commercial HVAC market and has grown to be one of the largest and most diversified mechanical service contractors in Central Ohio.
In 2011 a new company, Sauer Building Solutions, was created to expand our service capabilities to other areas of the country.
Sauer Technical Services became a part of Sauer Building Solutions joining Ruthrauff Service, Pittsburgh, Pa., HVAC Technologies’, Inc., Charlotte, NC and Eneco East, LLC, Greenville, NC.