History

This is the story of Sauer Incorporated, one of America's oldest firms in the field of Specialty Contracting.  It is a story of sanitation and of central heating, ventilation and air conditioning... and how a Pittsburgh based company countered the problem of urban and industrial health by providing facilities for sanitation and comfort.

Perhaps nothing typifies America's advances so intimately as these practical, daily conveniences: hygiene through good plumbing and sanitation, comfort through centralized heating and ventilation.  Hence, the story of Sauer's growth is an organic part of the story of America's growth.

Sauer Incorporated was born in a time of stress and change.  America in 1876 was still recovering from the Civil War.  It was a nation of people who had fought hard for their convictions, and in this fight had exhausted much of the available resources of the country.  State by state people began the job of spiritual rebuilding.  Then followed that almost miraculous spiral of industrial growth.  Pennsylvania was truly the "keystone" in this surge of progress, and Pittsburgh set the pace in the climb to industrial prominence.  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.  On Sauer's 18th birthday in 1876 Bill received a gift of $50 from his mother.  With this money he started a small plumbing business... the seed of the business we know today as Sauer Incorporated.

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Sauer was Incorporated in 1943 and today is now engaged in providing services in Design Build, HVAC, Process Piping, Controls & Instrumentation, Service, Equipment Erection & Rigging, Plumbing, Fabrication, Subcontracted Services and ASME Code work. The construction industry has grown more complex, and thus, Sauer Incorporated is vastly different from the simple plumbing business founded by William N. Sauer. But fourth generation management would be the first to claim that it is following the spirit, if not the literal footsteps, of the founder.

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The year 2006 is Sauer's 130th stepping stone of progress. In these 130 years, Sauer has consistently increased its role in providing innovative services that exceed our clients' expectations. Each Sauer office provides a broad range of capabilities to the industrial, commercial and institutional construction market. Private and Public organizations throughout the country rely on Sauer to deliver thorough planning, capable and timely implementation, and value on their most challenging construction projects.