Our Story
Since 1876, Sauer has been committed to providing construction services that deliver superior performance and value. Our expertise and resources are recognized as best in class in the General and Specialty Contracting Industry. Our companies include Sauer Construction, Sauer Mechanical, and Sauer Structural, all based out of Florida and performing work throughout the Southeast.
Our Companies
Sauer Construction
Design-builder, Construction Manager, General Contractor. From initial planning to project completion, our integrated approach ensures smooth execution and exceptional results.
Sauer Mechanical
New installations, renovations, prefabrications, design builds and the installation of heavy mechanical services including process piping, cryogenic piping, central energy plants, deluge systems, and traditional mechanical systems. Our team of seasoned professionals brings unmatched expertise in mechanical construction, ensuring innovative and efficient solutions for all your project needs.
Sauer Structural
Specialized structural steel fabrication and construction. With meticulous attention to detail and a deep understanding of complex structural systems, we deliver robust and resilient steel fabrications that withstand the test of time.
Mission
Since 1876, providing professional construction services which exceed our customers’ expectations.
Our History
Sauer Southeast is a contemporary, multi-divisional construction firm, yet one of the nation’s oldest companies in the contracting field. In 1876, William N. Sauer founded a small plumbing business with the proceeds of a gift of $50 received from his mother on his 18ᵗʰ birthday. Uniquely positioned in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania during a period of industrial growth as the country began to rebuild itself following the Civil War, it is this humble plumbing business which became the seed of what we know today as Sauer.
While Sauer originally directed his business towards the plumbing work of old mansions for Pittsburgh’s industrial leaders, the late 19ᵗʰ century saw an increased demand for city-wide sanitation and by 1901 Pittsburgh had enacted its first plumbing code. Capitalizing on these newer, larger opportunities, Sauer continued to grow its operations with the help of John G. Steitz, a young pump salesman from New York. Joining forces in 1906, the two men began to specialize in large construction work, installing plumbing and ventilation systems for many of Pittsburgh’s tallest buildings.
Sauer incorporated in 1943 and today provides services in general construction, mechanical construction, and structural steel, often self-performing process piping, controls & instrumentation, HVAC servicing, equipment erection & rigging, plumbing, and ASME Code work. The construction industry has grown more complex, and thus, Sauer is vastly different from the simple plumbing business founded by Bill Sauer.
Sauer reorganized its business structure in 2009 to meet the changing dynamics of the marketplace, enhance customer focus, and to position the Sauer Holdings Companies for growth in the future. Sauer Holdings is now the parent company for Sauer Southeast, LLC, Sauer Group, LLC, and Ruthrauff Sauer, LLC.
Sauer Southeast, LLC serves as the parent company of Sauer Construction, Sauer Mechanical, and Sauer Structural. Although similar in name, each division is an independent, autonomous business unit that provides services adapted to the specific needs of its respective customers.
Public and private organizations throughout the country rely on the Sauer Southeast companies to deliver quality, timely construction services on their most challenging projects. We attribute our long-standing success in these and other projects to a commitment to exceeding our customers’ expectations, building trust, effective planning, and strong field leadership.
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