April 2005
The rapid growth of J P Sauer & Son has seen it develop into a leader in the area of high pressure compressors and compression technology. Added to this is its acquisition of Girodin-Sauer S A in Paris and Sauer-Zandov A S in the Czech Republic - also operating in the field of high presure compressors. Sauer Compressors USA Inc in Maryland, and an Ipswitch-based company in the UK.
The company's piston compressors for pressures up to 350 bar are able to meet the most demanding applications. J P Sauer & Sohn supplies quality accessories, engineering services and installation for system solutions and modules through to complete turnkey projects.
The Sauer compressor range is marketed in South Africa by Atelier South Africa. See story on page 4.
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