▁as ▁contract ing , ▁maintenance ▁and ▁monitoring . ▁An ▁increasing ly ▁important ▁main st ay ▁are ▁services ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁energy - cons cious , ▁technical , ▁infrastr uct ural ▁and ▁commercial ▁facility ▁management . ▁ ▁Pre vious ▁areas ▁of ▁activity ▁ ▁Bo ilers , ▁electric ▁cook ing ▁st ov es ▁ ▁To ▁operate ▁on ▁the ▁French ▁market , ▁S aut er ▁saw ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁French ▁production ▁site . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁Fritz ▁S aut er ▁and ▁G ode f roy ▁Schl umber ger ▁founded ▁the ▁Société ▁pour ▁l ' exp lo itation ▁des ▁Pro c éd és ▁S aut er ▁S à rl ▁in ▁the ▁Als at ian ▁town ▁of ▁Saint - Louis . ▁S aut er ▁initially ▁used ▁the ▁French ▁production ▁plant ▁to ▁assemble ▁only ▁bo iler ▁of ▁the ▁C um ulus ▁brand ▁and ▁storage ▁he aters ▁of ▁the ▁Prim ulus ▁brand . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁the ▁French ▁government ▁moved ▁any ▁industry ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁border ▁further ▁into ▁the ▁country , ▁and ▁the ▁Pro c éd és ▁S aut er ▁re located ▁to ▁Cl aye - S ou illy , ▁thus ▁also ▁dist ancing ▁itself ▁from ▁its ▁Swiss ▁partner . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁S aut er ▁sold ▁its ▁share ▁of ▁the ▁Pro c éd és ▁S aut er ▁to ▁Cont inental ▁et ▁G arn ier ▁and , ▁on ▁ 1 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁it ▁formed ▁a ▁new ▁subs idi ary , ▁S aut