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Starting as a 2-man operation in 1969, Breathing Air Systems has become the nation’s leader in service to the breathing air industry.  We’ve installed more than 2500 compressors over three decades, and we’ve built and placed cascades, air panels, fill stations, and the other equipment and accessories for the production, handling, and use of breathing air, all over the world!  We’re very proud to have been honored as the Ohio Small Business of the Year.

Our home office and fabrication facility is located in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. We have branch operations in Ocala, Florida, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Jackson, Michigan and in Macon, Illinois . As a BAUER master distributor, serving a 10 state area, we work daily with our network of regional dealers, most of whom have been in this field of expertise for many, many years themselves.

The spring and summer of 2001 saw a burst of expansion in the headquarters of Breathing Air Systems, in Reynoldsburg, Ohio.  We have added 10 new offices for our sales and service team.  Clients and customers are able to meet with our staff in private, to discuss new equipment or service problems.

Of particular joy to the technician crew is the new 6000-square foot workshop . Probably the biggest impetus for the expansion project was the increase in demand for work on mobile air systems.  The new shop area is perfect for the need.  Two large bay doors face Broad Street, plenty big enough for fire and rescue trucks to enter.  We are handling several trucks at once — and the crew stays dry!
 
 We’ve got equipment in almost every state in the country, plus a dozen foreign countries.  Why?  Our company’s sales philosophy is a firm desire to HELP the customer determine the most appropriate equipment that will best answer his need. We insist that everyone affiliated with our company share that philosophy.

       Here are some of our extras:

  • Sales Staff. Our own sales personnel are experienced technicians. When you are talking with someone on our staff about purchasing a piece of equipment, you are also speaking with someone who knows that piece inside and out. The BAS sales staff are also technicians, who spend time in the field, every month, installing new equipment or servicing existing equipment.
  • Service. We can and do service everything we sell. We offer a comprehensive Semi-Annual Maintenance Program and Breathing Air Quality Analysis programs, to which we currently have over 4000 subscribers. We have full time certified technicians and a fleet of service vans ready to respond to your call for help.
  • On-Site Start-Up. We do not consider a sale final until we have installed our equipment and started it up to make sure everything works the way it should. We pioneered this service, and are proud we did. Some of our competitors have attempted to copy this service, and we take that as a compliment to our company.
  • Training. When we install and start up a new compressor, we also provide an on-site training for all personnel who will be operating and maintaining the equipment. We also award certificates for all who participate. This service is free.
  • Parts Center. Our stock of spare parts and materials is probably the largest in the country. Customers can phone in their requests to our toll free number and their orders are given highest priority.
  • Dependability. We have established an unequaled reputation in our field for honesty, dependability, and integrity.  No one can provide better equipment, give better or more complete service, or has more knowledge about making and storing high pressure breathing air than we do.
     


In our 36 years we have provided both fire service and SCUBA divers with the best in equipment sales and services, and we plan on being around for a long, long time to come! We are proud that we have built our business on a sound reputation of quality service, sales ethics, and integrity.

A breathing air system is an expensive investment. If you purchase a BAUER compressor, you can be sure that, if properly maintained, you will have that compressor in service for 20 years, or more.  Do you want to deal with a company that you can still contact in 15 or 20 years?  That’s Breathing Air Systems. We’re proud to serve you!