SHT Haustechnik GmbH

About SHT

SHT Haustechnik GmbH is an Austrian wholesale distributor for sanitary, heating & HVAC, installation and electrical products with its registered office and headquarters in Perchtoldsdorf (Eastern Region). The company distributes well-known industrial brands as well as its own ALVA brand and carries a total of more than 800,000 items in its range, of which around 50,000 items are permanently held in stock. Through its own logistics, orders are delivered throughout Austria within 24 hours. Customers – predominantly plumbing and heating installers, but also municipalities, water cooperatives and industrial companies – are served through regional branches, including in Perchtoldsdorf, Linz, Wels, Salzburg and Klagenfurt, complemented by Installer Service Centres (ISZ) as cash-and-carry outlets. Digital offerings include the sht.at webshop and the mySHTmobil app. As of 31.12.2025, SHT Haustechnik GmbH was renamed Frauenthal Handel Gruppe AG; SHT is a brand of Frauenthal Handel Gruppe GmbH.

Site

Perchtoldsdorf

Processes

Wholesale of sanitary, heating & HVAC, installation and electrical products, Own ALVA brand, sht.at webshop and mySHTmobil app, Installer Service Centres (ISZ) cash-and-carry outlets, 24-hour delivery throughout Austria, Consulting and support through 5 regional branches, ENERGIE building services competence centres, Regional quotation management for project enquiries and tenders

Industries

Sanitary, Heating/HVAC, Installation, Electrical, Plumbing trade, Municipalities

1. 01

   Procurement from the manufacturing industry

2. 02

   Warehousing in the branches and ISZ cash-and-carry outlets

3. 03

   Distribution via regional branches, the sht.at webshop and the mySHTmobil app

4. 04

   Delivery throughout Austria within 24 hours

Locations

History

1. 1789

   Establishment of the company site in Upper Austria as an ironware business

2. 1817

   Founding of the company Einicher in Carinthia, the oldest iron and steel trading business in the province

3. 1854

   Expansion of business areas under the name Sigmund Ehrentletzberger to include ironware, sanitary and household goods

4. 1872

   Founding of VS Sanitär (later SHT Lower Austria)

5. 1947

   Founding of the company Istler by Bruno Istler as a wholesale business for tubes/pipes and sanitary products in Salzburg

6. 1951

   Founding of Josef Kucharik (later SHT Vienna)

7. 1973

   Merger of the company Ehrentletzberger with the Voest Alpine Group

8. 1977

   Integration of the company Einicher into Voest Alpine Stahlhandel AG

9. 1991

   Sale of the sanitary and heating division to Hild Haustechnik AG

10. 1995

    Merger of the companies Kucharik and Ehrentletzberger

11. 1997

    Relocation to the new logistics centre in Traun

12. 2004

    Integration of the company into SHT Haustechnik

13. 2007

    Merger of SHT Istler with the acquired company Röhrich at the Salzburg site

14. 2021

    New SHT Upper Austria site at Winetzhammerstraße 5, 4030 Linz

15. 2025

    Renaming of SHT Haustechnik GmbH to Frauenthal Handel Gruppe AG as of 31.12.2025