Archived - Standard Industrial Classification - Establishments (SIC-E) 1980

F - Construction Industries

40 - Building, Developing and General Contracting

Building, developing, general contracting and other establishments primarily engaged in the construction and development of residential, commercial and institutional (non-residential) buildings and real estate. Establishments classified here build for sale and bid on contracts for projects designed by architects and engineers. The project will cover several components, varying proportions of which can be sub-contracted out to trade contractors or can be done by the builder's own labour force. Included in this Major Group are establishments of integrated real estate companies engaged in land assembly, development, financing, building and sale of large projects or community facilities, as are establishments engaged in building under such arrangements as joint venture, design-build, turnkey, lease-back and engineer/procure/construct. Also included are establishments primarily engaged in erecting pre-fabricated buildings on site or in building alterations and repairs involving more than one trade. Establishments primarily engaged in specialized aspects of construction or repair, e.g. mechanical and electrical work, are classified in the appropriate class of trade contractor in Major Group 42 - Trade Contractor Industries. Establishments engaged in building but having another primary activity such as renting, leasing, managing-operating, land subDivision, manufacturing, mining or utility supply are not included here but are classified to the industry of principal activity.

41 - Industrial and Heavy (engineering) Construction Industries

Industrial and heavy construction contractors primarily engaged in the construction of projects other than buildings. Establishments classified here undertake complete projects which will cover several components, varying proportions of which can be either sub-contracted to trade contractors or can be done by the general contractor's own labour force. Establishments that do some construction work but which are primarily engaged in another activity such as utility operation, manufacturing or mining are classified by their principal activity.

42 - Trade Contracting Industries

While general contractors, in response to market demand, build complete structures classifiable to broad specialization groups, trade contractors are classified by the specific component they contribute to the total structure. The specialized trade contractors are engaged in one aspect common to different structures requiring specialized skills or equipment. Normally they supply the general contractor with their specialized service but in repair construction, and to a lesser degree in new construction, trade contractors are often engaged as "prime contractors", or jobbers, dealing directly with the principals involved. Establishments primarily engaged in maintenance, i.e. cleaning, rather than repair construction are classified in Industry Group 995 - Services to Buildings and Dwellings those primarily engaged in maintenance of highways, streets and bridges are classified in 4591 - Highway, Street and Bridge Maintenance Industry and those primarily engaged in maintaining wharves and docks are classified in 4559 - Other ServiceIndustries Incidental to Water Transport.

44 - Service Industries Incidental to Construction

Establishments primarily engaged in providing services closely related to the construction process.