CLANAE F—Construction

Where F sits

1. F Construction

Contains 3 narrower codes

• 41 Construction of buildings and their parts
• 42 Civil engineering works
• 43 Specialized construction activities

What F includes

• The construction industry encompasses a wide range of activities carried out by complexly organized units and integrated into various construction processes. This category includes stages ranging from site preparation for construction to completion and commissioning. Also considered construction activities are the installation of elevators, escalators, boilers, metalwork, large climate control equipment, etc., when performed by third parties (i.e., companies other than the manufacturers). The same applies to the on-site assembly of prefabricated structures not produced in-house.
• Activities involving the production of construction materials and structures, such as cement, bricks, metal structures, and wood or metalwork, are not included in this category. These fall under different subcategories of manufacturing (category C). Specifically, concrete is classified as a construction activity when it is manufactured on-site. Conversely, manufacturing carried out during transport is included in group 23.9. Assembly or installation work on industrial equipment such as boilers, industrial furnaces, elevators, escalators, etc., as well as the on-site assembly of complete prefabricated buildings of our own manufacture, are included within the manufacturing industry (tabulation category C). Real estate activities are included in tabulation category L. To establish the structure of the classes and subclasses presented below, it was necessary to determine the most significant construction stages and verify the existence of survey units whose main activities are contained in each category, even though, generally, these units encompass more than one process.

F in other systems