2022 NAICS national industry in sector 23 Construction
238290 Other Building Equipment Contractors
NAICS 238290 is the US industry code for other building equipment contractors. It covers establishments primarily engaged in installing or servicing building equipment (except electrical, plumbing, heating, cooling, or ventilation equipment).
- Code
- 238290 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Other Building Equipment Contractors
- Part of
- Building Equipment Contractors
- SBA small business limit
- Average annual receipts up to $22 million
- Closest UK SIC
- 33200, 43210, 43290 (details)
Changes coming. The NAICS 2027 revision applies to data from 1 January 2027, and SBA proposed new size standards on 20 August 2026. The values on this page are the ones in force today; we update this page when the official files change.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in installing or servicing building equipment (except electrical, plumbing, heating, cooling, or ventilation equipment). The repair and maintenance of miscellaneous building equipment is included in this industry. The work performed may include new work, additions, alterations, maintenance, and repairs.
Examples Census gives
- Automated and revolving door installation
- Lightning protection equipment (e.g., lightning rod) installation
- Boiler and pipe insulation installation
- Machine rigging
- Commercial-type door installation
- Millwrights
- Conveyor system installation
- Revolving door installation
- Overhead door, commercial- or industrial-type, installation
- Dismantling large-scale machinery and equipment
- Elevator installation
- Satellite dish, household-type, installation
- Escalator installation
- Vacuum cleaning system, built-in, installation
- Gasoline pump, service station, installation
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
- Manufacturing industrial equipment with incidental installation are classified in Sector 31-33, Manufacturing.
- Repair and maintenance of commercial refrigeration equipment or production equipment are classified in Industry 811310, Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance.
- Installing prefabricated window and door units are classified in Industry 238350, Finish Carpentry Contractors.
Activities listed under 238290
The Census index assigns these 47 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- Antenna, household-type, installation
- ATMs (automated teller machines) installation
- Automated and revolving door installation
- Automatic gate (e.g., garage, parking lot) installation
- Boiler and pipe insulation installation
- Boiler covering installation
- Bowling alley equipment installation
- Church bell and tower clock installation
- Commercial kitchen food preparation equipment (e.g., mixers, ovens, stoves) installation
- Commercial-type door installation
- Conveyor system installation
- Deodorization (i.e., air filtration) system installation
- Dismantling large-scale machinery and equipment
- Door, commercial- or industrial-type, installation
- Duct insulation installation
- Dumbwaiter installation
- Elevator installation
- Escalator installation
- Garage door, commercial- or industrial-type, installation
- Gasoline pump, service station, installation
- Hoisting and placement of large-scale apparatus
- Incinerators, building equipment type, installation
- Insulation, boiler, duct and pipe, installation
- Lightning protection equipment (e.g., lightning rod) installation
- Lightning rod and conductor installation
- Machine rigging
- Machinery and equipment, large-scale, installation
- Material handling equipment installation
- Mechanical equipment insulation
- Millwrights
- Motor vehicle garage and service station mechanical equipment (e.g., gasoline pumps, hoists) installation
- Moving sidewalk installation
- Overhead door, commercial- or industrial-type, installation
- Pipe covering
- Pipe, duct and boiler insulation
- Pneumatic tube conveyor system installation
- Power boiler, installation only
- Power generating equipment (except home standby power generator) installation
- Revolving door installation
- Rigging large-scale equipment
- Rubber door installation
- Satellite dish, household-type, installation
- Vacuum cleaning system, built-in, installation
- Vault, safe and banking machine installation
- Vehicle lift installation
- Vending machine installation
- Water pipe insulating
SBA size standard for 238290
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 238290, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $22 million in average annual receipts. Check your business.
Source: SBA table of size standards, effective March 17, 2023.
Closest UK SIC 2007 codes
There is no official one-to-one link between NAICS and UK SIC. These codes share the same international class (ISIC Rev. 4: 0331, 3320, 4321, 4329), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.
- 33200Installation of industrial machinery and equipmentUK SIC
- 43210Electrical installationUK SIC
- 43290Other construction installationUK SIC
Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.
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Data last changed November 14, 2026. How this page is built.