42210 Construction of utility projects for fluids

Activities ONS lists under 42210

The ONS index assigns these 19 activities to this code. If one describes your company, this is the code to use.

• Artesian well contractor
• Construction of civil engineering constructions for long-distance and urban pipelines
• Construction of irrigation systems (canals)
• Construction of pumping stations
• Construction of sewage disposal plants
• Construction of sewer systems
• Gas offshore pipeline laying
• Installation of offshore pipelines from oil or gas wells
• Irrigation system construction
• Offshore oil pipeline laying
• Pipeline construction
• Pipeline contracting
• Repair of sewer systems
• Reservoir construction
• Sewerage construction
• Urban pipelines construction
• Water main and line construction
• Water treatment plant construction
• Water well drilling

Source: ONS UK SIC 2007 alphabetical index.

What changes in SIC 2026

ONS published UK SIC 2026 in 2026. Its correspondence table maps this code's class (42.21) to:

"1:1" means the class carries over unchanged in scope; other link types mean it was split or merged. Companies House still uses SIC 2007, so keep filing with 42210 until it announces a switch.

Source: ONS correspondence table, SIC 2007 to SIC 2026.

Closest US NAICS codes

Matched through the shared international class (ISIC Rev. 4). Treat these as a starting point and read the definition before using one.

• 237110Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures ConstructionNAICS
• 237120Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures ConstructionNAICS
• 237130Power and Communication Line and Related Structures ConstructionNAICS

Similar codes to compare

• 42220Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications