Industry Description
Special trade contractors primarily engaged in the installation or erection of building equipment, not elsewhere classified, such as elevators, pneumatic tube systems, and dust collecting equipment. This industry also includes contractors primarily engaged in the installation or dismantling of machinery or other industrial equipment. Contractors primarily engaged in the construction of industrial incinerator, furnace, and oven structures are classified in Industry 1629.
Business Examples
Common types of business activities within US SIC 1796 - Installation or Erection of Building Equipment, Not Elsewhere Classified are:
- Conveyor system installation-contractors
- Dismantling of machinery and other industrial equipment-contractors
- Dumbwaiter installation-contractors
- Dust collecting equipment installation-contractors
- Elevator installation, conversions and repair-contractors
- Incinerator installation, small-contractors
- Installation of machinery and other industrial equipment-contractors
- Machine rigging-contractors
- Millwrights
- Pneumatic tube system installation-contractors
- Power generating equipment installation-contractors
- Revolving door installation-contractors
- Vacuum cleaning systems, built-in-contractors
IBISWorld Industry Research Report
Elevator Installation & Service in the US (23829)
Revenue 2025
$54.9bn
Growth 2025
2.01%
Key Trends
Industry performance has inched downward as demand from nonresidential construction markets has fallen
Elevator installation and service contractors have benefited from rising demand
IBISWorld expects the industrial production index to increase
Products and Services
US-SIC Hierarchy 1796 - Installation or Erection of Building Equipment, Not Elsewhere Classified
US-SIC Code 1796 - Installation or Erection of Building Equipment, Not Elsewhere Classified sits in the 2-digit Installation or Erection of Building Equipment, Not Elsewhere Classified sector. US SIC codes can be 2 to 8 digits and the further along the hierarchy, the more detailed and specific the category will be.
Division: C
Division Title: Construction
2 Digits 3 Digits 4 Digits
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152 General Building Contractors-residential
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153 Operative Builders
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154 General Building Contractors - Nonresidential
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161 Highway and Street Construction, Except
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162 Heavy Construction, Except Highway and Street
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171 Plumbing, Heating and Air-conditioning
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172 Painting and Paper Hanging
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173 Electrical Work
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174 Masonry, Stonework, Tile Setting, and Plastering
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175 Carpentry and Floor Work
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176 Roofing, Siding, and Sheet Metal Work
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177 Concrete Work
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178 Water Well Drilling
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179 Miscellaneous Special Trade Contractors
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Extended US-SIC Hierarchy for 1796 - Installation or Erection of Building Equipment, Not Elsewhere Classified
For business marketing and targeting, US SIC Codes have been extended to provide more specific classifications within US-SIC 1796 - Installation or Erection of Building Equipment, Not Elsewhere Classified. Extended US SIC Codes are being continuously updated to reflect the current business environment.
6 Digit SIC Codes
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179601 Elevators-repairing
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179602 Dumbwaiters
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179603 Blowers & blower systems
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179604 Machinery-movers & erectors
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179605 Elevators-sales & service
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179606 Millwrights
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179607 Pneumatic tube equipment & systems
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179608 Elevator cars-refinishing
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179609 Pneumatic tube equipment/systems-repair
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179610 Elevators-portable
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179611 Elevator & escalator inspection service
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179699 Installation or erection-bldg eqpt nec
8 Digit SIC Codes
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17960000 Installing building equipment
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17969900 Installing building equipment, nec
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17969901 Elevator installation and conversion
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17969902 Machine moving and rigging
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17969903 Machinery dismantling
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17969904 Machinery installation
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17969905 Millwright
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17969906 Pollution control equipment installation
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17969907 Power generating equipment installation
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