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Light Metal Products - Assemble/Install

Industry Code: 31501

Compulsory

Businesses included in this industry supply and install metal products such as lockers, partitions, folding doors, curtain tracks, louvres, door closers, thresholds, aluminum railings, medicine cabinets, blackout blinds, floor hatches, rolling shutters, toilet and show partitions, shelves, flagpoles, auditorium and theatre seating as well as laboratory cabinets.

This industry does not include businesses that manufacture any of the products they sell.

Operation Details:

The installation of the products in this industry may involve setting the product up or some minor assembly and erection onsite requiring; bolting, friction fitting or fastening components together using primarily small hand and power tools. Installation, when performed, can usually be done by one or two people at the most.

This description does not name all the products applicable to this classification, but similar products may be included in this industry. In all cases, small tools are used in the assembly or installation.

Underwriting Considerations:

Industry 31501 focuses on the assembly of components and the installation of products. This industry does not provide for any fabrication activities such as sheet metal forming, welding, etc.

Businesses that supply and install wood cabinets involving a carpentry process are classified in industry 42133, Cabinets, Assemble and Installation. Also included in industry 42133, stemming from the labour intensive process, is the dismantling, moving and reassembly of modular office furniture. Office cubicles, cabinets, sliding doors, desk tops, etc. are assembled by the snapping, screwing or bolting together of the various components to create a unique office floor plan to meet individual client needs. Cutting of wood, plastic or metal may also be required.

Sale and/or installation of moveable wall systems is classified in Industy 42135. These systems consist of prefinished wall boards, usually manufactured from gypsum, that are attached to steel studs to form complete walls from floor to ceiling. These systems can be easily dismantled, moved and installed elsewhere and are incorporated in most modern office buildings.

Premium Rate History:

Activities:

Auditorium Seating, Installation of
Bowling Alley Equipment - Sale, Service and Install
Cabinets, Laboratory - Installation of
Cabinets, Prefabricated Metal - Assemble and Install
Church Seating - Installation of
Convention Centre, Set-up (No Electrical Install)
Exercise Equipment with Install and Service
Fitness Equipment with Install and Service
Gymnastic Equipment - Sale, Service and Installation
Laboratory Equipment and Cabinets - Installation of
Lockers, Metal - Assembly and Installation
Metal Products, Prefabricated Light - Assemble/Install
Theatre Seating - Installation of
Trade Show Set-up (No Electrical Installation)
Partitions, Metal - Assembly and Installation
Pinsetting Equipment - Sale, Installation and Service
Prefabricated Light Metal Product - Assemble and Install
Seating, Auditorium, Church and Theatre - Install

Rate Group History:

This rate group was established in 1996 to consolidate industries that involve primarily light installation/assembly activities and processes, with the use of small hand and power tools.

Businesses included in this industry supply and install metal products such as lockers, partitions, folding doors, curtain tracks, louvres, door closers, thresholds, aluminum railings, medicine cabinets, blackout blinds, floor hatches, rolling shutters, toilet and show partitions, shelves, flagpoles, auditorium and theatre seating as well as laboratory cabinets.

This industry does not include businesses that manufacture any of the products they sell.

Premium Rate History:

Activities:

Auditorium Seating, Installation of
Bowling Alley Equipment - Sale, Service and Install
Cabinets, Laboratory - Installation of
Cabinets, Prefabricated Metal - Assemble and Install
Church Seating - Installation of
Convention Centre, Set-up (No Electrical Install)
Exercise Equipment with Install and Service
Fitness Equipment with Install and Service
Gymnastic Equipment - Sale, Service and Installation
Laboratory Equipment and Cabinets - Installation of
Lockers, Metal - Assembly and Installation
Metal Products, Prefabricated Light - Assemble/Install
Theatre Seating - Installation of
Trade Show Set-up (No Electrical Installation)
Partitions, Metal - Assembly and Installation
Pinsetting Equipment - Sale, Installation and Service
Prefabricated Light Metal Product - Assemble and Install
Seating, Auditorium, Church and Theatre - Install

Operation Details:

The installation of the products in this industry may involve setting the product up or some minor assembly and erection onsite requiring; bolting, friction fitting or fastening components together using primarily small hand and power tools. Installation, when performed, can usually be done by one or two people at the most.

This description does not name all the products applicable to this classification, but similar products may be included in this industry. In all cases, small tools are used in the assembly or installation.

Underwriting Considerations:

Industry 31501 focuses on the assembly of components and the installation of products. This industry does not provide for any fabrication activities such as sheet metal forming, welding, etc.

Businesses that supply and install wood cabinets involving a carpentry process are classified in industry 42133, Cabinets, Assemble and Installation. Also included in industry 42133, stemming from the labour intensive process, is the dismantling, moving and reassembly of modular office furniture. Office cubicles, cabinets, sliding doors, desk tops, etc. are assembled by the snapping, screwing or bolting together of the various components to create a unique office floor plan to meet individual client needs. Cutting of wood, plastic or metal may also be required.

Sale and/or installation of moveable wall systems is classified in Industy 42135. These systems consist of prefinished wall boards, usually manufactured from gypsum, that are attached to steel studs to form complete walls from floor to ceiling. These systems can be easily dismantled, moved and installed elsewhere and are incorporated in most modern office buildings.

Rate Group History:

This rate group was established in 1996 to consolidate industries that involve primarily light installation/assembly activities and processes, with the use of small hand and power tools.