SIC 3446 Architectural and Ornamental Metal Work

SIC 3446

This category includes establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing architectural and ornamental metal work, such as stairs and staircases, open steel flooring (grating), fire escapes, grilles, railings, and fences and gates, except those made from wire. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing fences and gates from purchased wire are classified in SIC 3496: Miscellaneous Fabricated Wire Products; those manufacturing prefabricated metal buildings and parts are classified in SIC 3448: Prefabricated Metal Buildings and Components; and those manufacturing miscellaneous metal work are classified in SIC 3449: Miscellaneous Structural Metal Work.

NAICS CODE(S)

332323

Ornamental and Architectural Metal Work Manufacturing

INDUSTRY SNAPSHOT

Manufacturers in the architectural and ornamental metal work industry provide construction contractors with building and finishing materials for all divisions of the development market. Product offerings include bank fixtures, guide rails for stairways and ramps, permanent ladders and stairways, lampposts, flagpoles, metal grates, fire escapes, decorative fences and posts, brass fixtures, and various metal adornments. Classified in other industries are firms that specialize in producing wire fences, prefabricated metal buildings and parts, and miscellaneous metal work. Shipments from this industry were valued at more than $32 billion in 2003.

ORGANIZATION AND STRUCTURE

The architectural and ornamental metal work industry is served by several trade and/or professional associations. The National Ornamental and Miscellaneous Metals Association, headquartered in Forest Park, Georgia, has 675 member companies and publishes the bimonthly NOMMA Newsletter. The National Association of Architectural Metal Manufacturers, based in Chicago, has 124 member companies. The largest organization, the International Association of Bridge, Structural, and Ornamental Iron Workers, headquartered in Washington, D.C., has 135,000 individual members and publishes The Iron Worker. Affiliated with this organization are Architectural and Ornamental Iron Workers local unions.

BACKGROUND AND DEVELOPMENT

Metal working is one of the world's oldest trades. It originated in about 2500 B.C. when bronze was discovered, although smiths prior to...

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