NAICS code: 238910 — Site Preparation Contractors
2022 NAICS code: 238910 — Site Preparation Contractors
Industry description: This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in site preparation activities, such as excavating and grading, demolition of buildings and other structures, and septic system installation.  Earthmoving and land clearing for all types of sites (e.g., building, nonbuilding, mining) is included in this industry.  Establishments primarily engaged in construction equipment rental with operator (except cranes) are also included.

Illustrative Examples:

Blasting, building demolition
Building interior gutting and stripping
Concrete breaking and cutting for demolition
Cutting new rights of way
Demolition, building and structure
Exterior demolition contractors
Foundation digging (i.e., excavation)
Foundation drilling contractors
Grading construction sites
Interior demolition contractors
Dewatering contractors
Dirt moving for construction
Equipment rental (except crane), construction, with operator
Excavating, earthmoving, or land clearing contractors
Line slashing or cutting (except maintenance)
Septic system contractors
Trenching (except underwater)
Underground tank (except hazardous) removal
Wrecking, building or other structure
Whole building deconstruction


Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

NAICS hierarchy: 23 Construction > 238 Specialty Trade Contractors > 2389 Other Specialty Trade Contractors > 23891 Site Preparation Contractors

ExioML sector: Construction work (45)
Region: US, year: 2022
Value added: 916907.924103 M.EUR
Employment: 17329.2593376 thousand persons
GHG emissions: 49388377293.7 kg CO2 eq.
Energy carrier net total: 903450.264368 TJ
Carbon intensity: 0.05386405329849892

Companies in this industry:

Company: Penhall International Corp
Today, Penhall Company is the largest provider of concrete cutting, concrete breaking, excavation and concrete highway grinding services in the United States. We've come a long way from our humble beginnings.

Company: Plateau Excavation Inc
What We Do Projects Plateau Excavation is one of the Southeast's largest site infrastructure contractors specializing in industrial and e-commerce construction and other services.

Company: Northstar Dem & Remediation LP
NorthStar Demolition and Remediation, Inc. offers environmental remediation services. The Company provides abatement, demolition, emergency and disaster response, nuclear decommission, and environmental services.

Company: McKinney Drilling Company LLC
McKinney Drilling Company General Information Provider of foundation drilling services. The company provides the foundations for road and bridge construction businesses, helping lay the groundwork before the main construction takes place.

Company: Argonaut Gold (us) Corp
Description. Argonaut Gold Inc. engages in production and sale of gold, and mine development and exploration businesses in North America. It also explores for silver.

Company: Northstar Group Services Inc
Northstar Group Services, Inc. provides environmental services. The Company offers asbestos abatement, demolition, disaster response, infection control, and fireproofing services. Northstar Group Services serves customers in the United States.

Company: Manafort Brothers Incorporated
Manafort Brothers Incorporated is a construction and demolition services firm that performs specialty construction and demolition services as well as general contracting services at sites primarily in the northeastern United States, but also at selective projects nationwide.

Company: Kelchner Inc
For more than 70 years, Kelchner has been the industry leader in heavy/civil construction and grown to one of the top excavation firms in the country. What does this mean for you? We deliver results – for your company, for your project, for your bottom line.

Company: Whitaker Construction Co Inc
Whitaker Construction Co. Inc. provides underground utility construction services. The Company executes sanitary sewer, storm drain, culinary water, irrigation, natural gas, and telecommunications projects.

Company: Wesco Services LLC
About Wesco (NYSE: WCC), a publicly traded FORTUNE 500® company headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a leading provider of business-to-business distribution, logistics services and supply chain solutions.

Company: Angel Brothers Enterprises Ltd
Angel Brothers Enterprises provides construction services such as paving, site development, highways and roadways building.

Company: S T Bunn Construction Co Inc
S T Bunn Construction Company, Inc. provides construction services. The Company constructs highways, parking lots, shopping centers, malls, and other infrastructures. S T Bunn Construction serves clients in the State of Alabama.

Company: D H Griffin Wrecking Co Inc
We started with demolition, and over the decades expanded into environmental remediation, infrastructure, and industrial contracting to better serve our clients. D.H. Griffin Wrecking ranked #3 Among Demolition Companies in the United States according to Engineering News-Record (2023).

Company: Brandenburg Industrial Svc Co
Brandenburg, established in 1968, is one of the nation's premier firms specializing in demolition and environmental remediation, which includes asbestos abatement, hazardous material removal, soil remediation, asset recovery, and site preparation.

Company: Sevenson Envmtl Svcs Inc
Company Description: Sevenson Environmental Services performs dialysis on Mother Earth by pumping contaminated water out, treating it, and then pumping it back into the ground.

Company: Kimmins Corp
Since 1923 Kimmins has completed Demolition, Civil, and Underground utility projects. For over 9 decades we have prided ourselves on building and maintaining a work culture that strives to give our customers the very best Safety, Quality, Integrity, and Scheduling. External link for Kimmins Contracting Corp.