Group
Class

2491 Lifting and Material Handling Equipment Manufacturing

Latest release
Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC)
Reference period
2006 (Revision 2.0)

2491 Lifting and Material Handling Equipment Manufacturing

This class consists of units mainly engaged in manufacturing forklift trucks, cranes, winches, hoists or hoisting equipment, conveyors or conveying systems, materials handling equipment not elsewhere classified, or specialised parts for such equipment. This class also includes units mainly engaged in manufacturing elevators, escalators or lifts, or in manufacturing tractors not elsewhere classified.

Primary activities

  • Capstan manufacturing (except for lathes)
  • Conveyor or conveying system manufacturing
  • Crane manufacturing
  • Derrick manufacturing
  • Elevator manufacturing
  • Escalator or escalator parts manufacturing
  • Forklift truck manufacturing
  • Hoist or hoisting equipment manufacturing (except clothes hoists)
  • Hydraulic lifting equipment and parts manufacturing
  • Jacking equipment manufacturing
  • Pneumatic conveyor system manufacturing
  • Robotic material handling equipment manufacturing
  • Staking machinery manufacturing
  • Tractor manufacturing n.e.c.
  • Winch manufacturing

Exclusions/References

Units mainly engaged in

  • repairing lifting and material handling equipment are included in Class 9429 Other Machinery and Equipment Repair and Maintenance;
  • manufacturing agricultural tractors are included in Class 2461 Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing;
  • manufacturing crawler tractors are included in Class 2462 Mining and Construction Machinery Manufacturing;
  • the erection or installation (including on-site fabrication) of structural steel components for overhead cranes, conveyor systems or similar structures are included in Division E Construction.
  • installing elevators, escalators or lifts are included in Division E Construction.
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