An industrial contractor is a company that manages, handles, and facilitates various projects for industrial facilities including factories, warehouses, distributors, plants, storage facilities, and other buildings. Typical projects industrial contractors manage include construction, repairs, maintenance, renovation, design and implementation, installations, relocation, demolition, facility planning, pipe installation, and more. They specialize in providing innovative, custom solutions to their industrial customers, coordinating with subcontractors, and managing project deadlines and budgets as efficiently as possible.
4 Differences Between a General and an Industrial Contractor
To understand industrial contracting, compare a general contractor to an industrial one. While a contractor can complete both general and industrial work, there are still a few differences to keep in mind.
1. Service Provided
Both of these contractors provide contracted services, as their names suggest, handling repair and maintenance, renovation, relocation or demolition. A general contractor may work on smaller projects, like houses or commercial buildings, though they can also complete industrial work. An industrial contractor works on larger projects for industrial companies, plants or warehouses. These projects need a more tailored service to follow building codes and regulations.
2. Experience
General and industrial contractors have experience in their services. But an industrial contractor may have more experience or specialized skills. This difference is because they provide niche services that need specific training and knowledge. These services are different from the usual day-to-day processes of a general contractor. Industrial experts must be able to handle complex problems, such as installation of systems that transfer harsh chemicals.
3. Equipment Used
A general contractor mostly uses typical equipment such as ladders and drills, which are often more inexpensive to acquire and maintain. An industrial contractor might use specific and typically expensive equipment related to their industry or process. Especially when working on specific industrial builds such as millwright work, which requires welding equipment, welding knowledge, and required certifications.
4. Cost Involved
Services from a general contractor may cost less than work that an industrial contractor completes because of the various factors above. An industrial contractor has specific knowledge and experience that make them well-suited for more demanding jobs that involve more complex systems and machinery or adhering to various standards. For example, while installing industrial piping there not only needs to be piping materials that adhere to the industry standards, but the industrial contractor needs to have piping and plumbing expertise, a certified, experienced welder, a highly efficient plan for the piping system relative to plan operations, and other considerations.
Foss General Contractors: Services for Industrial Facilities
Foss serves many industries with both general contracting and industrial contracting services. These include food and beverage processing, manufacturing, pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical, chemical processing, natural gas processing and other industries. We work with you, your schedule and your needs through services like these:
Industrial Piping and Plumbing Installation and Repair
Foss General Contractors is one of the top pipe installation companies in Orange County, specializing in industrial piping and plumbing. We provide plumbing services including:
- Process piping, which is a complex internetwork of pipes to convey raw materials, such as food before it’s refined.
- Utility piping, which is plumbing that moves water or natural gas to ensure smooth operations.
- Lined piping, which is lined with plastics like polyvinyl for use in chemical processing.
We also offer
emergency industrial pipe repair to maintain your operations.
Industrial Construction
We provide
complete industrial construction services, handling everything from design to installation. We’ll install equipment or safety structures, and we can also include custom fabrications in your build.
Industrial General Contracting
Our team at Foss provides reliable
industrial general contracting, from planning to building. This ensures smooth project completion that is on budget and complies with regulations. Whether you need to expand your facilities to meet new demands or update operations to comply with new standards, we’re the partner for you.
Millwright Work
We provide installation, maintenance and repair of heavy machinery and equipment.
- Industrial equipment installation is suitable whether you’re building a new facility or reorganizing your current one. Upgrade or expand your operations with our experienced team.
- Industrial equipment repair and maintenance helps prevent downtime in production. With our skills, we can regularly maintain your equipment to prevent breakdowns or fix machinery if breakdowns do happen.
Get in Touch for General and Industrial Contracting Services in Orange County, California
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