16.11
Class
Sawmilling and planing of wood
SDMX: C1611
Class Level
4 Depth
0 Children
1 Siblings
📋 Official Classification Notes
✓ Includes
This class includes: - sawing, planing and machining of wood - slicing, peeling or chipping logs - manufacture of wooden railway sleepers - manufacture of unassembled wooden flooring - manufacture outside the forest of wood wool, wood sawdust and flour, wood chips and particles
✗ Excludes
This class excludes: - logging and production of wood in the rough, see 02.20 - drying of wood, see 16.12 - manufacture of veneer sheets thin enough for use in plywood, boards and panels, see 16.21 - manufacture of parquet panels and other assembled flooring panels of wood or bamboo, see 16.22 - manufacture of wooden shingles and shakes, see 16.23 - manufacture of fire logs or pressed wood, see 16.26
Frequently Confused With
02.20
Logging
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16.12 Processing and finishing of wood
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16.21 Manufacture of veneer sheets and wood-based panels
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16.22 Manufacture of assembled parquet floors
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16.23 Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery
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Who is this code for?
Verified: SEMANTIC_SECTION_MATRIXProduction managers and directors in manufacturing
SOC 2020:1121 Common titles: Plant manager, Factory manager
Food, drink and tobacco process operatives
SOC 2020:8111 Common titles: Machine operator, Factory worker
Assemblers (electrical and electronic products)
SOC 2020:8131 Common titles: Assembly worker, Line worker
Related Occupations
Industrial engineersMetal working production and maintenance fitters
Evidence: Representative SOC 2020 occupations for SIC Section C (Sawmilling and planing of wood).
In this section
Data source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) —
UK SIC 2026
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