Industrial subcontractors are used in the process of construction of buildings and mechanisms used in industrial applications. The applications for industrial construction include power plants and factories. This type of construction is highly specialized.
The blanket term industrial contractors is used to describe specific types of skilled trades persons who perform functions such as electrical work, building or structural design, and installation of machinery. A client can choose to hire individual contractors or hire a firm that specializes in supplying tradespeople to clients as a whole. Hiring a firm such as this may be slightly more expensive than hiring each person individually but it often is easier on the client, who may serve as their own general contractor for a project. The best industrial contractors meet government standards for their field, submit detailed bids, and will complete the work in a timely manner.