255100 Coating of metals

This type includes:

• galvanising, including general (batch) hot-dip galvanising
• phosphate or chromate conversion coating
• cladding, electroplating, anodising, etc., of metals
• colouring of metals
• non-metallic coating of metals, e.g.:
• powder or plastic coating, enamelling, lacquering

This type excludes:

• activities of farriers, see 016200
• printing onto metals, see 181209
• metal coating of plastics, see 222500
• cladding of base metals with a covering of silver, gold or platinum, see 244100
• heat treatment of metals, see 255200
• hardening of metals, see 255200
• painting of metals on buildings and civil engineering structures, see 433401
• ‘while-you-wait’ engraving services, see 952900