British Standards Institution
Other Business Names:
- Engineering Standards Committee
- British Engineering Standards Association
- BSI
- BSI Group
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Professional services
Technical services inc testing & analysis
Notes:
Traces origins to 1901 when formed as Engineering Standards Committee. Concerned with the production of industry wide standards. From 1918 known as British Engineering Standards Association and from 1931 as British Standards Institution (BSI) reflecting diversification into areas beyond engineering. Awarded royal charter 1929. 1998 trading name became BSI Group. Continues
Publications:
- BSI. The first hundred years, 1901-2001. A century of achievement by McWilliam, Robert C
- BSI. The story of standards by Woodward, C Douglas
- Evolution of British Standards by McWilliam, Robert C
- Fifty Years of British Standards, 1901-1951 by Anderson, John
- Standards, learning, and growth in Britain, 1901-2009 by Spencer, Christopher, & Paul Temple
- The first British standards. Specifications and tests published by the Engineering Standards Committee, 1903-18 by McWilliam, Robert C
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Engineering Standards Committee
- British Engineering Standards Association
- BSI
- BSI Group
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Professional services Technical services inc testing & analysis
Notes:
Traces origins to 1901 when formed as Engineering Standards Committee. Concerned with the production of industry wide standards. From 1918 known as British Engineering Standards Association and from 1931 as British Standards Institution (BSI) reflecting diversification into areas beyond engineering. Awarded royal charter 1929. 1998 trading name became BSI Group. ContinuesPublications:
- BSI. The first hundred years, 1901-2001. A century of achievement by McWilliam, Robert C
- BSI. The story of standards by Woodward, C Douglas
- Evolution of British Standards by McWilliam, Robert C
- Fifty Years of British Standards, 1901-1951 by Anderson, John
- Standards, learning, and growth in Britain, 1901-2009 by Spencer, Christopher, & Paul Temple
- The first British standards. Specifications and tests published by the Engineering Standards Committee, 1903-18 by McWilliam, Robert C