The British Standards Institution (BSI) is the United Kingdoms national standards body, operating as a non-profit-distributing body incorporated under royal charter. It was founded as the Engineering Standards Committee in London in 1901, received its royal charter in 1929, and adopted its present name in 1931. BSI produces technical standards, including many covering construction and the built environment, and supplies certification services to business, operating in more than 190 countries with roughly 9,200 employees and representing British economic and social interests within European and international standards bodies.
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BSI began as the Engineering Standards Committee, founded in 1901 by Sir John Wolfe-Barry, whose first technical specifications standardized steel sections.
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The British Standards Institution (BSI) is the national standards body of the United Kingdom.
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BSI was founded as the Engineering Standards Committee in London in 1901.
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One of ESC's first technical specifications was for steel sections for tramways.
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