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BSI Group headquarters building in Gunnersbury, West London, featuring the BSI Group logo. BSI was founded as the Engineering Standards Committee in London in 1901. [5] [2] It subsequently extended its standardization work and became the British Engineering Standards Association in 1918, adopting the name British Standards Institution in 1931 after receiving a Royal Charter in 1929. [2]
Formally, as stated in a 2002 memorandum of understanding between the BSI and the United Kingdom Government, British Standards are defined as: "British Standards" means formal consensus standards as set out in BS 0-1 paragraph 3.2 and based upon the principles of standardisation recognised inter alia in European standardisation policy.
British Standards are the standards produced by BSI Group which is incorporated under a Royal Charter (and which is formally designated as the National Standards Body (NSB) for the UK). [1] The BSI Group produces British Standards under the authority of the Charter, which lays down as one of the BSI's objectives to:
The Kitemark is a UK product and service quality trade mark which is owned and operated by the British Standards Institution ().. According to BSI, Kitemark certification confirms that a product or service's claim has been independently and repeatedly tested by experts, meaning that purchasers can have trust and confidence in products and services that are BSI Kitemark certified.
The BSI Architectural Foundation promotes understanding, education and research within the field of architecture, in particular by presenting a biennial architectural award, the BSI Architectural Award, the purpose of which is to recognize, and bring to public and media attention, architects who have made an important contribution to ...
BSI Group develops PASs in the UK, [1] while the International Electrotechnical Commission develops international PASs in the arena of electrical, electronic and related technologies, [2] and the International Organization for Standardization develops international ISO PASs. [3] BSI Group pioneered the PAS format.
United Kingdom. BSI – British Standards Institution aka BSI Group; DStan – UK Defence Standardization; United States of America. ANSI – American National Standards Institute; ACI – American Concrete Institute; NISO – National Information Standards Organization; NIST – National Institute of Standards and Technology
BSI Group Robert Scott Steedman (born 10 September 1958) is a British engineer, former academic, TV presenter and standards expert. He is currently Director-General, Standards at BSI Group , the UK's national standards body.