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BS (British Standards) / BSI (British Standards Institute)

BSI was the world’s first national standards-making body (NSB) and is number one in the world today.

BSI is globally recognized as an impartial body, serving both the private and public sectors. BSI works with manufacturing and service industries, businesses, governments and consumers to facilitate the production of British, European and international standards. As the UK's National Standards Body (NSB), BSI represents UK interests across all of the European and international standards organisations and through their committees.

BSI British Standards, part of BSI Group, has a close working relationship with the British government, primarily through the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). The commitments and intentions of both are set out in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The MoU provides a framework for BSI and the government to meet the challenges to the UK’s standardization infrastructure. Together with a Royal Charter, the MoU outlines the BSI's role in the development of standards for public use, the promulgation of standards, the voluntary nature of standards and their relationship with legislation.

BSI is a non-profit distributing organization, which means that any profits are reinvested into the products and services it provides.

More information at www.bsi-global.com.