British Standards Institution
The British Standards Institution (BSI) is the national standards body of the United Kingdom. BSI produces technical standards on a wide range of products and services and also supplies certification and standards-related services to businesses.
Their purpose is to inspire trust for a more resilient world. BSI’s solutions and services improve performance and support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. At BSI, the mission is to share knowledge, innovation and best practice to help people and organisations make excellence a habit.
The British Standards Institution (BSI) was established in 1901 as the Engineering Standards Committee. A Royal Charter was granted in 1929, with the organization’s aims and objectives including:
- promoting trade – by developing common industrial standards;
- reducing waste – by simplifying production and distribution;
- protecting the consumer – through the use of licensed marks to identify conformity to standards.
The British Standards Institution was adopted as the organisation name in 1931. BSI has a Memorandum of Understanding with the UK Government, which establishes the position of BSI as the recognised UK National Standards Body.
ADVISORY COUNCIL NOMINEE
Scott Steedman
Director-General, Standards
British Standards InstitutionScott Steedman CBE is Director-General, Standards of the British Standards Institution and an Executive Director and member of the Board of the BSI Group.
Scott has primary responsibility for BSI’s appointment as the National Standards Body (NSB) and for the UK membership of the international standards organisations ISO, IEC, CEN, CENELEC and ETSI and bilateral relations with counterparts in other countries around the world.
A civil engineer by background, his career has spanned academia, innovation, engineering consulting and industry standards. He has held senior and non-executive roles in industry, research and innovation and professional bodies. Scott is a Board member of ISO, IEC and CEN. He is a former Vice-President of the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Institution of Civil Engineers in London, CEN and ISO.
