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British Standards
British Standards (BS) are the standards produced by the BSI Group which is incorporated under a royal charter and which is formally designated as the national standards body (NSB) for the UK. The BSI Group produces British Standards under the authority of the charter, which lays down as one of the BSI's objectives to: Formally, as stated in a 2002 memorandum of understanding between the BSI and the United Kingdom Government, British Standards are defined as: Products and services which BSI certifies as having met the requirements of specific standards within designated schemes are awarded the Kitemark. History BSI Group began in 1901 as the ''Engineering Standards Committee'', led by James Mansergh, to standardize the number and type of steel sections, in order to make British manufacturers more efficient and competitive. Over time the standards developed to cover many aspects of tangible engineering, and then engineering methodologies including quality systems, saf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BS Postcode Area
The BS postcode area, also known as the Bristol postcode area,Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004) is a group of 37 postcode districts in South West England, within eight post towns. These cover the city of Bristol, north Somerset (including Weston-super-Mare, Axbridge, Banwell, Cheddar, Somerset, Cheddar, Clevedon, Wedmore and Winscombe) and south Gloucestershire. __TOC__ Coverage The approximate coverage of the postcode districts: ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", BS0 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", BRISTOL , style="background:#FFFFFF;", , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic'' , - ! BS1 , BRISTOL , Bristol city centre, Redcliffe, Bristol, Redcliffe , Politics of Bristol, Bristol , - ! BS2 , BRISTOL , Kingsdown, Bristol, Kingsdown, St Pauls, Bristol, St Paul's, St Phillips, St Agnes , Bristol , - ! BS3 , BRISTOL , Bedminster, Bristol, Bedminster, Southville, Bristol, Southville, Bower Ashton, part of Totterdown, Bristol, Totterdown, Windmill Hil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
