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Records of the Building Research Establishment and predecessors

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Records of the Building Research Establishment and predecessors relating to research into building materials and structures.When transferred these records will be arranged as follows: registered files of the Building Research Establishment will...

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Records of the Building Research Establishment and predecessors
Date

1984-1998

Description

Records of the Building Research Establishment and predecessors relating to research into building materials and structures.

When transferred these records will be arranged as follows: registered files of the Building Research Establishment will be found in AT 66, with internal notes and notes of the Building Research Station and Building Research Establishment in AT 67, and registered files of the Fire Research Station in AT 65 with advisory services files in AT 64

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English

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5 series

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Research
Construction industries
Administrative / biographical background

In the early 1970s, many research-based units were transferred to the Department of the Environment (DOE) from the Department of Trade and Industry. The Road Research Laboratory was brought under the DOE's control in 1970, and the Water Pollution Research Laboratory, the Hydraulics Research Station, the Forest Products Research Laboratory, and the Fire Research Station all followed in January 1971.

In January 1972 the Building Research Establishment was formed upon the amalgamation of the Building Research Station, the Fire Research Station, and the Forest Products Research Laboratory.

In 1982 the establishment was joined by the Civil Engineering Laboratory of the Property Services Agency which amalgamated with the Structural Integrity Division Building Research Establishment. In April 1990, the establishment formally became an executive agency. In April 1996, privatisation of the Building Research Establishment was announced, and was advertised for tender later that year. In January 1997, the Building Research Establishment management team was announced as the preferred purchaser and the privatisation was completed in March 1997.

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