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FIRE SERVICE AND GENERAL FIRE SAFETY TOPICS => General Interest => Topic started by: nim on August 21, 2012, 03:48:06 PM

Title: Are we paying too much for British Standards?
Post by: nim on August 21, 2012, 03:48:06 PM

I needed a copy of NFPA10 to maintain extinguishers on a US Air Base. Couldn't find a copy in the UK so looked to the US web sites. Logical really.

Then stumbled across British Standards being sold for between 6% and 15% of the price of Non Members BS prices in PDF format.

Are we paying too much? Anyone know why? Are they legit?

Examples

BS5306-3:2009

 ENSTD.com  £9.41

BSI Non members price £156


BS 9991-2011

ENSSTD.com 
£37.62

BSI Non members price
£246

Title: Re: Are we paying too much for British Standards?
Post by: nearlythere on August 21, 2012, 04:49:16 PM

What site did you find it at that price Nim?

Title: Re: Are we paying too much for British Standards?
Post by: nim on August 22, 2012, 08:26:58 AM

www.enstd.com

Title: Re: Are we paying too much for British Standards?
Post by: Psuedonym on August 23, 2012, 05:41:02 PM

Blame the austarity measures. We all have to tighted our belts you know,

...costing us a bloody fortune......

or...any old escuse to rip the punter off and get away with it.