It had headquarters in London, originally at 11 Park Lane, later moved to 24 Buckingham Gate, with Laboratories in Sheffield on Hoyle Street,[1] Swansea, Teesside, and Battersea.
The organization was created by Sir Charles Goodeve, who remained its director until his retirement in 1969.
Roger Eddison was hired as a manager shortly after BISRA's founding.
BISRA's research has been responsible for much of the automation of modern steelmaking.
[2] BISRA was funded 15% by a grant from the government of the United Kingdom, and 85% by a cooperative of several steelmaking companies.