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Lloyd's Register owes its name and foundation to a 17th century London coffee house owned by all the news he heard. In 1760, the Register Society was formed by the coffee house customers.
Edward Lloyd, a favourite haunt of merchants, marine underwriters and others, all connected with The Society printed the first Register of Ships in 1764 to give both underwriters and merchants an
shipping. Lloyd helped them to exchange information by circulating a printed sheet of idea of the condition of the vessels they insured and chartered.

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In 1834, the organisation was reconstituted as Lloyd's Register of British and Sixty-three surveyors were employed in the first year and by 1840, 15,000
Foreign Shipping and the first Rules were published. The Society’s aim was to vessels had been surveyed in accordance with the Rules. In 1852, the
survey and class British ships and any foreign vessels calling at British ports. organisation opened its first overseas office, in Canada.

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Meanwhile, back in the UK, the number of headquarters and chief ship surveyor, 1872-1900, who pioneered the first freeboard
outport staff was increasing. In 1890, the Technical Committee regulations used in the UK after the Board of Trade decided to
was formed under the guidance of Benjamin Martell, adopt his calculations in 1886.

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By 1914, the organisation became 'Lloyd's Register of Shipping' in recognition of its international status. In the
1900s we began to apply our expertise developed in the marine industry to other industrial sectors resulting in today's
wide ranging services. To reflect these activities, on a day to day basis we now call ourselves ‘Lloyd’s Register’.

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Lloyd's Register’s expansion was such that new premises were needed and land was acquired at the
end of Fenchurch Street. Thomas Collcutt was commissioned to design a splendid building in the
Italian Renaissance style, and the staff moved in on December 16, 1901.

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Lloyd's Register continued to expand and World War I saw the move into fields
other than marine when it was asked by the French Government to inspect steel
which was to be used for armaments.
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From the late 1920s, Lloyd's Register was also asked to take on aircraft
inspection and the General Committee appointed an Aviation Committee
and aviation surveyors who inspected RAF training aircraft.
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Lloyd's Register has come a long way since 1760, and our experts
are now involved in many different areas of work, which continues
to develop and respond to change.

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