British Road Federation
The British Road Federation was a business organisation representing stakeholders of the road industry in the United Kingdom. The organisation was active since 1932 and ceased to exist in 2000.{{cite web|title=BRF Archive Holdings|url=http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/rd/N13604717|website=National Archive|accessdate=8 January 2017}} It represented companies and trade associations of the road construction, engineering, car manufacturing, transport, haulage and courier industries, road services and oil interests.{{cite web|title=BRF Website, frame: BRF members|url=http://www.brf.co.uk/|accessdate=8 January 2017|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010301164100/http://www.brf.co.uk/|archivedate=1 March 2001}} It maintained a network of local groups, including Yorkshire Roads Group, Transport Action Scotland and East Anglia Roads to Prosperity. Chief executive Richard Diment formerly spent eight years in Conservative Central Office, and press officer Andrew Pharoah several years at the Labour Party. The BRF has claimed responsibility for the motorway network developed in the '60s, '70s and '80s
Publications
The BRF published over 400 titles{{cite web|title=Library Holdings|url=http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=au%3ABritish+Road+Federation.&qt=hot_author|website=Worldcat}} including position papers, reports and annual statistical guides.
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Additional archival holdings at http://mrc-catalogue.warwick.ac.uk/records/MSX/2114B