Pira Consulting
Proficiency Services
Paper
The Paper Proficiency Service (PPS) is the largest of our services and is predominantly for clients with an interest in paper, board and package materials testing. It is a bi-monthly service with samples and reports being supplied six times per year (February, April, June, August, October, and December). For two of the rounds (April and October) the service combines with the CEPI-CTS to provide a much larger comparative group. For the majority of PPS tests there are two samples/levels, clients can choose to take all levels or single levels for each selected test. To see the full list of current tests click here.
We are grateful to Tullis Russell Papermakers for supply of
for a number of the test samples.
Costs
There is a fixed annual fee to subscribe to the service and all tests are then charged at the same price, with a discount being applied based on the number of samples taken for each round. Three threshold levels are set at up to 10, 11- 20 and 20 or more. For guidance, the table below provides an indication of typical service costs, but please request a quote to meet specific needs.
Number of samples per round |
Pira member annual fee (GBP) |
Non-member annual fee (GBP) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | £391 | £426 |
| 6 | £491 | £531 |
| 10 | £688 | £742 |
| 18 | £975 | £1046 |
| 28 | £1312 | £1402 |
CEPI-CTS
For the April and October rounds we can supply other tests or additional samples/levels from the CEPI-CTS range, which are not normally part of the PPS service. A list of properties for which samples are provided and their indicative ranges can be found here. The price of these samples and an order form can be found here.