About Us
PQIA is an independent resource for information and insights on the quality of lubricants in the marketplace.
Our goal is to educate and serve consumers of commercial, consumer, and industrial lubricants by monitoring and reporting on the quality of lubricants in the marketplace.
PQIA's Guiding Principles are honesty, integrity and openness.
Educational in nature, PQIA conducts independent testing of lubricants in the market and provides consumers and end users with the data they need to make informed decisions about the quality of lubricants they purchase and use. PQIA’s Website, quality seminars, newsletter, and other distinguished programs provide access to the objective and pragmatic information consumer and end users need to assess lubricant quality.
What makes PQIA different
- We serve the lubricant consumer rather than oil company members or Supporters .
- We conduct random lubricant sampling.
- We have all samples analyzed by an independent laboratory.
- All data from testing of branded lubricants are made public.
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Supporters hip
PQIA is able to realize its goal in part through the generous support of its Supporters . Our Supporters recognize the need for the service PQIA provides and support PQIA’s mission to assure the quality and performance of lubricants in the marketplace.
While PQIA accepts funding from industry Supporters , our testing and reporting is completely independent and our results are published without influence from Supporters .
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Certification program
The PQIA
Lubricant Certification Program is designed to help consumers and
buyers identify lubricants that meet objective independent
testing criteria. Marketers whose lubricants meet the requirements
of the certification program are authorized to use the PQIA
Certified Mark on those products. In addition to assisting consumers
and buyers select quality lubricants, the PQIA Certified Mark
improves product marketability.
Management
Thomas F. Glenn
President and Founder
Thomas F.
Glenn has been in the lubricants business for 30 years. Mr. Glenn
started his career in 1979 as a data analyst for one of the world's
leading used oil analysis laboratories.
As an analyst, and ultimately a
laboratory manager, Mr. Glenn performed extensive data analysis on used
oil samples from a wide range of mechanical systems, including; internal
combustion engines, pumps, turbines, gears, transmissions, hydraulics
and others. He has extensive hands on experience with analytical
instrumentation, equipment applications, lubricant and equipment failure
analysis, lubricant formulations and product performance.
Apart from his involvement with PQIA, Mr. Glenn is President of Petroleum Trends International. Petroleum Trends Intl. is a leading market research and consulting firm specializing in lubricants, base oils, and lubricant additives. He has authored over 20 syndicated studies on these subjects.
Prior to founding Petroleum Trends Intl., Mr. Glenn was a Senior Consultant and Project Manager with Kline & Company. His career also includes sales and marketing positions with Texaco and a large lubricant distributor.
Mr. Glenn is well known in the industry for a monthly column in Lubes'n'Grease magazine (the worlds leading trade journal on lubricants). He is also the publisher of JobbersWorld, a newsletter focusing on lubricant marketers. In addition, Mr. Glenn has presented numerous papers at industry trade associations and appeared on a nationally televised CBS News Special on oil analysis.
Thomas Glenn can be reached at 732.640.6797, or via e-mail at: tglenn@pqiamerica.com