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The SPE Consultants Circle provides a link between SPE Members seeking plastics technical expertise and plastics prefessionals looking to offer their knowledge of the industry.

Benefits for those seeking technical expertise
Advantages for the Consultant
How to create a listing
Fee Structure

Benefits for those seeking technical expertise

  • The Consultants Circle provides a free to use directory for those seeking technical advice or expertise.
  • Get the answers you need from experts in any major plastics specialty.
  • Search the database by specialty and region to quickly find available consultants.
  • Use the numerous contact methods provided to get in touch with a consultant you have an interest in.
  • Download a consultant's profile as a vCard for easy insertion into contact management programs such as Outlook, Lotus Notes, etc.

Advantages for the Consultant

  • Reach a targeted audience. With over 20,000 plastics professionals comprising SPE, 4spe.org is a high traffic website which translates into excellent exposure for your business.
  • Put your company or expertise in front of the movers and shakers and decision makers in the worldwide plastics industry...engineers, managers, marketing professionals, academicians, and more.
  • Customize your listing. The Consultants Circle provides fields for phone, e-mail adress, website, and additional fields to describe your business. You can even upload a logo or a picture of your choice.
  • Create your listing easily and affordably. For $50 a year, or $90 for two, SPE members can have a clean, professional looking listing on the SPE website.

How to create a listing

The process consists of completing two short online forms and entering your payment information. Once this information is processed (approx. 48 hour turnaround), your listing will be live and searchable on the Consultants Circle website. There are a few things you should have handy before signing up...
  • If you are an SPE member you should have your member ID number. To receive SPE member pricing, you must be an active member of the Society. If you don't have this number on hand, but you are indeed an active member, skip entering this number and we will verify your information at SPE Headquarters.
  • A description of your business. A short(less than 250 character) description is required. Optionally, there is an area for a longer, more detailed description.
  • Optionally, you can display an image of your choice in your listing. This can be a company logo, your portrait, etc. This picture must be a jpeg file, less than 100KB.
  • We accept VISA, Mastercard, and American Express. If you prefer to pay by phone, complete your listing and you will receive instructions on how to pay by phone.

Consultants, click here to create your listing.

Fee Structure

  SPE Member* Non-Member
1 Year Listing $50.00 $500.00
2 Year Listing $90.00 $900.00
Featured Listing
(will appear in bold face and at the top of your specialty)
add $10.00 add $10.00

* Must be a current SPE Member at the time of registration. If you would like to become an SPE Member go to http://www.4spe.org/join/

 


Example of a consultant listing


Creating a listing consists of completeing two short web forms

 

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