Physical Property Testing

Physical Properties Testers (PPT) Group is a Halifax, UK based multinational manufacturer of physical property test and measurement instrumentation, built through acquisition around four brands: James Heal (textile testing including bursting strength, abrasion and tear), Mecmesin (universal testing machines, torque testers and digital force gauges), Alluris (handheld force gauges and force/torque instrumentation) and Lansmont (shock, vibration and drop testing systems). The group designs, produces and services testing equipment that verifies the physical integrity and quality of raw materials, components and finished products across textiles, packaging, manufacturing and consumer goods. It is a hardware and laboratory-instrumentation business with no public developer API, SDK, or webhook surface. Registered in England and Wales (company no. 09210539); a portfolio company of SK Capital Partners since March 2025 (previously backed by Battery Ventures). This profile was surfaced as a VC portfolio lead and enriched with company identity from public sources.

Physical Property Testing is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Testing, Instrumentation, Manufacturing, and Laboratory.

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scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
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Composite quality — 8.9/100 · minimal
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 0.0 / 20
Commercial Clarity 2.1 / 20
Operational Transparency 0.0 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.8 / 10
Agent readiness — 0/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
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Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
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Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: physical-property-testing
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name: Physical Property Testing
description: 'Physical Properties Testers (PPT) Group is a Halifax, UK based multinational manufacturer of physical property
  test and measurement instrumentation, built through acquisition around four brands: James Heal (textile testing including
  bursting strength, abrasion and tear), Mecmesin (universal testing machines, torque testers and digital force gauges), Alluris
  (handheld force gauges and force/torque instrumentation) and Lansmont (shock, vibration and drop testing systems). The group
  designs, produces and services testing equipment that verifies the physical integrity and quality of raw materials, components
  and finished products across textiles, packaging, manufacturing and consumer goods. It is a hardware and laboratory-instrumentation
  business with no public developer API, SDK, or webhook surface. Registered in England and Wales (company no. 09210539);
  a portfolio company of SK Capital Partners since March 2025 (previously backed by Battery Ventures). This profile was surfaced
  as a VC portfolio lead and enriched with company identity from public sources.'
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x-backed-by:
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x-tier: stub
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x-company:
  legal-name: Physical Properties Testers (PPT) Group Limited
  headquarters: Richmond Works, Lake View, Halifax HX3 6EP, United Kingdom
  registration: England and Wales, company no. 09210539
  owner: SK Capital Partners (acquired March 2025)
  brands:
  - James Heal
  - Mecmesin
  - Alluris
  - Lansmont
  employees: 51-200
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-20'
tags:
- Company
- Testing
- Instrumentation
- Manufacturing
- Laboratory
- Materials Testing
- Hardware
apis: []
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  url: https://www.pptgroup.com/privacy-policy
- type: Careers
  url: https://www.pptgroup.com/careers
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/physical-properties-testers
- type: Crunchbase
  url: https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/ppt-group
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
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