Metsims LCA and EPD services, at a glance

Who Metsims is and where they work

Metsims is a sustainability consultancy founded in Oxford in 2005 with operations centered in the UK and Türkiye, plus regional partners across Europe and the Middle East. Their website positions them as active in product sustainability, corporate carbon, and database development. See their overview and office footprint on the company site: About and Contact.

Core LCA services

Metsims offers ISO 14040/44 life cycle assessments for products and services, typically covering cradle to gate or cradle to grave scopes. The LCA service page outlines method, inventory development, impact assessment and interpretation, along with sector experience and training. Details here: Life Cycle Assessment.

Their team is an authorised SimaPro partner in Türkiye and provides training, which matters if your internal analysts want replicable models rather than one‑off black boxes. For building LCAs, they highlight a web tool backed by SimaPro Cloud and Ecoinvent branded data channels: eCon LCA.

EPD creation workflow and program operators

Metsims’ EPD service describes a five step path that most manufacturers will recognise. It starts with data collection templates, then LCA modeling to EN 15804, followed by EPD drafting, third party verification coordination, and publication. See the process and example clients: Product Environmental Declaration.

They publish through several operators, including the International EPD System, EPD Türkiye, IBU, BRE, and EPD Italy, which gives flexibility if your sales teams target multiple regions. Program operator examples appear on the same EPD page linked above.

Verification support and PCR guidance

Metsims states that the founder serves as an approved verifier for multiple programs, and they run an “Independent EPD/LCA Verification” service that can be relevant if you need reviewer capacity on tight schedules. See the verification page: Independent EPD/LCA Verification.

On PCRs, expect the usual due‑diligence: checking applicable PCRs, their sunset timelines, and the operator’s General Programme Instructions. For context, EPD validity is normally five years under IES rules, with mandatory annual internal follow up introduced in GPI 5.0.1 guidance in 2025, and publication must occur within 90 days of the version date in the IES portal (EPD International, 2025; EPD International, 2025). Characterisation factors based on EF 3.0 were sunset for new EPDs on 1 September 2024, which influences LCA method choices and dataset updates (EPD International, 2024).

Data collection approach you should plan for

Manufacturers should expect a consultant‑led intake. That typically means a project kickoff, facility walkthroughs, a structured questionnaire, and spreadsheets for monthly inputs like energy, water, raw material and packaging bills of materials, coproduct and waste flows, and transport legs. Supplier data requests are usually forwarded by your team. This feels more time intensive then teams expect.

Modern expectations across the market tilt toward lighter intake, near‑real‑time tracker views, and faster handoffs to verification. If your operations are lean or your ERP is messy, ask explicitly how Metsims will handle missing or estimated values and how many revision cycles are included before verification.

Tools and software in play

Beyond SimaPro, Metsims promotes two tools that may shape your experience:

• eCon LCA for building LCA modeling with country‑specific branded data where available, positioned for EN 15978 and Level(s) alignment. See eCon LCA.
• CAGE Carbon Management for corporate GHG accounting and CBAM workflows, built on GHG Protocol and ISO 14064. See CAGE.

If you prefer to own the LCA model internally, confirm license boundaries, data packages, and post‑project access so knowledge does not walk out the door.

Industries they appear to serve

The case examples and about page indicate a concentration in construction materials plus work in metals, glass, wood products, cement, coatings, and textiles, with clients across Türkiye, the UK, the Gulf, and parts of Europe. Example listings appear on the EPD service page and news posts on the Turkish site. A practical read is here: EPD service overview.

What the client experience usually looks like

Plan for multi stakeholder workshops, a defined data reference year, and two to four rounds of clarifications before verification. Expect phone calls and screenshares with the verifier for spot checks. If multiple products share lines, anticipate variant modeling and sampling rules. None of that is unique to Metsims, it is how traditional consulting plus third party verification generally runs.

Two numeric touchstones can help you plan costs and calendars regardless of provider. EPDs in IES are generally valid for five years and require annual internal follow up procedures to keep them accurate (EPD International, 2025). IES also requires that publication happens within 90 days of the EPD version date once the verifier signs off (EPD International, 2025).

Budget signals to check early

Registration fees with the International EPD System scale down as you add more EPDs in the same calendar year, from €1000 for the first, €500 for the next few, then €100 and €50 at higher volumes. These are operator fees and sit outside consulting or verification charges (EPD International Pricing, 2025). If you plan a portfolio release, ask how batching models and multi‑product EPD rules reduce both verification cost and operator fees.

Competitors you will likely meet in the same lane

In the UK and wider Europe, manufacturers often compare Metsims with PRé Sustainability for LCA expertise, Anthesis or Ricardo for broader ESG plus LCA teams, Quantis for corporate and product LCAs, and BRE’s consulting arm for construction‑focused LCA advisory linked to its program operator. The right fit usually turns on data collection burden, modeling transparency, verification access, and speed to publication, not on one logo or another.

A quick buyer’s checklist

• Confirm the program operator and PCR version that will be used, plus any planned transition dates that could affect you in 2026.
• Ask for a clear data request matrix listing every field, source system, and owner so plant teams are not surprised mid‑project.
• Require visibility on verification slots and who will communicate with the verifier.
• Nail down model ownership, software licenses, and post‑publication support for annual follow up and re‑verification.

Bottom line for manufacturers

Metsims offers the traditional consultant path to LCA and EPDs, plus a few proprietary tools. The approach can work well if you have internal bandwidth for data prep and want full transparency into modeling choices. If your commercial clock is ticking, push for specifics on intake effort, verification scheduling, and how many cycles are included before publication so teh project stays on track.