BLOCOTELHA’s first EPD hits the road

What BLOCOTELHA just published

BLOCOTELHA released a product‑specific Environmental Product Declaration for a road safety barrier system made from galvanized steel, verified and published by EPD Hub in July 2025. The scope follows EN 15804+A2 and documents cradle‑to‑gate results with end‑of‑life modules, giving designers and contractors a dataset they can actually use in bids and models.

Why this matters for their market

BLOCOTELHA manufactures steel structures and building envelopes for industrial and infrastructure projects. Adding an EPD to its roadway barrier line means specifiers no longer need to rely on pessimistic defaults when comparing restraint systems. It also reduces back‑and‑forth in tenders where environmental reporting sits next to crash‑test performance like EN 1317.

Competitive snapshot, right now

Saferoad fields a broad portfolio of barrier and bridge‑railing EPDs, including a safety barriers and guardrail declaration published September 12, 2024 and valid to August 21, 2029 (EPD International, 2024). (environdec.com)

Marcegaglia Buildtech also has a valid “Safety barriers and guardrail” EPD under the International EPD System, with validity through July 2027 (EPD International, 2022). (environdec.com)

Closer to home, Portugal’s Metalogalva lists EPDs for lattice towers and lighting columns, yet we do not see a published road‑barrier EPD in their set today. That creates a useful contrast for public‑works buyers who compare apples to apples on guardrail systems.

As another reference point, Unipromet published guardrail EPDs with EPD Hub in September 2025, signaling active momentum across European road restraint suppliers (EPD Hub, 2025). (manage.epdhub.com)

What this debut means in specs

Road and bridge projects increasingly expect verified environmental data alongside safety classes. With a current, product‑specific EPD, a barrier system is easier to model and less likely to be swapped late in design for a competitor that already surfaced numbers. The commercial effect is simple to picture, like shaving minutes off every pit stop in a race, those small time saves add up.

Smart next steps for BLOCOTELHA

Two quick wins keep the momentum going. First, extend coverage to adjacent product families that specifiers pair with barriers, for example posts, terminals, or common coating variants. Second, align the next wave of EPDs to the same rule set and operator so submittals read consistently. Teams notice when data looks stitched together.

Can buyers find the EPD on their site

BLOCOTELHA’s website lists Environmental Product Declarations on its Certifications page and Environment and Safety commitment pages, with download prompts visible to visitors. Adding a clear link to the new road‑barrier EPD from those pages will help specifiers pull documentation in seconds, which is the point of visibility in the first place. (blocotelha.com)

The takeaway

BLOCOTELHA has joined a competitive field with credible, verifiable data. Saferoad and Marcegaglia already show barrier coverage, while some regional peers have EPDs in adjacent categories rather than guardrails. This first EPD puts BLOCOTELHA on the spec sheet for road restraint systems and sets up a clear path to grow coverage without slowing thier sales team.