Congrats, Melchers: First EPDs for Raised Floor Pedestals

What Melchers published

Melchers’ first EPD covers its galvanized steel, height‑adjustable pedestals for raised floor systems. The declaration is published with EPD Hub under the EPD Hub Core PCR v1.1. The operator record describes a product family scope for pedestals, not a single one‑off SKU, which helps spec teams apply it across common height ranges.

This inaugural release landed in November 2025 and is valid for five years under the stated window. The operator entry does not name a separate LCA consultant, which is common when details are kept in the verification files rather than the public summary.

Why this matters in specs

Pedestals are the unsung hero of access floors. When an EPD covers the component that holds the system up, contractors can document credits without piecing together substitutions. Under LEED v4.1, a product‑specific Type III EPD is valued as 1.5 products toward the BPDO count, which quietly accelerates progress on material credits (USGBC, 2025) (USGBC, 2025).

Where Melchers plays

Melchers Bodensysteme supplies substructures for cavity and raised floors used in offices, data centers, and utility rooms. Their pedestals are steel, blue‑passivated, and adjustable across typical FFH ranges, which fits mainstream European installation practices.

Competitive snapshot

Raised access flooring is not a greenfield. Kingspan Access Floors shows broad EPD coverage across panel types in EU operator libraries. Lindner maintains IBU‑verified system floor EPDs for flagship lines, often the reference point in German tenders. Nesite publishes product‑specific EPDs in INIES and EPD Italy that include associated steel support structures.

Net read for buyers. Melchers’ pedestals EPD means the substructure can now line up with portfolios that already carry panel or system declarations. In many mixed‑brand installs, that avoids a documentation gap that otherwise slows submittals or risks a last‑minute swap.

The commercial takeaway

Melchers has moved from capable supplier to comparable supplier in one step. The pedestals EPD lets project teams keep Melchers on the shortlist when EPDs are required, rather than defaulting to incumbents with long‑standing declarations. In practical terms, that keeps more bids live longer and reduces the chance a competitor is picked solely because the paperwork is ready.

Make it findable

We did not find the new EPD posted on melchers.com or Melchers Bodensysteme pages at the time of writing. Visibility is half the win, so add a simple Sustainability or Downloads page, link the operator listing, and place the PDF in product datasheet footers. One click from spec sheet to EPD keeps submittals moving and avoids back‑and‑forth emails that cost time and patience.

What’s next

Teams often follow a first component EPD with panel or full system coverage. If Melchers expands declarations across its most ordered pedastals and common assemblies, buyers get a cleaner, apples‑to‑apples package that competes directly with the category leaders.