Congrats, Raytec — first EPD lands for SPARTAN Linear

What just launched

Raytec has one current, product‑specific EPD covering the SPARTAN Linear SPX‑WL168 luminaire. The declaration is published with program operator EPD Hub, aligned to EN 50693 for electrical and electronic products. The issuance month is August 2025, and the record runs through July 2030 based on the validity window.

Scope matters. This is a specific SKU within the SPARTAN Linear range, commonly used in Zone 1 and Zone 2 hazardous areas, which means design teams now have a clear, third‑party verified basis for carbon and impact modeling instead of a generic placeholder.

Who Raytec serves, and why specs care

Raytec manufactures LED lighting for hazardous, industrial, transport, and security environments. That gear shows up in plants, terminals, and perimeter systems where reliability and compliance carry real weight. When projects require embodied‑carbon accounting, a product‑specific EPD avoids conservative defaults that can quietly push a product off the shortlist. An EPD turns a solid datasheet into specs‑ready proof.

Program operator and rules, at a glance

The EPD is verified and published by EPD Hub. The rulebook used is EN 50693, which fits electrical and electronic equipment when a dedicated luminaires Part B is not selected. That choice keeps the door open across EU and UK tenders that ask for EN‑based declarations.

Note on collaborators. Press coverage indicates Recolight supported the EPD work, with EPD Hub as the publishing operator. The developer name is not stated on the public record we reviewed.

Competitive snapshot in lighting

Closest peers in Raytec’s orbit already play in the transparency arena, though with different scopes.

• Dialight has four current product EPDs for industrial luminaires published with BRE Global. Coverage spans flood, linear, bulkhead, and high‑bay types, signaling a portfolio approach.
• Fagerhult shows more than forty current EPDs across multiple luminaire families, largely with EPD Hub, indicating deep catalog coverage rather than single‑SKU pilots.
• Glamox lists over sixty current EPDs with EPD Norway, again across families and variants.

Takeaway. Raytec’s first EPD closes a critical gap against established lighting brands that already show verified impacts at the product level. It also sets a template to extend coverage from SPARTAN Linear to other hazardous‑area lines like Flood, Bay, and Bulkhead without starting from zero.

Why this timing helps on bids

Many project teams now score environmental disclosures alongside performance and price. Without a product‑specific EPD, calculations often fall back to conservative estimates, which can penalize selection. With the SPARTAN Linear now documented, Raytec can compete on verified numbers where it previously relied on narrative. That shifts conversations from whether the data exists to what the data enables.

Where to find the EPD

We looked for the SPARTAN Linear EPD on raytec.com and could not locate it on product or sustainability pages at the time of writing. Publishing the PDF and summary metrics on the product page and a central sustainability hub is a quick win for visiblity.

What to watch next

Momentum favors families, not one‑offs. Extending coverage to high‑volume variants and adjacent SKUs helps specifiers standardize on a single supplier across an entire hazardous‑area package. The heavy lift is usually data wrangling across sites and suppliers, so a streamlined plan for utilities, bills of materials, transport, and end‑of‑life will pay back fast when wave two goes live.

The bottom line

Raytec has entered the transparency arena with a targeted, product‑specific EPD in a high‑stakes category. It catches up to peers who already speak EPD fluently and opens doors on projects where verified impacts are now table stakes. The smartest next move is to turn this first step into a family play so the SPARTAN name shows up consistently on submittals and scorecards.