Unipromet’s first EPDs enter the spec lane
Fresh on the scoreboard. Unipromet has published its first Environmental Product Declarations, putting road safety hardware, welded steel pipes, and noise barriers into clear view for specifiers. This is the kind of transparency that shortens bid questions and opens doors in infrastructure and industrial projects where product data now travels with the submittal.
What Unipromet just published
Unipromet debuted three verified EPDs that cover core lines in its portfolio. The set includes road safety guardrails (product‑specific), welded steel pipes (family), and noise protection panels (family). All three are verified by the program operator EPD Hub and valid until September 19, 2030. The LCA work is credited to LCA Institut, a European consultancy that prepared the declarations (EPD Hub, 2025).
Why this matters in their market
Unipromet manufactures road restraint systems, aluminum noise‑reduction panels, vertical signage, and welded pipes, serving public works, rail and road projects, and industrial buyers across Europe. The company notes a workforce of about 650 and annual revenue near €102 million, meaning EPD coverage now meets the scale at which they routinely compete for regulated projects (Unipromet, 2025). For buyers, it flips carbon accounting from guesswork to verifiable numbers, which helps keep options on the table rather than priced out by default in low‑carbon tenders.
The product scopes at a glance
Their guardrail EPD is product‑specific, a clean fit for project submittals where exact system identification matters. Noise panels and welded pipes are published as multi‑product families, which matches how specifiers compare interchangeable SKUs without rewriting the spec each time. All three follow EN 15804+A2 with cradle‑to‑gate results and end‑of‑life modules documented, so the datasets are ready for modern design tools and owner reporting (EPD Hub, 2025).
Competitive picture, right now
Guardrails are an active transparency arena. Saferoad has a valid, EN 15804+A2 EPD for safety barriers and guardrails with geographic scope across Europe, published September 12, 2024 and valid to August 21, 2029 (EPD International, 2024). Margaritelli Road Safety also references an Environdec registration S‑P‑08186 for its wood‑steel barrier systems, valid to January 25, 2028, signaling alternative materials are showing up with verified data too (EPD International, 2024).
On noise barriers, manufacturers like NOISE srl have a live EPD for wall noise barriers, first issued October 11, 2024 and valid to October 7, 2029, which keeps that category competitive on transparency as well (EPD International, 2024). In short, Unipromet just moved from “good engineering, low visibility” to “in the same comparison set” for both barriers and acoustic panels.
What changes for sales and spec
With product‑specific and family EPDs in hand, Unipromet can show up in early design screens, not just late‑stage value‑engineering. Project teams chasing LEED v5 style carbon targets often prefer products that carry third‑party verified inventory data, since defaults or conservative database values can penalize unreported products and slow approvals. EPDs do not win the job alone, but they clear the compliance path so pricing and performance can actually compete.
A quick note on speed and effort
Teams new to EPDs often fear the data chase more than the math. The fastest programs reduce data‑collection churn inside the factory, then let experienced LCA authors shape a dependable model and publish with a suitable operator. That is the path Unipromet took here with LCA Institut and EPD Hub, which is a pragmatic way to get to dependable, repeatable results without hijacking operations time (EPD Hub, 2025). It might sound simple, but speed here is a spec advantage.
Website visibility check
Good news. Unipromet has surfaced the EPDs on its site, including an ESG page that points to the live declarations. That makes it easier for engineers and buyers to grab the PDFs during submittals. If more SKUs roll in, grouping links by product family and adding filenames that mirror catalog names will shave minutes off every bid cycle, which adds up quickly for busy teams. You would be suprised how often missing links stall reviews.
Bottom line
Unipromet has entered the transparency arena with three EPDs that map neatly to how their products are specified. Competitors already carry EPDs in guardrails and noise walls, so this debut is well timed. It puts their systems into the same data conversation and removes a common reason to get swapped out late. The next win will be scale, keeping the EPD cadence going as new variants and geographies come into play.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which program operator issued Unipromet’s first EPDs and how long are they valid?
EPD Hub verified and published the three EPDs, each currently valid until September 19, 2030 (EPD Hub, 2025).
Are Unipromet’s guardrail EPDs product‑specific or product family?
The guardrail EPD is product‑specific. Welded steel pipes and noise panels are published as product families that cover multiple variants (EPD Hub, 2025).
Do competitors in Europe already publish EPDs for similar products?
Yes. Saferoad’s safety barrier and guardrail EPD is valid to August 21, 2029 (EPD International, 2024). NOISE srl has a wall noise barrier EPD valid to October 7, 2029 (EPD International, 2024).
Where can specifiers find Unipromet’s EPDs online?
Unipromet lists them on its ESG and news pages with links to the live records, which streamlines submittals for project teams.
About the Author
Hazel Brooks is an editor at EPD Guide covering EPDs and the fast-evolving sustainability data landscape. She tracks program-operator updates, standards and guidance changes, and new EPD releases, connecting the dots across the market to report on trends, shifting expectations, and the competitive EPD landscape. Her work focuses on making complex data sets easier to navigate and access, so manufacturers and sustainability teams can act with clarity and confidence.
