Altrad’s product scope and the EPD gap

Who Altrad is

Altrad is a global industrial services group that also manufactures equipment for the construction market, employing around 65,000 people across access, maintenance, and specialist services. Its own profile highlights that dual model of services plus product manufacturing. ([Altrad, 2025](https://www.altrad.com/en/altrad-at-a-glance.html))

What they sell, at a glance

On the product side the portfolio centers on scaffolding and access systems, modular formwork and shoring, ground shoring, and safety or edge protection. The Plettac Assco line covers façade frames like SL70 and modular systems such as Contur and Futuro. Altrad RMD Kwikform adds formwork, falsework or heavy duty support and safety screens for temporary works. Taken together, the number of individual SKUs sits easily in the hundreds across sizes, ledgers, decks, frames, braces and accessories.

Are Altrad’s products covered by EPDs today

Publicly findable coverage looks limited as of December 20, 2025. We could not locate Altrad or Plettac Assco product‑specific EPDs in major public libraries that specifiers check first. That does not mean none exist internally, only that they are not visible in the usual places buyers consult.

What competitors are surfacing instead

Several manufacturers adjacent to Altrad’s scope are already publishing EPDs that map to the same application spaces.

• Scaffolding components: Marcegaglia Buildtech has International EPD System records for tubular structures, steel planks and toeboards, and cold formed joints for scaffolding, all valid into 2029. These use the Fabricated metal products PCR and are marked not EN 15804 compliant, which still helps in some tenders yet can limit use in building LCA platforms. ([International EPD System, 2024](https://www.environdec.com/library/epd14496)) (International EPD System, 2024)
• Formwork materials: plastic and composite formwork products are showing EN 15804 compliant EPDs, for example corrugated polypropylene formwork sheets and void form systems published in 2025. These are often used in the same temporary works envelope that RMD Kwikform serves. (International EPD System, 2025)

Why that matters for winning specs

Procurement teams increasingly request product‑specific, third‑party verified EPDs to avoid conservative default factors in carbon accounting. EN 15804 A2 remains the lingua franca in Europe, with IBU and the International EPD System the most referenced program operators in that context. IBU also notes that verification queues are long in 2025, with typical verification time around six months, so waiting until a bid drops can be risky. (IBU, 2025)

Product families Altrad likely competes in most

• Modular and façade scaffolding systems against Layher, PERI, HAKI, Scafom Rux and regional brands.
• Formwork and shoring against Doka, PERI and assorted plastics or timber panel suppliers in Europe and the Middle East.
• Access or safety screens against formwork houses and niche fabricators in complex builds like healthcare or industrial.

A likely best seller without a visible EPD

Plettac Contur modular scaffolding is a flagship family in heavy industry and complex geometry work. We did not find a public EPD for Contur or SL70 frames. Meanwhile, EPDs exist for core scaffolding components like tubes, decks and connectors from other makers that can satisfy project checklists, especially when buyers only need one compliant declaration per system element. That can tilt decisions on jobs where submittals must show declared GWP for major assemblies. (International EPD System, 2024)

Picking the right PCR and operator

If Altrad targets Europe first, EN 15804 A2 should guide the work. The International EPD System’s umbrella PCR for construction products moved to version 2.0.0 in 2025, which aligns with updated GPI and ECO Platform requirements. Understanding that shift helps avoid rework during verification. (International EPD System PCR 2019:14, 2025)

Fastest path to credible coverage

There is two obvious plays.

1. Scaffolding systems: start with a product‑specific EPD for the most common steel and aluminum standards, ledgers and decks that define a Plettac system bill of materials. Cover A1 to A3 and document re‑use cycles and end of life so specifiers can place results correctly in building LCA tools.
2. Temporary works: select three RMD Kwikform heroes in shoring and formwork, for example a primary shoring tower system, a soldier beam family and a widely rented wall form panel. Use one reference year of production and utilities to minimize plant burden and publish quickly.

What good partners will do for you

• Map competitor PCR choices to de‑risk acceptance. The norm is to follow the same PCR as the spec leader in your category when available.
• Compress internal effort. Most time is lost pulling plant data and lining up BOMs and coatings per variant. A white‑glove approach that handles the wrangling and keeps your engineers focused is worth more than saving a few invoices.
• Plan around verification lead times. Even a great LCA can sit in queue. IBU’s own guidance suggests budgeting months for independent verification in 2025. (IBU, 2025)

Sustainability messaging already in motion

Altrad publishes a group Sustainability Report and highlights energy and environmental initiatives, for example solar PV at equipment sites. That narrative pairs naturally with product‑level declarations when owners ask for proof at SKU level. Read Altrad’s sustainability materials.

The takeaway

Altrad is a multi‑category player in scafffolding, formwork and shoring with hundreds of SKUs, which puts them in the blast radius of EPD‑driven specifications. Public EPD coverage appears sparse compared with peers publishing component or system declarations, and some rivals already have 2024 to 2029 validity windows on file. A focused first wave on flagship scaffolding elements and two or three shoring or formwork systems would unlock fast commercial wins while building a roadmap that aligns to EN 15804 A2 and buyer expectations. (International EPD System, 2024)