ITW in construction: portfolio, EPDs, and openings

What ITW sells into buildings

ITW’s construction footprint stretches across several practical categories: mechanical anchors and concrete screws under Red Head and Tapcon, adhesive anchors, powder and gas‑actuated fasteners and tools via Ramset, and structural and roofing fasteners through ITW Buildex in APAC. It’s a workhorse portfolio that shows up from core and shell to interiors.

If we zoom out, this is not a pure play. It is a multi‑brand, multi‑category portfolio serving commercial, industrial, and residential work. SKU breadth is in the hundreds, spanning anchors, screws, pins, loads, cartridges, and tools.

EPD coverage today

Based on what’s publicly listed, the company has a couple of product EPDs live in Europe for SPIT‑Paslode steel pins. We did not find EPDs posted for North American mainstays like Red Head adhesive anchors or Tapcon concrete screws as of December 20, 2025. That gap matters when owners and GCs filter by documentation.

Why that matters commercially

LEED v5 keeps the spotlight on product‑specific EPDs within updated materials credits, and the rating system’s 2025 ratification signals that carbon accounting will only get stricter (USGBC, 2025). Teams chasing points or corporate carbon policies default to products with third‑party verified EPDs because the accounting is simpler and the risk lower. No EPD often means a penalty in modeling or time spent hunting alternatives.

An everyday example where specs are at stake

Concrete screw anchors and chem‑in anchors are staple buys. If a project or owner tags these line items for EPDs, competing options exist. Hilti publishes EPDs for multiple fastening and firestop families in EPD Hub, including 2025 issues that run through 2030 (EPD Hub, 2025). Fischer’s injection mortars carry verified EPDs through IBU as well (IBU, 2029). When a submittal package needs a product‑specific declaration, the path of least resistance leans toward those SKUs.

Where ITW looks strong beyond paperwork

ITW’s sustainability posture is trending positive at the corporate level. The company reports about a 40% absolute reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions versus a 2021 baseline and roughly two‑thirds renewable electricity spend in 2024, alongside other headline metrics (ITW Sustainability Highlights, 2025). That momentum just needs to show up at the product declaration layer so specifiers can reflect it in models and logs.

Competitors you’ll frequently meet on the same drawings

• Hilti across anchors, screws, and firestop, with a growing roster of EPDs in Europe and North America (EPD Hub, 2025).
• Simpson Strong‑Tie in wood connectors and fasteners, which highlights EN 15804 EPDs for connectors, screws, and nails in Europe (Simpson Strong‑Tie, 2025).
• Fischer in concrete anchoring systems with adhesive anchor EPDs through IBU (IBU, 2029).

These are the names most likely to be swapped in when an EPD requirement surfaces late in design or early in submittals.

Likely best sellers without EPDs today

Tapcon concrete screws and Red Head adhesive anchors are widely distributed and commonly specified. If they lack EPDs on a job that prefers them, the bid day alternative is usually a like‑for‑like screw anchor with a published declaration or a chem‑in system already listed by a reputable program operator. That can tip a decision during materials vetting even when performance is comparable.

Fastest path to close the gap

Start with the highest‑velocity families where an EPD will get pulled into every submittal:

1. concrete screws,
2. wedge and sleeve anchors,
3. injection mortars,
4. powder‑ and gas‑actuated pins. Pick the prevailing PCRs used by the competitor set so reviewers see apples to apples. Keep the data year tight and line up plant‑specific utility data early. A partner who actually collects operational data from line teams, not just emails templates, will compress timelines. We have seen portfolios move from zero to broadly covered in a single planning cycle when data wrangling is handled white‑glove.

Where to read more from ITW

Corporate progress and targets are summarized here: ITW sustainability highlights. The story is solid. The missing puzzle piece is product‑level EPDs in the North American anchoring and fastening workhorses that show up on every job.

What we’d do next if we were in your boots

• Map the top 20 SKUs by revenue and by frequency on submittals. The overlap is where EPDs pay back fastest.
• Mirror the credit paths used most often in your target markets. For LEED v5 pursuits, that means prioritizing product‑specific EPDs with current verification windows (USGBC, 2025).
• For each anchor or fastener family, benchmark against the competitor PCR choice and operator so reviewers do not need to reconcile scope differences.

One crisp win can turn a red‑lined submittal into an approved one. That is real revenue. And frankly, it is low drama to deliver once the data rails are in place.

References used only for numeric statements above: USGBC ratification of LEED v5 in 2025 and emphasis on embodied‑carbon disclosures (USGBC, 2025). ITW’s reported Scope 1 and 2 progress and renewable electricity share for 2024 (ITW Sustainability Highlights, 2025). Hilti’s current EPD listings and validity windows in EPD Hub (EPD Hub, 2025). Simpson Strong‑Tie’s published EN 15804 EPDs for connectors, screws, and nails in Europe (Simpson Strong‑Tie, 2025). IBU‑verified fischer adhesive anchor EPDs with validity to 2029 (IBU, 2029).