Kludi at a glance: products and EPD readiness
Kludi is a century-old German fittings specialist now part of RAK Ceramics. They sell what specifiers actually touch every day in a bathroom or kitchen. Mixers, showers, thermostats, accessories. The question for buildng teams is simple. Do those products come with Environmental Product Declarations that keep projects on track for modern procurement rules and LEED v5 expectations, or do you have to fight uphill with generic, penalized assumptions instead.


Who Kludi is today
Kludi designs and manufactures bathroom and kitchen fittings across Europe and the Middle East under the Kludi and Kludi RAK banners. The brand leans into German engineering, with manufacturing footprints in Germany, Austria, Hungary and the UAE. Their corporate parent positions Kludi as the faucets and showering pillar alongside tiles and sanitaryware.
If you want a quick sense of values, Kludi’s site highlights water saving and quality certifications in its services area, plus a short sustainability section you can skim here: Sustainability.
What they sell
Expect a broad fittings catalogue. Single lever basin mixers, kitchen faucets, thermostatic mixers, concealed roughs, hand showers and shower sets, slide rails, plus a spread of finishes from chrome to matte black. That creates coverage from residential multi‑family to hospitality and healthcare upgrades where robust cartridge life and spare parts matter.
How big is the lineup
Based on regional shops and catalogues, Kludi appears to offer multiple collections across bathroom and kitchen with hundreds of individual SKUs when variants are counted. Think different flow regulators, spout heights, finishes, handle forms and installation types. Exact counts vary by market. It is safe to assume dozens of collections and well into the hundreds of sellable variants.
EPD coverage snapshot
As of January 21, 2026 we did not locate published, product‑specific EPDs for Kludi mixers or shower systems in the major public registries commonly used by specification teams. That includes operator platforms and national portals typically referenced in Europe and projects with global supply chains. If one exists behind a paywall or as a customer‑specific file, it is not easily discoverable for design teams evaluating options.
Why that matters in specs
On many projects, a product without an EPD forces the sustainability team to use conservative defaults that increase the modeled footprint. That penalty can knock an otherwise solid faucet out of shortlists when the same form factor from a competitor comes with a verified declaration. With LEED v5 proposals tightening the focus on whole‑building carbon accounting, transparency earns real attention from selection committees.
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A likely bestseller without an EPD and who fills the gap
Single lever basin mixers are staple sellers for every fittings brand. Competitors already show coverage here. Hansgrohe states it published nine average EPDs that together represent roughly 1,400 top chrome products, including basin and kitchen faucets, verified by IBU (Hansgrohe Group, 2023). Ideal Standard lists an EPD specifically for single‑lever mixers on its regional sites Ideal Standard, 2025. Grohe directs users to search its EPDs via operator databases on its certificates page GROHE, 2025.
That means a Kludi basin mixer can be swapped for a declared equivalent with less friction in submittals, especially on public tenders and enterprise portfolios that prefer product‑specific EPDs.
Where Kludi competes most often
- Residential multi‑family fit outs where standardized mixers and shower sets are bought in volume.
- Hospitality refresh programs that need coordinated lines across basin, shower and tub.
- Healthcare and education spaces that prize flow‑control, spare parts and durability.
In each of these settings, the comparison set usually includes Hansgrohe and Grohe on premium design, Ideal Standard on portfolio breadth across ceramics and brassware, and regionals that cover price‑point value. When EPDs are in play, those declared lines tend to rise faster on bidder shortlists.
Practical path to close the EPD gap
Start with grouped or family EPDs for mixers and thermostats to cover the biggest volumes quickly. Use a recent EN 15804 A2 PCR that peers already follow to ensure comparability. Pick a reference year with clean utility and scrap records, then standardize cartridges, alloys and finishes into a few bill‑of‑materials clusters so one declaration covers many SKUs. A strong LCA partner should take the heavy lifting of plant data collection so engineering and operations keep running the factory rather than chasing spreadsheets.
What good looks like
- Prioritize a basin mixer family first. It is the gateway spec in most bathrooms.
- Add the matching shower mixer and a typical shower set to avoid partial coverage complaints.
- Publish where your buyers actually search. IBU for DACH and wider EU, and a second listing in a global registry for multinational project teams. Keep renewals on a calendar so nothing lapses during bid season.
The spec math in one paragraph
Kludi already checks boxes for design, finish breadth, and cartridge know‑how. Filling the EPD gap turns that craft into spec‑ready proof. It protects margin when a project team is choosing between two near‑identical chrome mixers because the declared one avoids a modeling penalty. That is a small documentation lift compared to the revenue at stake and it is definitly within reach once data collection is streamlined.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Kludi currently publish product-specific EPDs for its mixers and shower systems?
We did not find public, product-specific EPDs for Kludi in commonly used operator registries as of January 21, 2026. If private or project-specific files exist, they are not easily discoverable for specifiers.
Which competitors have EPDs for comparable faucets?
Hansgrohe reports nine average EPDs covering about 1,400 top chrome products, including basin and kitchen faucets (Hansgrohe Group, 2023). Ideal Standard lists an EPD for single‑lever mixers Ideal Standard, 2025. Grohe provides guidance to search its EPDs on operator platforms GROHE, 2025.
What is the fastest way for a fittings brand to gain EPD coverage?
Start with average or family EPDs for the highest‑volume mixers and thermostats under EN 15804 A2. Cluster SKUs by shared materials and cartridge geometry so one model covers many variants. Keep the data request tight, use a single reference year, and publish with an operator your buyers already use.
