Meadow Burke: products, coverage, and the EPD gap
Meadow Burke lives inside Leviat now, the CRH-backed accessories giant. If your projects touch precast or tilt-up, you know the logo on braces and lifting hardware. The question specifiers keep asking is simple: where are the Environmental Product Declarations, and do they cover the products that actually drive bid decisions?
Who Meadow Burke is today
Meadow Burke is a long‑standing U.S. brand within Leviat, home to engineered connection and concrete accessory brands used across commercial, industrial, and infrastructure builds. The brand footprint concentrates on North America and shows up early in design through shop drawings and field engineering support.
What they make
The Meadow Burke range centers on tilt‑up and precast. Think temporary and permanent bracing, lifting inserts and hardware, threaded pins and sockets, brace anchors and bolts, rebar splicing systems, precast embeds and hangers, plus bridge and road accessories. Typical hero lines include MB Super Braces, MB Super Lift III, MB CX‑series coil inserts, MB Rapid Lift and Rapid Lok, MB HF‑31 and HF‑43 embed hangers, and BT couplers.
Breadth at a glance
Across the Leviat site and catalogues, Meadow Burke spans roughly a dozen product families and likely hundreds of individual SKUs. That breadth gives contractors choice by load, geometry, and rigging method. It also means any EPD program must be selective, staged, and aligned to the product groups most likely to influence specification first.
EPD coverage snapshot
As of December 20, 2025, we did not find public, product‑specific EPDs for Meadow Burke‑branded braces, lifting hardware, or embeds. Within Leviat’s broader portfolio, there are verified EPDs for HALFEN HIT structural thermal breaks with validity to September 2028 (NBS Source, 2025) and for HALFEN cast‑in anchor channels with validity to August 2028 (NBS Source, 2025). Leviat also announced additional brand EPDs in 2025 covering Ancon and Helifix ranges. That is progress, but it does not yet cover Meadow Burke’s U.S. tilt‑up and precast workhorses.
Why the gap matters commercially
On projects that prefer or require product‑specific EPDs, not having one forces design teams to use generic or penalty factors. That can make a like‑for‑like accessory look heavier on carbon than a competing option, which nudges it out of shortlists in LEED v5‑aligned workflows. Good engineering can lose to paperwork, even when performance is solid.
A practical example
MB BT Couplers are a likely high‑runner in segmental pours and precast connections. If they lack an EPD in your bid package, a specifier can pivot to a rebar coupler with a current declaration. Dextra’s rebar couplers, for instance, carry a product‑specific EPD registered with Environdec and valid through June 29, 2028 (Environdec, 2023). Different brand, same job on the drawing, and suddenly the emissions line item lines up for the reviewer.
Competitors Meadow Burke meets most often
On tilt‑up braces, lifting hardware, bondbreakers and related accessories, the frequent matchup is Dayton Superior. In rebar splicing and anchorage, expect Dextra and Williams Form Engineering. For thermal breaks and anchor channels on façade and balcony interfaces, Schöck and HALFEN sit in the spec set, with both having published program‑operator EPDs in recent years (NBS Source, 2025).
Where to start an EPD rollout
If resources are limited, phase by phase beats all‑at‑once. Prioritize one or two high‑volume, high‑substitution families where EPDs influence the most bids. In Meadow Burke’s case, that likely means BT couplers and a flagship lifting system. Pick the dominant PCR peers use, decide the program operator that matches target markets, and standardize plant‑level data pulls so the second EPD is faster than the first. The right partner will shoulder data wrangling across utilities, materials, yields, and scrap so engineering time stays on revenue work.
For sustainability context
Leviat publishes group‑level initiatives and goals, which can help internal teams lock priorities and messaging. See their sustainability page for current themes and commitments (Leviat Sustainability).
The takeaway for specifiers and sales
Meadow Burke remains a go‑to for tilt‑up and precast accessories with deep engineering support. EPD coverage inside Leviat exists today, but it is concentrated on European‑origin ranges like HALFEN HIT and anchor channels, not the Meadow Burke U.S. staples yet (NBS Source, 2025). That creates a simple opportunity: land one or two product‑specific EPDs where substitution risk is highest. It protects margin, keeps options open on lower‑carbon projects, and avoids losing a spec on paperwork. It’s also just cleaner to sell. Honestly, it’s low‑hanging fruit that too many teams leave for later, then regret when a bid turns cold.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do Meadow Burke braces and lifting inserts have published product-specific EPDs as of December 2025?
We did not find public EPDs for Meadow Burke‑branded braces or lifting inserts as of December 20, 2025. HALFEN ranges within Leviat have current EPDs, including HIT thermal breaks and cast‑in anchor channels, both shown valid to 2028 on NBS Source (NBS Source, 2025).
Which competitor offers a directly comparable accessory with an active EPD that could influence specs?
In rebar couplers, Dextra publishes a product‑specific EPD with Environdec valid until June 29, 2028, which can be used where EPDs are preferred for reinforcement accessories (Environdec, 2023).
Where can we see Leviat’s group sustainability positions while planning an EPD roadmap?
Leviat’s sustainability page outlines initiatives, targets, and case studies that can inform internal alignment and messaging (Leviat Sustainability).
About the Author
Eric works at the intersection of sustainability, regulation, and business strategy, helping manufacturers navigate the evolving landscape of EPDs and LCAs. Having spoken with hundreds of teams across North America, brings a deep understanding of what drives ROI, what regulators are asking for, and how companies can stay ahead with smart, scalable approaches to environmental reporting.
