Passive fire protection isn’t finished when the work is complete.
Buildings change.
Contractors move on.
People change roles.
The record should still explain what was done, where it was done, and how it was done.
Compartmentation, across the life of a building.
Passive fire protection is what holds a fire in the space it started in: the compartment walls and floors, the doors in them, and the seals around everything that passes through. Fire doors, fire stopping and compartment construction are all parts of that same line. We install it, check it and inspect it afterwards.
We can take the package, or the whole of the works.
The compartment line rarely sits in empty space. Putting it right means opening the ceiling, taking the wall down, moving the services and putting it all back, which is usually somebody else’s contract.
We take the compartmentation package under a main contractor, or we contract for all of it and hand back a finished room. Not many compartmentation businesses can do both.
A buildingthat can answerfor itself.
When we finish, the building holds a coherent record of its own compartmentation: what is installed, where, to what specification, by whom, checked by whom, and how it should be maintained.
It is what the work leaves behind, captured while the ceiling is still open, because that is the only moment most of it can be captured at all.
Three rows of a real register.
This is what you are handed at the end of a job. One row per element, structured to go straight into the building’s golden thread without anybody having to retype it.
The outcome is a controlled value, not an opinion. An empty cell means not yet recorded, and never means compliant.
| Asset ref | Level | Core / area | Room / location | Classification | Certification evidence | Outcome | Defects open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FD-001 | 03 | East core | Flat 301 entrance | FD30S | Leaf label, frame unverified | Assess | 1 |
| FD-002 | 03 | East core | Riser cupboard | FD60S | Leaf and frame labelled | Pass | 0 |
| FD-003 | 04 | West core | Lobby to stair | FD30S | Documentary, leaf damaged | Replace | 3 |
Five ways in.
Built to withstand scrutiny.
Installed. Inspected. Evidenced.
Or speak to one of us directly.
nick@compartis.co.uk
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