About
The people who assess buildings and the people who install in them rarely work together.
One side writes what is wrong. The other side puts it right. The information that should connect the two is usually lost in between. Compartis was set up to do both halves and keep the information.
An installation problem that is also an information problem.
Compartmentation is built into a building, hidden from view, breached routinely by other trades, and almost never recorded in a way anybody can use afterwards. Very little else in a building is all four at once.
A building can hold entirely compliant passive fire protection and still be unable to demonstrate it. Under the current regime, protection that cannot be demonstrated is treated, correctly, as protection that may not be there.
The Building Safety Act 2022 and the regulations under it made that explicit for higher-risk buildings and the direction of travel for everything else is the same. The obligation is continuous. Most passive fire protection is still delivered as though it ends at practical completion. Compartis exists in that gap.
Nick Beers
Sam Kirk
Nick Beers
Managing Director
BSc (Hons) · MRICS · AIFireE · MIFSM
Nick is a Chartered Building Surveyor and fire safety specialist with more than twenty years’ experience across construction, building surveying, fire safety and building safety, including with a leading international consultancy and a global asset management business.
His background in project management and contract administration gives him a detailed understanding of how construction work is specified, procured, contracted, delivered, assessed and accepted. He combines that construction and commercial understanding with specialist expertise in fire safety, PAS 9980, remediation, higher-risk buildings and building safety cases.
Nick also brings extensive knowledge of the regulatory environment surrounding building safety, including the Building Safety Act regime and engagement with the Building Safety Regulator.
At Compartis he leads the business and its technical direction, bringing together construction delivery, fire and building safety, and the regulatory context in which passive fire protection has to perform.
Outside work
The coast is Nick’s preferred escape, usually with his family and ideally with a sea swim involved. He’s a lifelong Chelsea supporter and follows Formula 1, particularly McLaren. Good food and wine feature fairly heavily too, as does having another idea or project quietly forming in the background.
Nick Beers on LinkedIn
Sam Kirk
Operations Director
Sam is a carpenter by trade with more than twenty years’ experience in construction and specialist contracting, progressing from trade delivery through site and project management to leading his own construction business.
He brings extensive practical expertise in carpentry, fire doors and passive fire protection, together with a detailed understanding of workmanship, specification, programming, buildability and site delivery.
His experience gives him the ability to recognise where drawings and specifications meet the realities of existing construction, and to resolve practical issues without losing sight of the required outcome.
At Compartis, Sam leads operational delivery, bringing together trade knowledge, construction management and the practical experience of building and leading contracting teams.
Outside work
Family, sport and a good beer account for most of Sam’s downtime. He’s a big Formula 1 fan, following Ferrari and Lewis Hamilton, enjoys rugby and has a keen interest in clothes and style.
Sam Kirk on LinkedInOur team brings together technical, construction, commercial and operational experience from different sides of the building lifecycle.
Emma Beers
Commercial Manager
Emma brings a career in commercial leadership and account management, including with global organisations such as Deel and ADP.
That background brings established experience in managing client relationships, coordinating programmes and maintaining communication across multiple stakeholders.
At Compartis she leads commercial and client coordination across enquiries, onboarding, proposals and programme management, providing the link between client requirements, commercial matters and the delivery team.
Outside work
Emma is at her happiest with friends and family, whether that’s travelling, shopping or finding somewhere good to eat, drink or stay. There’s normally a weekend away being discussed or somewhere new being considered for the next holiday.
Claire Kirk
Business Manager
Claire brings more than ten years’ experience in the business management of specialist contracting, alongside an established career as a senior nurse within the NHS.
That combination brings strong experience in business administration, finance, process and coordination, together with the judgement, prioritisation, communication and accountability required in a closely controlled professional environment.
At Compartis, Claire manages the business systems and administration that support delivery, including finance, insurance, quotations and the coordination of key project documentation.
Outside work
Claire enjoys spending time with family and friends, weekends away and days out with the girls. She’s also partial to the occasional rugby match when she gets the chance.
Jamie Beers
Contracts Manager
ABBE Level 2 and Level 3 in passive fire protection
Jamie brings sixteen years’ construction experience across trade delivery, fit-out and the management of site teams and programmes.
He has particular experience of occupied buildings, where access, sequencing, resident liaison, trade coordination and programme have to be managed around buildings that remain in use.
At Compartis, Jamie manages contracts and site delivery, bringing extensive practical experience of coordinating people, programmes and work in live construction environments.
Outside work
Football takes up a fair amount of Jamie’s spare time. As well as playing and following Chelsea, he coaches his son’s football team. When football isn’t involved, he’s usually with the family at one of the many activities that seem to fill the diary.
Dan Kirk
Contracts Manager
Dan is a carpenter by trade with fourteen years’ experience across carpentry, fit-out, fire door installation and passive fire protection.
He brings detailed practical knowledge of doorsets, installation, specification and buildability, alongside experience of running programmes, coordinating trades and resolving the interface between proposed details and existing construction.
At Compartis, Dan manages contracts and site delivery, bringing trade-level knowledge together with practical experience of coordinating work from mobilisation through to completion.
Outside work
Dan’s spare time is split between family, football, and where time permits, getting out on the golf course. He’s also a big Formula 1 fan, particularly McLaren and Lando Norris.
Tell us about the building.
New build, refurbishment, remediation, planned maintenance, inspection, or the information a building has to be able to produce.
Or speak to one of us directly.
nick@compartis.co.uk
sam@compartis.co.uk