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Barrier Companies Rebrands as REMEDI8
Four Fire and Life Safety Businesses Now Unified Under Single Brand

Lenexa, Kan. – January 23, 2023 – Barrier Companies, a nationwide fire and life safety services company that specializes in helping customers navigate and maintain the complex world of safety and compliance, has announced a strategic rebranding to REMEDI8. The new name unifies four businesses – Barrier Compliance Services, Prevent Life Safety Services, Fire Door Solutions and United Fire Doors – under one brand, which reflects the strength of the combined business’ mission to provide value to customers and assist with code compliance.

Barrier Companies acquired Prevent, a fire and life safety company serving customers primarily in healthcare settings throughout California, Texas and Arizona later that year. To further build out the company’s national service capability, Barrier Companies acquired two additional fire and safety compliance businesses in July 2022.

These were Fire Door Solutions, a local peer to Barrier Companies based in Stilwell, Kansas a leading provider of fire and life safety compliance services and solutions primarily for the healthcare facilities market nationwide, and Florida-based United Fire Door Inspection, a specialized provider of inspection services in the Southeast.

“As REMEDI8, we are a truly unified company with a simple goal: to save lives and protect property by helping our customers achieve 100% life safety compliance,” said Mickey Eberts, Chief Executive Officer of REMEDI8. “Our new identity incorporates the best attributes of each entity and speaks to our goal by emphasizing our comprehensive scope of services, our experienced technicians and our national footprint.”

REMEDI8 is also introducing a new visual brand identity to complement its name change. Taking design cues from the merged companies, it includes an updated logo and color palette that is indicative of the strategic direction of the company. Visit www.myREMEDI8.com to explore the new website and brand.

Barrier Companies’ remaining subsidiaries: Barrier Technologies, Barrier Compliance Services (construction division), Facilities Management Solutions and Pencon will continue to operate under their current brands.

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Media Contact:
Sonya Witherow
Marketing Manager
switherow@myREMEDI8.com

About REMEDI8
REMEDI8 specializes in helping customers navigate and maintain the complex world of safety and compliance. REMEDI8 has developed customized processes and procedures to successfully Inspect, Repair, Re-Label, and formally Report on key Life Safety issues around Fire Doors, Fire Dampers and Fire Barrier. Under the guidance of former CMS and Joint Commission Surveyors, REMEDI8 has developed specialized reporting that specifically addresses maintaining and reporting on Fire Door, Fire Damper, and Firestopping for Healthcare facilities.
For more information visit: https://www.myREMEDI8.com/

Barrier Companies has acquired two fire and life safety compliance businesses with national service capability. Fire Door Solutions is a leading provider of fire and life safety compliance services and solutions primarily for the healthcare facility market nationwide, while United Fire Door Inspection is a specialized provider of inspection services in the Southeast.

Founded in 2013, Fire Door Solutions provides fire door, damper, and firestop inspection and repair services and related consulting and facilities management services. The Company is led by CEO Mickey Eberts, an industry veteran with over 25 years of experience in healthcare facilities management who will remain with the business post-transaction. United Fire Door Inspection, founded in 2013, is a provider of fire door inspections and maintenance. These are transformative acquisitions for Barrier and bring together some of the leading players in the fire and life safety space.

“The acquisition of these well-respected and market-leading companies is a continuation of Barrier’s strategy to build a nationwide footprint and enhance its fire safety solutions to serve customers,” said David Corbin, Barrier CEO. “We are very excited about the additional value these well-performing businesses will bring to Barrier as we raise its industry profile across the country,” said Eberts.

Fire Door Solutions and United Fire Door Inspection are the second and third acquisitions for Barrier since Lincolnshire invested in the company 18 months ago. Barrier’s first acquisition was PREVENT, a fire and life safety company serving customers primarily in healthcare settings throughout California, Texas, and Arizona in November 2021.

“The goal is to create a leading nationwide platform company providing the best assortment of fire and life safety compliance services to its customers,” said John Comino, a Managing Director at Lincolnshire Management. “These services are critical for healthcare facilities to remain in compliance and maintain good standing to receive federal funding.”

“We believe Fire Door Solutions and United Fire Door Inspection bring important new capabilities and geographic reach to the Barrier family of companies,” said Tad Nedeau, a Managing Director at Lincolnshire Management. “Through these acquisitions and future acquisitions, the company has a well-developed national footprint with fire and life safety services offered to customers in all 50 states.”

We at Barrier Companies are thrilled to announce the acquisition of PREVENT, a fire and life safety services company that offers complementary services in healthcare settings throughout California, Texas, and Arizona. PREVENT will operate under its own brand alongside the Barrier Companies entities and will be led by Jodi Clem, who continues as President. PREVENT founder/owner Dennis Cohan, will transition into a Barrier Companies board membership role by the end of 2021.

Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Livermore, California, PREVENT specializes in fire barrier management and fire code compliance within healthcare environments. They are a leading, single-source specialist and address the full life cycle from new build through ongoing inspections, compliance, and maintenance. In 1999, PREVENT developed The Solution™ line of mobile HEPA containment units, which prevent the spread of dust and harmful particles from entering occupied spaces during construction or maintenance work above the ceiling.

“PREVENT has a stellar reputation in this large and growing market; the addition of their healthcare expertise and reach will enhance Barrier’s position as a national market leader across industries. We look forward to working with the PREVENT team and adding their technical expertise and essential scope of services to our work with clients.”

The market for building fire and life safety compliance services is expected to continue growing, presenting additional organic and consolidation opportunities for Barrier Companies. The total addressable market for compliance-related services is estimated at $26 billion, with healthcare accounting for half of that amount. Given the potential consequences of non-compliance with strict regulatory requirements, and in light of increasing government scrutiny, hospitals’ demand for specialist help is expected to accelerate and the expertise needed to maintain compliance is often beyond the scope of smaller, local providers.

“Our geographic footprint is highly complementary to Barrier and joining forces will help both companies achieve accelerated growth as we cross-sell services in key markets to meet the needs of clients,” said Clem, President at PREVENT. “We partner with some of the most impressive healthcare facilities in the U.S., from small surgical centers to university teaching hospitals to nationally acclaimed, multi-campus facilities. We look forward to continuing to provide our clients with best-in-class fire compartmentation management services while expanding our service offerings as part of Barrier Companies.