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JLL’s partnership with Premrest: Consolidating floor maintenance nationwide

Aaron Kelly
General Manager

Our partnership with JLL streamlines their floor maintenance - ensuring cost control, consistency, and sustainability through a structured, scalable approach across their portfolio.

Managing supplier agreements across a diverse portfolio of facilities is no easy feat.

With so much to oversee - vendor selection, cost control, compliance, sustainability targets - it’s no surprise that floor maintenance contracts often fall to the bottom of the priority list.

That is, of course, until inconsistent service levels, unexpected cost blowouts, and administrative headaches make it impossible to ignore.

And, as if there wasn't already enough to juggle. Your properties range from high-traffic office spaces to retail environments, each with its own contract complexities, service requirements, and budget constraints.

That’s why JLL partnered with us through their Alliance Program - delivering a structured approach to floor care that ensures cost control, reliable service, and operational efficiency across their portfolio.

By partnering with a preferred supplier, JLL has simplified the procurement process, eliminating fluctuating pricing, uneven performance, and fragmented contract inefficiencies. Facility managers can now tap into a proven system that maintains high standards portfolio-wide without the usual hassle.

The result? Predictable, fixed costs, a unified quality, and a focus on sustainability - without the usual headaches.

Streamlining your contracts, and your floors

Let’s be real: Sourcing & managing multiple providers across different locations is an operational nightmare.

More often than not, when your team is forced to play quality assurance - chasing up inconsistencies and following up on flaws, it’s far from ideal. The back-and-forth, skyrocketing costs, and endless emails means more time on admin, and less time to focus on what really matters.

Through our partnership, JLL’s procurement and facility teams are able to seamlessly provide consolidated floor maintenance under a structured program for their FM’s and clients, eliminating guesswork, reducing administrative burden, and ensuring a consistently high standard across their portfolios.

With a preferred national vendor already integrated into their system, work orders are processed faster, making it easier to get the job done - while still benefiting from predictable pricing.

The payoff? A scalable model with one point of contact—no more guesswork.

Consistency and control across the board

Floor maintenance isn’t about waiting until things look dirty - it’s about staying ahead of the game.

Just like you wouldn’t wait for an air filter to clog up before replacing it, floors need ongoing care to prevent wear and tear before it becomes a problem.

The best cleaning program isn’t reactive - it’s proactive. That means keeping floors at a consistently high standard, not just scrambling to fix them when they start looking rough.

On a national scale, this gets tricky. Different sites, different contractors, different procurement processes - it’s a recipe for inconsistency.

But with a preferred supplier nationwide, JLL Facility Managers get full control and have access to a clear, predictable system that keeps every location up to the same high standard.

No patchy service, no contract inconsistencies - just a streamlined approach that ensures compliance, efficiency, and long-term savings.

And the best part? Fewer unexpected costs, fewer headaches, and a portfolio that always reflects the level of care and professionalism JLL is known for.

Sustainability: an added bonus

For many facility managers, it’s not just about clean floors - it’s about how they’re cleaned.

When it comes to sustainability, quick wins aren’t always easy to find. But with floor cleaning, the right methods can make a measurable impact.

At Premrest, our primary method for cleaning floors is low moisture encapsulation. Unlike methods such as steam cleaning that rely on excessive hot water and harsh chemicals, our approach uses significantly less water, consumes less energy, and eliminates wastewater disposal.

And, because we provide regular reports that show how much water and energy has been saved, facility managers can use real, tangible data to share with clients and demonstrate measurable progress toward sustainability goals.

For procurement teams and facility managers managing sustainability at scale, the impact is astronomical - it’s the power of multiplication at work.

Plus, shifting from a reactive "clean when needed" approach to proactive maintenance keeps floors cleaner for longer, reduces wear, and extends their lifespan.

A scalable model for facility management firms

Here’s the thing - this isn’t just a one-off solution. The success of this approach proves that large-scale facility managers and procurement teams can leverage this cost-effective, sustainable approach.

When floor maintenance is handled right, it eliminates contract perplexities, deals with the cleaning inefficiencies, and ensures cost predictability - freeing teams to focus on higher-value priorities.

“I have worked with Premrest for over 10 years, throughout this time they have always been an integrated component of our service delivery to our clients and more importantly were part of the JLL team. A true partnership built upon credible reliable service and a relationship built on trust. When our clients looked for productivity or cost efficiency Premrest would work with us to deliver cost effective service without cutting back on quality.”
- Cheryl Stevens, Head of Corporate Business, Executive Director at JLL

It can be seamless, predictable, and dare we say, enjoyable.

If you’re ready to take the hassle out of floor care, streamline your contracts and procurement processes, and make a significant impact across your entire portfolio, we’d love to show you how this can work for you.

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