Premier Landscaping Inc.

What Premier Landscaping Inc. does

Premier Landscaping Inc. is a privately held, family-owned commercial landscaping services company headquartered in Surrey (with the head office relocated to Langley in 2008), British Columbia, founded in October 1978 by Dave Robertson. The company delivers a comprehensive suite of grounds management services — annual landscape maintenance, landscape improvements, hardscape installation, irrigation system management, facility services (pressure washing, curb cleaning, street sweeping), arborist services, and horticultural pest control — to commercial, strata, healthcare, educational, and retail property managers across Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley. It explicitly does not serve individual residential homeowners. The company manages 100M+ sq. ft. of landscape across more than 25 field crews and reports a 95% client retention rate with a 35-year longest single-site tenure.

The business operates on a sales-led, B2B go-to-market targeting enterprise and mid-market property decision-makers. Revenue is generated primarily through recurring annual maintenance contracts structured around proprietary service calendars, with supplementary project-based revenue from improvements, hardscape, and softscaping work, plus professional services for arborist, pest control, irrigation, and facility cleaning. Pricing is quote-based and tailored; the company's online quote form surfaces budget tiers from $20,000–$30,000 up to $90,000–$100,000 annually. Technology is operational rather than software-defined: high-capacity leaf vacuum trucks (29 HP, up to 15 tons per run), electric landscaping equipment (EGO commercial battery-powered tools, ride-on electric mowers), a specialist CRM platform for client reporting, and a multi-tiered management structure in which each client has a dedicated project manager backed by a Client Success Team (launched 2025) and a single Client Care Manager.

The customer base is concentrated in the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley and includes Oxford Properties (Riverbend Business Park, 13M sq. ft.), Simon Fraser University (227 acres, since 2022), BCIT (four campuses, since 2018), BC Ferries (Tsawwassen Terminal), Provincial Health Services Authority (BC Children's & Women's Hospital), Associa BC, CAPREIT, JLL, BGIS, RioCan, Loblaws, Sobeys, Metropolis at Metrotown, Tsawwassen Mills, and United Way, among others. The company holds Red Seal, ISA, Living Wage, BOMA, BCLNA, and WorkSafeBC certifications, and was recognized as a BC Hydro Clean Energy Champion in 2023 for its transition to electric equipment. The leadership team is largely drawn from the founding Robertson family (Dave Robertson as Founder; Trent Robertson as Managing Director; Steve Robertson as Director of Sales & Marketing; Ken Robertson as Senior Site Supervisor), supplemented by an external Director of Operations and functional specialists in finance, marketing, and business development.

Name

Premier Landscaping Inc.

Legal name

Premier Landscaping Inc.

Website

https://premierlandscapingbc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Premier Landscaping Inc. is a family-owned commercial landscaping and grounds management provider founded in 1978, serving commercial, strata, healthcare, educational, and retail property managers across Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley with annual maintenance contracts and project-based landscape services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Landscaping Services

NAICS

Landscaping Services (56173)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial Landscaping & Grounds Maintenance (BPABADAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Seasonal Color, Planting & Horticultural Services (BPABADAL)

Keywords

• Commercial landscaping services
• Landscape maintenance contracts
• Hardscape installation
• Irrigation system management
• Arborist services

Headquarters

HQ city

Surrey, British Columbia

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Annual Landscape Maintenance Contracts: Tailored annual landscaping maintenance contracts delivered through a structured service calendar, covering pruning, weed control, mowing, and landscape care year-round. Recurring revenue from contracted clients across commercial, strata, healthcare, education, and retail sectors.
2. Landscape Improvement & Rejuvenation Projects: Standalone or add-on landscape improvement services including new planting, re-landscaping, mulch/soil/river rock installation, retaining wall installation, paver patios, walkway re-leveling, and landscape rejuvenation projects. One-time or project-based revenue.
3. Hardscape Installation: Standalone hardscape installation services for commercial and strata properties, including retaining wall installation, landscape edging, paver installation, and walkway/parking area re-leveling.
4. Facility & Exterior Services: Exterior facility services including pressure washing, curb cleaning, street sweeping, and specialty cleaning. Provided as standalone or bundled with maintenance contracts.
5. Arborist & Horticultural Pest Control Services: Professional arborist services (tree pruning, tree/stump removal, emergency removals) and horticultural pest control targeting invasive beetles (European chafer, Japanese beetles), aphids, and other common pests. Delivered as standalone or integrated with maintenance contracts.
6. Irrigation System Services: Irrigation system design, installation, spring start-ups, winter shutdown, and ongoing monitoring to ensure year-round reliability. Delivered as standalone or bundled with maintenance contracts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Premier Landscaping Inc. provides comprehensive commercial landscape maintenance and exterior facility services through tailored annual contracts, covering routine landscape care (pruning, mowing, weed control), landscape improvements and re-landscaping, hardscape installation (retaining walls, pavers), irrigation system design and seasonal management, exterior facility services (pressure washing, sweeping), certified arborist services (pruning, removals), and horticultural pest control. Services are delivered by in-house field crews across Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley for property managers at commercial, strata, healthcare, education, and retail sites.

Product overview

Premier Landscaping Inc. offers a comprehensive suite of commercial landscaping and facility maintenance services. The core offering consists of seven interconnected service lines: Landscape Maintenance (annual contracts with calendar-based treatments), Landscape Improvements (standalone or contract-add services), Hardscape Installation (retaining walls, pavers, edging), Irrigation System Management (design, installation, seasonal services), Facility Services (pressure washing, cleaning), Arborist Services (tree care by certified professionals), and Horticultural Pest Control (eco-friendly pest management). Additional offerings include Softscaping (plant installations) and Paving & Stone services. Together, these services provide complete landscape management for commercial, strata, healthcare, education, and retail properties across Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Landscape Maintenance Annual landscaping maintenance contracts delivered through a service calendar that applies the right treatments at the right time of year, including best-practice pruning and year-round landscape care tailored to the client's needs and budget.
• Landscape Improvements Landscape improvement services including new planting and re-landscaping, mulch, soil and river rock installations, available as standalone projects or additions to an annual maintenance contract.
• Hardscape Installation Hardscape installation services for commercial and strata properties completed as standalone projects, including retaining wall installation, landscape edging, paver installation, paver patios, and walkway and parking area re-leveling.
• Irrigation System Management Irrigation system design and installation, spring start-ups with system checks, and winter shutdown services to ensure reliable year-round operation, plus regular system monitoring for performance and efficiency.
• Facility Services Exterior facility services for large commercial and institutional properties including schools, hospitals, industrial sites, and retail environments — pressure washing, curb cleaning, and street sweeping to maintain clean and safe exterior spaces.
• Arborist Services Professional arborist services performed by certified arborists including proper tree pruning, tree and stump removal, and emergency tree removals, with work performed safely and responsibly to protect landscape and surrounding property.
• Horticultural Pest Control Horticultural pest control using responsible and targeted approaches to support landscape health and long-term plant vitality, addressing pests such as European chafer beetles, Japanese beetles, and aphids.
• Softscaping Softscaping services including new plant installations, shrub replacements, new lawn establishment, and summer and spring annual flower installations.
• Paving & Stone Concept-to-completion paving and stone services delivering lasting and cost-effective outdoor surface solutions for commercial and strata properties.

Quantifiable outcome

• 40% faster leaf removal compared to standard methods
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Associa BCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Associa BC manages Cedarsprings, a 32-acre residential community with 159 townhomes in Abbotsford, BC. Premier Landscaping streamlined Cedarsprings' landscape operations by combining previously separate lawn care and bed maintenance contracts into one comprehensive management program, delivering consistent, high-quality maintenance across the entire community.
• Oxford Properties GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Oxford Properties Group is the management organization for Riverbend Business Park in Burnaby, BC — a 13,000,000 square foot industrial and commercial hub. Premier Landscaping provides full-service landscape and grounds maintenance including routine landscaping, litter control, and seasonal plantings under this partnership.
• Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024PHSA manages BC Children's & Women's Hospital in Vancouver. Premier Landscaping supports the hospital with a full range of exterior grounds services including routine landscape maintenance, specialty cleaning, seasonal enhancements, tree and shrub installations, and landscape rejuvenation projects. Premier also completed a landscape renewal project at BC Children's Hospital Research Institute.
• Simon Fraser University (SFU)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Premier Landscaping has delivered comprehensive landscape maintenance and construction services for Simon Fraser University's Burnaby campus since 2022. The partnership supports SFU's sustainability leadership by maintaining campus landscapes without pesticides or herbicides, using electric equipment, and caring for Indigenous gardens and native plantings. SFU is recognized as a showcase site for Premier's electric equipment transition, featured in BC Hydro's coverage.
• BCLNA (British Columbia Landscape and Nursery Association)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Premier Landscaping has been working closely with BCLNA and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) since 2019 to help curb the spread of the Japanese Beetle. This partnership involves monitoring, reporting, and adhering to movement restrictions for landscaping debris from regulated areas to prevent further spread of this invasive pest across BC.
• Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Premier Landscaping has been working closely with CFIA and BCLNA since 2019 to help curb the movement of the Japanese Beetle. This includes trap surveillance reporting, debris movement restriction compliance, and supporting containment and treatment protocols within quarantine zones.
• British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Premier Landscaping has partnered with BCIT since 2018 to deliver comprehensive landscape maintenance and facility services across the Burnaby Main Campus, Aerospace Technology Campus (Richmond), Anacis Island Campus (Delta), and Marine Campus (North Vancouver). BCIT is a key institutional client where Premier operates as a single integrated contractor managing all campus grounds.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• The Davey Tree Expert Company: North America's largest tree care and commercial landscape services company, with strong arborist credentials (ISA-certified) and full grounds maintenance offerings. Overlaps directly with Premier's arborist services, ISA certification, and commercial maintenance portfolio.
• Mainscape: Commercial landscape maintenance provider serving property managers, REITs, and institutional clients nationwide. Comparable to Premier in targeting multi-site commercial portfolios and bundling maintenance, irrigation, and enhancement services.
• Terracare Associates: Commercial landscape maintenance, tree care, and exterior services provider serving municipal, institutional, and commercial clients across the Western US. Comparable in full-service outdoor maintenance focus and institutional customer mix.
• VDC Group (Vanderbilt's): Canadian-based commercial landscaping and facility services provider serving Ontario and Western Canada. Comparable geographic focus in Canada, similar service mix (landscape maintenance, snow/ice, exterior services), and overlapping enterprise customer base.
• Yellowstone Landscape: National commercial landscape maintenance provider serving HOAs, commercial properties, and resorts across the Sun Belt and Mid-Atlantic. Comparable in service mix (maintenance, irrigation, arborist, enhancements) and target customer segments, though Premier operates in a colder climate.
• Mariani Premier Group: Full-service landscape design, installation, and maintenance provider serving high-end residential, commercial, and institutional clients. Comparable in service mix (maintenance, hardscape, arborist, irrigation) and focus on white-glove client service models.
• BrightView Landscapes: The largest commercial landscaping services provider in North America, offering maintenance, design, and enhancement services to commercial, institutional, and residential properties. Directly comparable to Premier's full-service commercial model, with a national footprint that could absorb Premier's marquee accounts if FM intermediaries consolidate vendors.
• Ruppert Landscape: Large commercial landscape construction and maintenance company serving the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast US. Closely comparable in service breadth (maintenance, enhancements, construction, irrigation) and focus on commercial, HOA, and institutional customers.

Broad incumbents

• BGIS: Global facility management and real estate services provider that both procures landscaping (and is a Premier customer) and delivers integrated facility services. Represents the consolidation risk where large FMs internalize or rebid landscaping under multi-service contracts.

Emerging players

• Aspen Grove Landscape Services: Western US commercial landscape services provider with growing footprint. Comparable service portfolio (maintenance, irrigation, enhancements) but smaller scale than Premier; potential regional competitor in shared Pacific Northwest/Western Canada corridors.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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