History 

Corporate History

  • P.M.L. Maintenance Ltd. first began building cleaning operations in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1954, owned by J.M. LaBossiere, as a proprietorship, operating under the name of P.M.L. Services. 

  • It was incorporated in 1962 under the name of P.M.L. Maintenance Ltd. 

  • In 1970 majority control of Action Maintenance Limited, another janitorial contracting business, was purchased by P.M.L. Maintenance Ltd.. 

  • In 1970, Paul J. LaBossiere and David T. LaBossiere purchased 48% of the shares of the parent firm, P.M.L. Maintenance Ltd. 

  • The sanitary supply sales division was separated in 1971 and incorporated as Five-L Equipment Ltd., a wholesaler of sanitary supplies, paper goods and maintenance equipment. 

  • In 1975 all the remaining shares of Action Maintenance Limited were purchased by P.M.L. Maintenance Ltd.. 

  • In 1980 the contracts of Action Maintenance Limited were rolled into P.M.L. Maintenance Ltd. The charter of Action Maintenance Limited was changed, and it began to operate as Project-L Ventures. This entity did lease financing, I.D. card assembly and other financial projects. In 1979 Action Maintenance Limited purchased Select Home Realty, a Manitoba residential real estate business. 

  • In 1985, P.M.L. Maintenance Ltd. established an office in Regina, Saskatchewan. This location grew until it employed 35-40 staff. With a change of government, and pending labour law revision, the decision was made to sell the Saskatchewan operation in 1995. 

  • Currently the LaBossiere family fully own and operate P.M.L. Maintenance Ltd. and, Five-L Equipment Ltd.