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Route Optimization for Multi-Trade Property Maintenance and Repair Operations

Cut mileage by 40%, automate multi-trade scheduling across PPM and reactive work, and give planners back their day. Built for property maintenance, facilities management, and housing repair operations with 50+ engineers in the field.

Property maintenance engineer carrying out a repair on site
eLogii task list for reactive and planned property maintenance jobs
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Customer SMS preview confirming a maintenance visit ETA

Why maintenance & repair companies need route optimization software

Property maintenance operations are among the most complex field service workflows to plan. You're juggling multiple trades - gas, electrical, plumbing, joinery, fabric - across hundreds of properties, mixing planned preventive maintenance with reactive emergency repairs that arrive all day. Planners are overwhelmed, engineers drive further than they need to, and the same postcode gets visited three or four times a month by different engineers because nobody can batch jobs effectively across trades. eLogii replaces manual planning with automated, intelligent scheduling that handles multi-trade constraints, recurring PPM cycles, reactive callouts, material pickups, and compliance windows - all in one platform.

Does this sound like your maintenance operation?

These are the problems we hear from every property maintenance company before they switch to eLogii.

Planners spend their day firefighting, not planning
Multiple planners working in silos across regions, rebuilding schedules every time a reactive job comes in, an engineer calls in sick, or a no-access visit throws off the whole day. Most of the planning effort is wasted on constant replanning.
Engineers drive far more than they need to
Without geographic clustering and home-start optimization, engineers backtrack across their patches. When material pickups get added, routes become even more inefficient. Operations with 75+ engineers routinely find 30-40% of mileage is avoidable.
Multi-trade jobs on the same property get separate visits
A property that needs electrical and plumbing work gets two engineer visits on two different days - doubling travel cost, doubling access hassle, and frustrating tenants. Manual planning makes bundling almost impossible at scale.
Compliance windows tracked in spreadsheets
Gas safety checks, EICRs, fire equipment inspections - each with strict deadlines. Tracking manually means things slip, penalties stack up, and your team spends hours cross-referencing to figure out what's overdue.
Route Optimization

Optimize multi-trade routes from engineer home locations

eLogii's optimization engine builds the most efficient daily routes by factoring in each engineer's home start location, trade skills, the geographic spread of jobs, traffic patterns, and service durations. For property maintenance operations running real data through eLogii, a 40% improvement in job assignments per route is standard - with corresponding mileage reductions that translate directly into fuel savings, fewer overtime hours, and less engineer fatigue.

Geographic Clustering
Group jobs by postcode and street so engineers work in tight patches instead of criss-crossing regions.
Home-Start Optimization
Routes built from each engineer's actual home location, not a depot. Different start and end points supported.
Multi-Trade Skill Matching
Gas-safe engineers get gas jobs. Electricians get EICRs. Plumbers get plumbing. Apprentices paired with mentors on two-person jobs. All enforced automatically.
Cost-Based Optimization
Balance mileage, engineer cost tiers, utilization rates, and SLA compliance in a single optimization pass.
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Dynamic Scheduling

Handle reactive repairs, no-access visits, and sick days without chaos

Emergency repairs slot into live routes in seconds - the system identifies the closest available engineer with the right trade skills and recalculates the optimal route in real time. No-access visits auto-reschedule for retry. When an engineer calls in sick, their entire day redistributes across the remaining team automatically. Recurring PPM cycles auto-generate at the correct frequencies and get optimized into existing routes, not scheduled in isolation.

Same-Day Re-Optimization
Insert reactive repairs into live routes without blowing up the rest of the day's planned work.
Automatic Retry Scheduling
Failed visits (no access, parts not available, tenant not home) auto-reschedule based on your retry rules.
Recurring PPM Scheduling
Auto-generate maintenance tasks at the right intervals across date ranges - monthly boiler checks, quarterly fire inspections, annual EICRs.
SLA Escalation
Jobs automatically increase in priority as compliance deadlines approach. Gas safety checks due in 3 days jump the queue.
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Customer Communications

Stop fielding "where's my engineer?" calls

Tenants and property managers get automated notifications at every stage - when the visit is scheduled, when the engineer is on the way, and when the job is done. A branded tracking page shows live ETA and engineer location. Tenants can reschedule directly from the tracking page. For operations that currently handle hundreds of inbound status calls per week, this cuts call volume significantly from day one.

Branded Tracking Pages
Your logo, colors, and contact details on every customer tracking page - fully white-labeled.
Multi-Stage Notifications
Automated SMS and email triggered by scheduling, dispatch, arrival, and completion events.
Self-Service Rescheduling
Tenants pick a new slot from available windows. No phone call needed.
Live ETAs
Predictive arrival times based on actual route progress, not static estimates.
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Proof of Service

Digital proof for every visit - auditable, shareable, automatic

Every job completion captures configurable digital forms, geo-stamped photos (before/after), electronic signatures, and GPS-verified arrival and departure times. This evidence feeds directly back to your CAFM or ERP system via API, giving property managers and housing association clients the compliance documentation they need without your team chasing paperwork.

Configurable Digital Forms
Custom checklists and job completion forms per trade, per job type, per client contract.
Photo Capture
Before/after photos with automatic geo-tagging and timestamps.
Electronic Signatures
Tenant or site manager sign-off captured at point of service.
Geo & Time Stamps
Every action automatically geo-tagged and time-stamped for full audit trails.
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40%
More jobs completed per engineer per day
30-40%
Reduction in total miles driven
95%+
SLA compliance rate

The business case for maintenance & repair route optimization

Real numbers from eLogii deployments at multi-trade maintenance operations running 75-100+ engineers.

40%
More jobs per engineer per day
Verified across operations running 75-100+ multi-trade engineers
30-40%
Reduction in miles driven
Geographic clustering + home-start optimization vs. manual planning
50-70%
Planning time reduction
Fewer planners needed to manage the same or larger operation
80-90%
Routes optimized out of the box
Majority of routes need no manual adjustment - planners only touch the exceptions
95%+
SLA compliance rate
Automated escalation prevents compliance deadlines from slipping
3-4x
ROI within first year
Based on conservative estimates with real customer data
Based on verified data from property maintenance deployments. Individual results vary by team size, trade mix, and geography.
Customer Story

How a multi-trade property maintenance operation transformed field scheduling with eLogii

Optimizing routes, integrating with their FSM, and cutting mileage for 75+ multi-trade engineers

A UK-based property maintenance provider running 75+ multi-trade engineers across residential and commercial sites was spending significant manual effort on daily scheduling. Planners worked in silos across regions, routes were built from memory, and reactive work constantly disrupted the day.

"We had the typical problem - planners in silos, engineers driving all over, no real visibility of what was happening in the field. eLogii changed how we operate."

The integration with their FSM (simPRO) created a closed loop: jobs sync into eLogii, get optimized overnight and intra-day, and route assignments push back - preserving schedule IDs to avoid triggering duplicate customer notifications. Material pickups were handled as timed activities within routes, and two-person jobs were coordinated with lead/apprentice pairing.

"The optimization results were significant from the first data run. 40% improvement in job assignments per route - and that was before we'd even fine-tuned the configuration."
75+
Multi-trade engineers optimized
40%
Improvement in jobs per route
30-40%
Mileage reduction
Closed-loop
FSM integration
Live
Material pickup optimization
2-person
Job scheduling support

Multi-trade compliance, SLA management, and skills matching - built in

Property maintenance has compliance requirements that generic routing tools can't handle. eLogii's rules engine enforces safety, trade, and contractual constraints automatically.

  • Trade & certification matching - Gas-safe registered engineers only get gas jobs. NICEIC-qualified electricians get electrical testing. Apprentices are paired with supervisors on two-person visits.
  • Compliance window enforcement - Gas safety checks, EICRs, fire alarm servicing, water hygiene - each with configurable deadline rules that auto-escalate as due dates approach.
  • Material & parts dependencies - Jobs only schedule when materials are confirmed available. Pickup activities slot into routes with location and timing.
  • Full audit trail - Every assignment, override, and completion logged with user, timestamp, and GPS evidence.

How multi-trade scheduling works in eLogii

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Jobs sync from simPRO/CAFM via API - trade type, skills needed, compliance window, property details
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Overnight batch optimization builds optimal routes across the next 2 weeks
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Routes factor in engineer home locations, trade skills, material pickups, and SLA deadlines
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Intra-day re-optimization handles reactive repairs, sick days, and no-access visits in minutes
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Completion data, evidence, and status push back to simPRO/CAFM automatically

What maintenance & repair teams use most

15 capabilities

Integrates with the software property maintenance companies already use

Plug-and-play integrations with the major property maintenance and FM platforms. No middleware needed - direct API-to-API connections with bi-directional data sync.

Bi-directional integration

simPRO

Deep bi-directional integration that creates a closed loop between job management and route optimization. Jobs, technician schedules, and customer data sync automatically from simPRO.

  • Jobs and schedules pull automatically from simPRO
  • Schedule IDs preserved to prevent duplicate notifications
  • Material pickups handled as timed activities
  • Optimized route assignments write back automatically
  • No developer resources needed to set up
See the simPRO integration
Plug-and-play telematics

Samsara

Plug-and-play integration with Samsara for accurate mileage tracking, real-time vehicle location, and driver behavior data fed directly into route analytics.

  • Real-time vehicle GPS location tracking
  • Accurate actual mileage vs planned comparison
  • Driver behavior and safety scoring
  • Vehicle maintenance alerts
See the Samsara integration
Full REST API

Any System via API

eLogii's API-first architecture means every entity and action available in the dashboard can be managed through the API. Unthrottled at enterprise scale.

  • Full REST API with batch operations
  • Event-driven webhooks for real-time sync
  • Data transformers for schema mapping
  • CAFM, ERP, and housing management system integrations
  • Version-controlled with backward compatibility
See all integrations

Frequently asked questions about maintenance & repair route optimization

Route optimization software analyzes all your scheduled jobs - PPM visits, reactive repairs, inspections, compliance checks - across your entire property portfolio, then calculates the most efficient routes and assignments in seconds. For maintenance operations, this means factoring in each engineer's home start location, trade skills and certifications, geographic spread of jobs, traffic patterns, service durations, and compliance windows. The optimization engine runs continuously, adapting to cancellations, reactive callouts, sick days, and no-access visits in real time.

Operations using eLogii typically see 30-40% mileage reduction, 40% more jobs per engineer per day, and 95%+ SLA compliance. For a 75-engineer operation, conservative annual savings exceed $430,000 across mileage, productivity, planner efficiency, SLA penalties avoided, and engineer retention. Even with heavy conservatism factors applied, most operations see a 3-4x return on investment within the first year.

Yes. Recurring PPM tasks are planned across date ranges with geographic optimization. Reactive repairs insert into live routes in real time without disrupting planned work. The system identifies the nearest available engineer with the right trade skills, recalculates the optimal route, and automatically notifies the tenant or property manager with an updated ETA.

eLogii's skill and certification matching automatically assigns jobs to qualified engineers. Gas-safe jobs go to gas-safe engineers. Electrical testing goes to NICEIC-qualified electricians. Two-person jobs are coordinated with lead/apprentice pairing. The system also bundles multiple trade jobs at the same site into a single visit to reduce repeat access and travel.

Yes. eLogii has a deep bi-directional integration with simPRO. Jobs, technician schedules, and customer data sync automatically. Optimized route assignments push back into simPRO with schedule IDs preserved to avoid triggering duplicate customer notifications. Material pickups are handled as timed activities within routes. No developer resources are needed to get started.

Material pickups are incorporated as timed activities within routes - not separate jobs. The system factors in pickup locations, timing, and notes so engineers collect what they need on the way to the job site. This prevents the route inefficiency that comes from treating pickups as standalone jobs.

Yes. eLogii supports multi-person job scheduling. A tagged job is assigned to the lead engineer with a two-person flag, and the system ensures the second engineer - often an apprentice - is co-located and scheduled accordingly.

Failed visits trigger automatic rescheduling based on your retry rules. The rest of the day's route is re-optimized immediately so the gap left by the no-access visit gets filled with productive work. No manual intervention needed - though planners retain full override control.

Most property maintenance operations are live within 6-8 weeks. The integration with simPRO or other systems is handled by eLogii. Configuration workshops define your business rules, trade skills, compliance windows, and scheduling constraints. Rollout starts with one region before expanding across the operation.

Yes. eLogii handles operations from 50 to 1,500+ people in the field. The platform runs on AWS with 99.95% measured uptime and optimizes over 750,000 stops daily across all customers. There is no upper limit on engineers, tasks, or routes.

The system automatically redistributes their entire day across the remaining engineers in the region. Priority jobs and compliance-critical visits are handled first. Planners see the updated routes instantly and can override if needed. The whole process takes minutes, not the hours it takes to rebuild manually.

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