Key points
Buy
You own the diffuser, choose the oil and do the refilling yourselves.
Rent
A supplier provides the unit and a catalogue fragrance, often refilled by your team.
Managed programme
The provider designs, installs, refills and maintains everything around your building.
Three ways to scent a commercial building
Buildings in Singapore usually get scent in one of three ways. They buy a scent diffuser and run it themselves, they rent a scent machine from a supplier, or they appoint a provider to run a managed scenting programme. Each suits a different kind of space.
Buying or renting a scent diffuser works well for small, single spaces where a catalogue fragrance is enough. For a Grade A building, where the scent is part of how the asset is judged, the fragrance, the coverage and the upkeep all need to be designed and managed.
Where rental falls short for premium buildings
Rental usually means a library fragrance shared with many other venues, a unit placed where it fits rather than where it is needed, and refills that often fall to the building’s own staff. Those are the conditions that produce the uneven, generic scent most prime lobbies have today.
What a managed programme adds
PrimeScents offers managed programmes only. See programmes and investment.
A signature scent created for your building, never shared
Coverage engineered by zone and air volume
Every refill, adjustment and repair handled for you
One accountable partner and service records
Choosing the right model
A simple way to decide.
Small, single space
Buying or renting a diffuser may be enough.
Several zones or a large lobby
Coverage needs to be engineered, so a managed programme fits.
Premium or Grade A building
The scent is part of the asset, so it should be bespoke and managed.
Frequently asked questions
1. Should we rent or buy a scent diffuser?
For a small single space, either can work. For a premium building, a managed programme gives better coverage, an exclusive scent and no workload for your team.
2. Does PrimeScents rent scent machines?
No. We provide fully managed programmes with a signature scent for each client.
3. Who refills a rented diffuser?
It depends on the supplier. Often it is the client’s own staff.
4. Is a managed programme more expensive?
It covers more: bespoke fragrance, engineering, installation and ongoing service. Compare it against the value of the building’s first impression. The cost of the wrong scent.
5. Can a managed programme start small?
Yes. Many begin with the lobby and extend floor by floor.
6. How is a programme priced?
After a site assessment. See programmes and investment.
Get started
See what a managed programme would change
Book a lobby scent tier audit and compare your current set-up with a managed programme.