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How Contractors Captured £5,100/Month in Lost Revenue

From missing 25% of calls to answering every enquiry - even when engineers are on site

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Overview

£5,100/month

Additional booked jobs by answering every enquiry, even when engineers were on site, and stopping leads leaking to competitors.

The Challenge

Office phone often rang out when:

  • Engineers were on jobs
  • The office manager was already on another call
20-25%

of leads went to competitors purely because no one picked up in time

Dead Zones

Evenings and weekends were effectively "dead zones" for booking

Hiring

Seriously considering hiring a full-time receptionist just to keep up

What staffmate Implemented

24/7 AI Phone Agent to Answer, Qualify and Schedule Every Enquiry

Answered all calls when:

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The office line was busy

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No one was available

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Outside of working hours

Intelligent Triage of Every Call Based On:

Postcode (to check if the job was in their service area)
Job type (breakdown, annual service, new install quote)
Urgency (e.g. no heating / no hot water flagged as high priority)

For Non-Emergency Jobs:

  • The AI booked site visits directly into their scheduling tool
  • Sent SMS confirmation with date, time window and basic terms

For Emergency Breakdowns:

  • The AI collected key information (fault, postcode, system type)
  • Automatically escalated to the on-call engineer with all details

This meant they could avoid hiring a dedicated receptionist while still giving customers the experience of a fully staffed office.

The Results

Once live, they saw:

  • Dramatic reduction in lost calls - evening and weekend enquiries were now converted into booked jobs
  • Customers commented that it was "easy to get through to someone" compared with other local providers

Monthly Performance Boost

32

Additional booked jobs per month

£160

Conservative blended profit per job

£5,120

Extra monthly profit

£5.1k

in extra profit every month from booked work

Client Feedback

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"We were losing work every time the phone rang while we were on a job. We were about to hire a receptionist just to help. Instead, the AI now answers every call, qualifies the job, and books it in. We're busier, and nothing gets missed."
— Contracting Company Owner

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