Trades

AI automation for trades in Ireland

Plumbers, electricians and builders lose real money to admin: quotes that never get chased, calls missed on the tools, invoices that slip a month. AI automation handles the repeat jobs so the work you win does not depend on whether you got to your inbox that evening.

The admin that eats your week

Where the money leaks out on a busy week.

When you're on a job all day, the office side waits until the evening, and by then half of it is too late. The usual culprits:

  • Quotes that never get followed up. You send a price, the customer goes quiet, and you're too busy to chase. A nudge a week later wins a surprising number of those jobs.
  • Missed calls that go cold. You can't answer on a roof or under a sink. By the time you ring back, they've called the next plumber on the list.
  • Invoice chasing. Work's done, invoice is out, and you're the one having the awkward reminder conversation weeks later.
  • The same five questions, ten times a day. Pricing, availability, do you cover my area, can you come Tuesday.

None of this needs a big system. It needs two or three small automations pointed at the exact jobs that cost you.

Example automations

What AI can run for a trades business.

Three concrete jobs AI can take off your plate. These are real tools, set up around how trades already work.

Quote follow-up sequences

Chase every quote without lifting a finger

When a quote goes out, the system tracks it and sends a polite nudge a few days later if there's no reply, then once more after that. You see who's interested and who's gone cold, without keeping a list in your head.

Smart enquiry triage

Never let a missed call go cold

A missed call or web enquiry triggers an instant text back: that you've got it, when you'll ring, and a link to grab a slot. The lead knows they're not being ignored, and you reply when you're off the tools.

Invoice and reminder follow-ups

Get paid without the awkward chase

Sent invoices that pass their due date get a friendly automatic reminder, worded the way you would word it. You only get involved when something genuinely needs a phone call.

How it works

A free 20-minute session, then it's your call.

I sit down with you for twenty minutes on site, look at how quotes, calls and invoices flow through your week, and show you two or three tools picked for a trades business.

01 / Where

On site, in person.

I drive out to you, anywhere within about a 90-minute reach across Munster.

02 / What

Two or three tools, picked for your business.

Chosen for the jobs that actually eat your week, not a generic toolkit.

03 / How long

Twenty minutes, no pitch.

You see the tools working, then decide what to do next in your own time.

04 / Cost

The session is free.

If you want help setting the tools up afterwards, we agree a flat price first. No surprises.

Common questions

Questions trades ask.

Will this work if I'm out on jobs all day?

That's exactly who it's for. The whole point is the admin runs while you're on the tools. Follow-ups, texts and reminders go out on their own, and you check in when you've a free five minutes, usually from your phone.

Do I need a fancy CRM or new software?

No. Most trades I work with run on email, a phone and maybe a simple invoicing app. I build around what you already use rather than making you switch everything over. If a new tool genuinely saves you time, I'll say so, but it's never the default.

Will customers know it's automated?

Only if you want them to. The messages are written in your voice and your tone, so a follow-up reads like you sent it on a quiet evening. Nothing goes out that sounds like a robot wrote it.

How much time will it actually save?

It varies, but quote chasing and missed-call replies are usually the big wins. If you're sending out even ten quotes a week, getting a reliable nudge on each one tends to recover a job or two a month that would otherwise have gone quiet.

See it working for your trade in twenty minutes.

Book a free on-site session. I'll show you two or three AI tools set up around quotes, calls and invoices, with no pitch at the end.