AI call handling for UK trade businesses

Every call answered.
Every job logged.

Charlie is your AI receptionist, built for UK trade businesses — plumbing, electrical, heating and beyond. He answers day and night, books straight into your diary, and gets someone moving on an emergency before you've even seen the missed call.

Companies House 17280150 ICO registered ZC184364 Live on a working UK trade business
JOB REFTC-20260802-0091
Dispatched
Time02:14
IssueEmergency call-out
PostcodeDA7 6RD
EngineerNotified 02:14
ResponseAccepted 02:16
Caller given immediate safety guidance before Charlie collected details. Confirmation text sent automatically on dispatch.
The problem

What a missed call actually costs you

You're not losing the call. You're losing the job — and sometimes the customer, for good.

7–10
Calls missed per week
The average trade business misses 7–10 calls a week. Most callers ring the next number on Google — they don't leave voicemails.
80%
Of callers don't leave voicemail
In 2026, callers expect to be answered. If you don't pick up, they move on immediately. Voicemail isn't a solution.
£28k
Cost of a human receptionist
Hiring someone just to answer calls isn't viable for most trades. Charlie does the same job for a fraction of the cost.
£3k+
Lost revenue per month
At a typical job value of £600, missing just 5 jobs a month costs you £3,000. Charlie can pay for herself fast.

Figures are illustrative industry estimates, not guaranteed outcomes.

ROI calculator

What are missed calls costing you?

Put in your own numbers and see where you land.

Jobs lost per month
Revenue lost per month
Professional Tradeline Connect£199/month
Your estimated net gain

Estimate only, based on the figures you enter. Excludes the one-off £149 setup fee.

How it works

From ringing phone to booked job

The same process, every time — whether it's a routine booking or an emergency at 2am.

01

Caller rings your number

Your existing business number — forwarded to Charlie whenever you can't get to it, or all the time, your choice.

02

Charlie takes the call

He works out what's needed — a routine booking, a quote enquiry, or a genuine emergency — and follows the right process.

03

He acts on it

Books straight into your live diary, or logs the emergency and dispatches it to your team — first available engineer claims it.

04

You get the details

A confirmation text goes to the caller. You get every detail — no summaries to chase, no notes to decode.

What's built

Not a demo. A working receptionist.

Every feature below is live and running on a real trade business today.

24/7 call answering

Charlie never misses a call, in hours or out — weekends and evenings included.

Live diary booking

Books directly into your real calendar — no double-booking, no manual chasing.

Emergency detection & dispatch

What counts as urgent is configured to your trade — recognised and escalated automatically, with your team notified.

Instant SMS confirmation

The caller gets a text confirming every detail. You get a copy the moment it's booked or dispatched.

Trade-aware knowledge

Built on a knowledge base configured to your trade and your call types, not a generic phone script.

UK-hosted, ICO registered

Call data held on EU infrastructure. Tradeline Connect Ltd is fully ICO registered.

Pricing

Three ways to put Charlie to work

Every tier includes full call answering and diary booking. Higher tiers add emergency handling and priority dispatch.

For solo operators

Core Tradeline Connect

£99/month
+ £149 one-off setup fee, billed once on activation
  • 24/7 AI call answering
  • Live diary booking
  • SMS confirmation to caller
  • Instant owner notification
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For multi-engineer teams

Premium Tradeline Connect

£349/month
+ £149 one-off setup fee, billed once on activation
  • Everything in Professional
  • Configurable escalation timing
  • Multiple business numbers supported
  • Nearest-engineer dispatch In development
Get started

Now onboarding founding trade businesses

We're working closely with a small number of early partners to shape Charlie as he rolls out. Hands-on setup, direct input on new features.

Apply for early access
FAQ

Questions worth asking upfront

Most businesses are live within a few days of forwarding calls to your Tradeline Connect number. We handle the configuration for you.
No. You keep your existing number. Calls are simply forwarded to Charlie — whenever you can't answer, or all the time, whichever you prefer.
Charlie is configured to recognise what counts as a genuine emergency in your trade, gives immediate safety guidance where relevant, then logs the job and dispatches it to your team. He won't tell a caller help is on the way until dispatch is confirmed.
Monthly by Direct Debit via GoCardless, plus a one-off £149 setup fee when you activate. No card details held by us directly.
Get in touch at charlie@tradelineconnect.co.uk and we'll sort it.