🔧 Built for UK trades - plumbers, electricians & heating engineers

On the tools all day.
Never miss the next job.

RingDesk answers every call while you're on a job - new enquiries, quotes, emergency callouts and bookings - so a missed call never becomes a job that went to the next firm on the list.

Works with your existing mobile or landline
ServiceM8, Commusoft & Tradify integration
24/7 - captures out-of-hours emergencies
AP
Live call - Ashcroft Plumbing & Heating
RingDesk Trade Reception AI
Live
AP
Good afternoon, Ashcroft Plumbing & Heating - how can I help?
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Hi, my boiler's packed in and there's no hot water - can someone come out today?
AP
Sorry to hear that. Can I take your postcode and the make of the boiler so I can get an engineer to you as quickly as possible?
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It's IP4 2QT, a Worcester Bosch.
AP
Thanks. Steve can be with you between 4 and 6 this afternoon - shall I book that in and text you to confirm?
8 in 10
calls to a sole trader go to voicemail while they're on a job
£150+
average value of a single job lost to a call that rang out
3-4
firms a customer rings until someone actually answers
24/7
cover for evenings and weekends when emergencies happen
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Call our demo trade - right now

Call Ashcroft Plumbing & Heating and hear RingDesk exactly as your customers would. Ask for a quote, book a boiler service, or report an emergency and hear it triage.

📞 01473 943135

Answered 24/7 · Standard UK call rates · Ashcroft Plumbing & Heating is a fictional demo business

What it handles

Every call you can't take
on the job, handled

From a new enquiry while you're up a ladder to an emergency callout at 9pm - RingDesk covers every common reason a customer rings a plumber, electrician, heating engineer or roofer.

🔧 New work (while you're on the tools)
📋

New job enquiry

Captures the job, the address, and the customer's details, checks your availability, and books a visit or a quote - so the lead is yours before they ring the next firm.

Fully handled + job logged
📝

Quote request

Takes a clear description of the work, photos where useful, and the customer's contact details, then books a survey or flags it for you to price up.

Fully handled
📅

Book a site visit

Offers your real available slots, books the appointment, and texts the customer a confirmation - no back-and-forth voicemails.

Fully handled + confirmed
🔁

Repeat customer

Recognises returning customers, takes their next job, and books them straight back in - keeping your regulars loyal.

Fully handled
💷 Pricing & enquiry calls
💷

Callout charge

Answers your standard callout fee, hourly rate, or minimum charge instantly from your configured price list.

Fully answered
🧾

Typical job pricing

Gives indicative pricing for common jobs - a boiler service, a new consumer unit, a tap swap - and offers to book a firm quote.

Answered + quote offered
📍

Areas covered

Confirms whether you cover the caller's postcode and books them in, or politely declines work outside your patch.

Fully answered
⏱️

Availability & lead time

Explains your next available slot and typical lead times, so customers know what to expect before they book.

Fully answered
🔴 Smart escalation
🚨

Genuine emergency

A gas leak, a burst pipe flooding a property, or an electrical danger is recognised instantly and transferred straight to you or your on-call number.

Always escalated immediately
🛠️

Existing job or complaint

Calls about a job in progress, a warranty, or a problem with recent work are routed to you or logged with a call-back arranged.

Routed to the right person

Work you don't do

If a caller wants a job outside your trade or patch, the agent says so clearly and, where you like, points them elsewhere - no wasted callbacks.

Handled + your time protected
Job management integrations

Connects to your job
management software

RingDesk works with the field-service and job-management tools tradespeople actually use, so every booking and enquiry flows straight into your diary - no evening admin.

Commusoft
For growing firms

Commusoft is built for heating, plumbing and gas firms running multiple engineers. RingDesk books jobs and captures enquiries directly into Commusoft.

  • Job and diary booking
  • Engineer availability respected
  • Customer and property matched
  • Works with Commusoft invoicing
Tradify
Sole traders

Tradify is popular with sole traders and small teams. RingDesk logs new enquiries and books jobs into Tradify so nothing slips through while you're on site.

  • Enquiry and quote capture
  • Job booked into your calendar
  • Customer details pre-filled
  • Full transcript for context
Jobber / Payaca
Quotes & jobs

Running Jobber, Payaca or a similar quoting and job tool? RingDesk captures the enquiry and books the visit so your pipeline stays full without the phone tag.

  • New enquiry captured for quoting
  • Site visit or survey booked
  • Customer contact details saved
  • Instant summary to your team
simPRO / Joblogic
Multi-engineer

For larger M&E and facilities firms on simPRO or Joblogic, RingDesk books reactive jobs and logs enquiries against the right customer and site automatically.

  • Reactive job logging
  • Site and asset matched
  • Engineer scheduling respected
  • Call transcript on the job record
Standalone / manual
No system needed

No job software? No problem. RingDesk captures every job detail and sends an instant email and SMS straight to your phone with everything you need to confirm the work.

  • Name, address, job and preferred time captured
  • Instant text and email to you
  • Full transcript in your dashboard
  • Works from day one - no setup
🚨

Emergency triage built in - RingDesk recognises a gas leak, major water leak or electrical danger and transfers or escalates instantly.

You set the rules: which emergencies ring your mobile, which go to an on-call number, and what the agent tells the customer to do in the meantime.

Instant transfer On-call routing SMS job summary UK GDPR compliant
Why trades choose RingDesk

Every missed call is a job that
went to the next firm on the list

When a customer needs a job doing, they ring down the list until someone answers. The first to pick up gets the work. RingDesk makes sure that's always you - even when you're on the tools.

🔧

Catches calls while you're on a job

Under a sink, up a ladder, or driving between jobs - RingDesk answers immediately and captures the work before the caller tries the next number.

🌙

Never miss an out-of-hours emergency

Evenings and weekends are when boilers fail and pipes burst. RingDesk answers 24/7 and escalates the genuine emergencies straight to you.

📊

See where your work comes from

Call analytics show your busiest job types, your most common enquiries, and the hours the calls come in - so you can plan and price better.

💷

ROI in the first job

A single job captured from a call that would have rung out usually covers more than a month of RingDesk.

Ashcroft Plumbing & Heating - This week
Live
Boiler service - IP4 2QT
Wed 10am
Booked
Bathroom refit - quote requested
Survey Fri
Booked
No hot water - emergency
8:42pm
Transferred
Callout charge query
Price list
Answered
Radiator leak - new customer
Thu 1pm
Booked
Getting started

Live in under an hour - no IT project required

No hardware. No new number. Keep the mobile or landline your customers already ring - RingDesk just picks up when you can't.

1

Forward your number

Set conditional call forwarding so RingDesk answers when your line is busy or unanswered. Customers keep calling the same number they always have.

2

Configure your trade agent

We load your services, callout charge, areas covered, working hours, and your emergency rules. The agent knows your rates and how to triage the urgent stuff.

3

Every job captured, every emergency escalated

New work booked, quotes logged, emergencies transferred straight to you - while you stay on the tools.

Pricing for trades

Pricing for trades

Sole traders often start on Pay As You Go; busier firms on Standard. Start free for 14 days.

Pay As You Go
30p/min

No monthly fee. Pay for the minutes you use - ideal for sole traders and seasonal demand.

  • Billed per second, 30s minimum
  • 1 venue, 1 number
  • All industry templates
  • Call transcripts
  • Smart call transfer
  • Email support
Start free trial
Starter
£49/mo

Simple monthly allowance for small firms with regular, predictable call volumes.

  • 300 minutes per month
  • 1 venue, 1 number
  • All industry templates
  • Call transcripts
  • Smart call transfer
  • Email support
Start free trial
Pro
£199/mo

Multi-engineer firms that need capacity, multiple numbers, and dedicated support.

  • 1,800 minutes per month
  • Multiple locations & numbers
  • All industry templates
  • Call transcripts
  • Advanced analytics
  • Dedicated onboarding & SLA support
Start free trial

All plans include a 14-day free trial. Prices shown ex-VAT. View full pricing →

Questions

Common questions

Can I keep my existing mobile or landline number?

Yes. You keep the number your customers already ring. You simply set conditional call forwarding so RingDesk answers when your line is busy or unanswered - so nothing changes for your customers and you never miss a call while you're on a job.

What kinds of calls can RingDesk handle for a trade?

It takes new job enquiries and quote requests, books site visits and appointments, answers your callout charge and typical job pricing from your price list, confirms the areas you cover, and triages emergencies - the everyday reasons customers ring a plumber, electrician, heating engineer or roofer.

What happens if someone calls with a real emergency?

You set the rules. A gas leak, a burst pipe flooding a property, or an electrical danger is recognised and transferred immediately to your mobile or on-call number, and the agent can tell the customer what to do in the meantime - turn off the stopcock, don't touch the fuse board, and so on.

Will it work with my job management software?

Yes. RingDesk works with ServiceM8, Commusoft, Tradify, Jobber, Payaca, simPRO and Joblogic so jobs and bookings flow straight into your diary. No software? It captures every detail and sends an instant text and email to your phone instead.

I'm a one-man band - is this overkill for me?

Not at all - sole traders get the most out of it. When you're on the tools you physically can't answer, and that's exactly when the next job comes in. Pay As You Go at 30p a minute means you only pay when it actually takes a call, and a single captured job usually pays for months.

How much does it cost and is there a free trial?

Plans start at £49 a month, with busier firms on Standard at £99 a month for 750 minutes, plus a Pay As You Go option at 30p per minute (prices ex-VAT). Every plan includes a 14-day free trial with no credit card and no commitment.

Still relying on voicemail?

Voicemail doesn’t catch missed calls — it loses them

Voicemail only captures the few callers who bother to leave a message. Most just hang up and go to the next business. RingDesk answers every call live — so you keep the ones voicemail quietly loses.

3 in 4

callers who reach a business voicemail hang up without leaving a message

#1

a phone call is how people most want to contact a local business

100×

more likely to win a new enquiry when it’s answered in the first 5 minutes vs 30

Voicemail

  • ×  4 in 5 hang up — no message
  • ×  You call back hours later, if at all
  • ×  Silent on evenings & weekends
  • ×  “Leave a message” sounds absent

RingDesk

  • ✓  Answers every call live, 24/7
  • ✓  Books, answers questions, takes a full message
  • ✓  Covers you when busy or closed
  • ✓  Sounds like a real receptionist
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Answer every call.
Win every job.

Start a 14-day free trial today - no credit card, no commitment, no new number needed.

Or ring our demo trade right now to hear it exactly as your customers would.

Your number unchanged
Live in under an hour
Emergency triage built in
UK GDPR compliant