Localdesk answers every call for your trade business in Cornwall and Plymouth, takes the details and texts you a summary. You ring back the ones worth winning.
7-day free trial. Then £397 a month, no VAT to add.
Hear it on the phone: ring our demo line on 01752 741686.
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Snap a receipt and it's filed in your QuickBooks. Send invoices, chase late payers and keep your records ready for your accountant. Start with Mia now and add Books later, or the other way round.
£150 a month plus £395 setup
See how Books worksLive demo
Press the button and talk to Mia, our AI receptionist, right here in your browser. Tell her what your business does, then ring in as one of your customers.
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Want Mia answering your phone? Book a demoThe problem
Up a ladder, under a floor, or finished for the night, and calls go unanswered. The caller doesn't leave a voicemail. They ring the next trade on Google. Localdesk makes sure someone always picks up.
Hear how a call goes
Here's an example: a customer rings a roofing firm about a leak. From the first hello to the details being taken, nobody has to stop what they're doing.
Want to hear it for real? Talk to Mia live. Every call is recorded and transcribed, so anything unclear can be checked.
Example call, written out: Westcountry Roofing
What you get
21:14
Your phone's going to voicemail. Ours isn't.
| Voicemail | Hiring a receptionist | Localdesk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Picks up | Rings out, then a message | Office hours only | Every call, 24/7 |
| Caller details | Only what the caller bothers to say | Yes | Yes, texted to you |
| Sick days and holidays | n/a | Leave gaps | None |
| Cost | Free, but callers hang up and ring the next business | Costs tens of thousands of pounds a year | £397 a month, fixed, no VAT |
How it works
Roofers / Plumbers / Electricians / Builders / Heating engineers / Plasterers / Carpenters / Landscapers / Painters / Tilers
Built in Saltash for trades across Cornwall, Plymouth and West Devon who can't always get to the phone. Further afield? It works anywhere in the UK.Pricing
Your receptionist for one simple monthly fee. If it saves you a single job, it has paid for itself.
Add later: a website for your business, Meta (Facebook and Instagram) ads, and AI consulting. Priced separately when you're ready.
Extra minutes are 25p each. We'll let you know when you reach 80%, so there are no surprise bills.
Setup fee £497, waived.
For our first 5 founding clients. Try it free for 7 days. If you keep it, there's a 3-month minimum, then it rolls month to month with 30 days' notice.
No. You keep your existing number and forward calls to Localdesk when you can't pick up.
It takes a message and sends you the details, so you can call the customer back.
We build it around you: your services, areas, opening hours and how you like calls handled. You approve it before it goes live.
We're based in Saltash and work with trades across Cornwall, Plymouth and West Devon, from Bude and Launceston to Truro, Falmouth and Penzance. Because it all runs over the phone, we can set you up anywhere in the UK.
Usually within a few days of signing up.
Yes. Every plan starts with a 7-day free trial on your own phone. We set everything up first, then you sign up with your payment details on the day it goes live, and nothing is charged until day 8. Cancel before then and you pay nothing.
After your 7-day free trial, there's a 3-month minimum, then it rolls month to month and you can cancel with 30 days' notice. See our terms.
£397 a month with no VAT to add, including 300 minutes of calls, which is plenty for most trades. Extra minutes are 25p each, and we'll tell you when you reach 80% of your minutes. The £497 setup fee is waived for our first 5 founding clients.
It introduces itself as the virtual receptionist and never pretends to be a person. Callers can ask for a call-back from you at any time.
Yes. It's a call answering service built for trades: roofers, builders, plumbers, electricians, heating engineers and more. When you can't get to the phone, it answers as your business, takes the job details and texts them to you.
Pick a time that suits you and we'll show you how Localdesk would answer your calls.
You'll deal with me, Gio Petrucci, directly: from the demo to setting up your receptionist, and any changes after that. No call centres, no ticket queues.