UK For gas engineers & plumbers, never miss the next job

You're under a boiler. We pick up the phone.

Valenero answers every call in your business name, captures the job, books it straight into your Google Calendar, and texts you the details while you stay on the tools.

2-week free trial · no card
Live by the same evening
UK-based, GDPR-safe
LIVE DEMO · ring her yourself
+44 7782 211872
Picks up in <3 seconds · standard UK mobile rate
or listen to a recorded call
SOPHIE · LIVE CALL DEMO
SAMPLE · PRESS PLAY
Hear Sophie take a call
Real recording · customer books a boiler job on the spot
0:00 · 1:21
Tap play, hear the call
Job booked · engineer texted · customer confirmed
DONE

Two ElevenLabs agents talking, that's the same Sophie who picks up when you ring the demo number above.

Built around the trade · plugged into the tools you already use
Google Calendar
SMS & Email
UK-based · 24/7
Trade-specific scripts
01 · The leak you can't see

The phone rings. You're under a sink.
They don't call back.

A boiler-down or burst-pipe caller will give you about 27 seconds before they tap the next Google result. They're not loyal, they're cold and panicking. If you don't pick up, you don't even know they rang.

Multiply that by the missed calls in an average week, and the leak is not in the customer's house. It's in your week.

Mon 09:14Missed, leaking rad, no callback– £165
Mon 17:48Voicemail, hung up
Tue 08:02Missed, no hot water– £195
Tue 14:21Missed, landlord CP12 due– £85
Wed 11:47Missed, Worcester F22 fault– £220
Thu 19:20Missed, no heat (after 6pm)– £280
Fri 12:08Missed, leak under sink– £140
Sat 10:42Missed, weekend service– £165
Sat 16:30Voicemail, hung up
One quiet week's invisible loss– £1,250

A typical UK gas engineer misses five to twelve calls a week. Three or four of them would have booked. The leak isn't in the customer's house, it's in your week.

02 · How it works

Set it up in your coffee break.
It runs from the next call.

No apps. No new number to print on the van. No staff to manage. You don't change a thing about how you work, you just stop losing jobs.

STEP 01

We learn your jobs

A 15-minute call. You tell us your trading name, the radius you cover, the jobs you do, your hours, your slot lengths. We write your assistant's script the same day.

15-min onboardingDAY 1
STEP 02

Forward your phone in 2 settings

A small change in your phone's call settings sends missed and out-of-hours calls to Sophie. Works on iPhone (Settings, Phone, Call Forwarding) and Samsung or any Android (Phone app, Settings, Call forwarding). Same number, no new SIM, no app to install.

2-minute setupDAY 1
STEP 03

Sophie picks up. Jobs land in your diary.

Every diverted call gets answered in your business name. Sophie captures the job, books it into your Google Calendar live, texts the customer a confirmation, and sends you the full details by SMS. You see it on your handset within seconds.

Live from call 1FOREVER
03 · What lands on your phone

No "I'll get back to you."
Just the job, ready to go.

The moment Valenero hangs up with a customer, two things happen on your end: a text on your phone with everything you need to roll up, and a calendar event in your existing Google Calendar.

If something doesn't fit, postcode out of range, emergency you'd rather take yourself, you'll know within 60 seconds and can grab it back before they've made a cuppa.

  • Customer's full name, mobile, and postcode, always
  • The issue in their words (plus the assistant's plain summary)
  • Make/model of boiler if they know it
  • Access notes, gate code, dog, parking, "it's the side door"
  • Whether they're a tenant, landlord, or homeowner
09:43
V
Valenero
New booking
NEW JOB · 15:00 today
NameSarah Patel
Mobile07911 234 567
PostcodeM14 5RP
IssueBoiler not firing. Worcester combi, ~8 yrs
NotesTenant. Parking on street.
Slot60 min · standard
delivered · 09:43
✓ Customer confirmation text sent. Sarah has your details.
Google Calendar · Tue 17 Mar
TODAY
09:00
CP12. Mrs Reilly · Whalley Range
07700 ••• 412 · 60 min
11:00
Radiator leak. Mr Bashir · Rusholme
07700 ••• 218 · 90 min
15:00
Boiler not firing. S. Patel · M14
07911 ••• 567 · 60 min · Worcester combi
16:30
Quote, combi swap · Didsbury
on-site walk-around · 45 min
04 · Everything Sophie does

Built for the trade, not for tickets.

The capabilities that matter for engineers and plumbers, not a thousand toggles you'll never touch.

24/7 answer in your business name
Evenings, weekends, bank holidays, three in the morning. Sophie picks up as "Smith Gas" or whatever your trading name is.
Picks up fast
No long ringout, no voicemail, no "please leave a message after the tone". The window where a customer rings the next engineer gets much smaller.
Books straight into Google Calendar
Live, on the call, into your existing diary. Address, customer mobile, and the issue in their words, all there before you finish the job you're on.
SMS to caller, SMS to you
The caller gets a confirmation the second the call ends. You get one too, with name, mobile, postcode, and the issue. You roll up and you know who you're seeing.
Twin reminders, 24h & 2h before
A text the day before, and another the morning of, two hours out. No-shows drop, customers turn up ready, you stop driving to empty houses.
Growth+
Emergency triage & escalation
Gas leak, flood, CO alarm, Sophie knows the difference. Flags it as urgent, rings you immediately, and directs the caller to 0800 111 999 or 999 first if needed.
Growth+
Reschedule & cancel, handled
Customers ring back to move or cancel an appointment. Sophie shifts the diary, frees the slot, texts the customer, all without you lifting the phone.
Growth+
Full transcript every call
Every conversation is transcribed and emailed to you. Spot-check anything, train Sophie further, or just keep the paper trail.
Growth+
Transfer back to your mobile
A regular asks for you by name, or wants to speak to the engineer directly, Sophie patches the call straight through to your handset.
Growth+
Custom hours, slots & service area
Mon to Sat working hours, separate slot durations for callouts and CP12s, postcodes you cover and ones you don't. Sophie respects all of it.
Monthly performance report
Calls answered, jobs booked, conversion rate, peak times. You see exactly what Sophie did for you, and what you would have lost without her.
Growth+
Trade-trained vocabulary
CP12, combi, system, no-fire, F22, no-pressure, power flush, condensate. Sophie hears the trade words and asks the right follow-up question.
05 · How we stack up

There are five ways to deal
with a ringing phone.
Four of them lose you money.

Honest comparison vs. the options engineers already use.

 
You between jobs
Voicemail
Human service (Moneypenny etc.)
Valenero
Answers every call
only if free
they hang up
office hours
24/7
Answers fast
~ beep
~ ~12s avg
Books straight into your calendar
~ emails you to do it
live, on the call
Knows boilers, CP12s, fault codes
generic script
trade-trained
Handles Sat/Sun & bank hols
~ at extra cost
same price
Costs per month
Free (your time isn't)
Free
£200 – £500+
From £499 launch / £800 standard

Not pretending to be neutral, but every line is honest. You can ring any of the alternatives and check.

06 · Pricing

Premium service, clear plans.
Fair limits, no awkward surprises.

Not a £50 answering service. Not a £35k receptionist. A fully managed AI assistant, trained on your trade, your jobs, your diary, with fair-use limits so call quality stays high and nothing gets messy later.

£50/mo
Generic answer service
Reads a script. Doesn't know boilers. Doesn't book. Doesn't sync your diary. Takes a message you have to chase.
£2,900/mo
A real receptionist (£35k/yr)
+ NI, holiday, sick days, evenings off, weekends off. Won't be there at 7pm on Sunday, when your phone is loudest.
from £499/mo
Valenero · managed
Trade-trained, 24/7, plugged into your calendar, with call caps, alerts and reporting. Six £150 callouts can cover Essential, the rest is upside.
Fair-use built in: every plan includes a monthly call-minute allowance. If a customer grows beyond it, they either move up a plan or agree extra minutes before billing. No vague unlimited promise, no hidden usage shock, no messy small print.
First 10 customers only
Founder

Launch offer for the first 10 businesses. Lower monthly price, clear fair-use limits, setup waived.

£ 499

/ month + VAT · setup waived for launch customers

  • Everything in Essential
  • Up to 250 answered calls or 1,000 call minutes / month
  • 1 engineer / calendar
  • Founder rate protected while inside fair use
  • First 10 customers only
Claim your spot
Essential

Solo trader. One van. One diary. Stop missing the easy ones.

£ 800

/ month + VAT · £1,500 setup after 2-week trial

  • Up to 300 answered calls or 1,000 call minutes / month
  • 24/7 answer in your business name
  • Live Google Calendar booking
  • SMS confirmation to caller
  • SMS alert to you on every booking
  • 1 engineer / calendar
Start 2-week trial
Professional

Established firm. Up to ten engineers. Maximum capability and control.

£ 2,000

/ month + VAT · £1,500 setup after 2-week trial

  • Up to 1,200 answered calls or 4,000 call minutes / month
  • Up to 10 engineer calendars
  • Everything in Growth
  • Dedicated business number
  • Custom call flows & scripting
  • Advanced reporting dashboard
  • CRM & field-service integrations
  • Dedicated account manager
Talk to us
x6
Six £150 callouts can cover Essential. One decent boiler or heating job can cover Professional outright. Every booking after that is upside, every weekend covered, every missed call caught. Founder setup is waived for the first 10; standard plans include setup before going live.
07 · Why we built this

A phone that doesn't ring out.
An engineer who isn't interrupted.

Valenero exists because the trade's most expensive minute isn't the one you spend under a sink, it's the one your phone is ringing while you're under it.

We built it for the gas engineers and plumbers we know personally: the ones turning over six figures and still answering the diary themselves at 9pm on a Sunday. Not because they enjoy it, because they can't trust anyone else with it.

So we built something they could.

01
Trade-trained, not generic.

The assistant knows what a CP12 is, recognises Worcester boilers by name, and asks the right diagnostic questions for a no-firing combi. Generic answer services don't.

02
Managed, not self-serve.

You don't write your own script. We do, with you, on a 15-minute call. We tune it as your business grows, new postcodes, new services, new boundaries.

03
Booked, not messaged.

A message you have to chase isn't a booking. The assistant doesn't hang up until the job's in your diary and the customer's confirmed. That's the whole point.

04
Honest about price.

It costs what a managed service costs. If the plan doesn't make commercial sense for the size of the business, we'll tell them on the demo call instead of forcing the wrong package.

Currently onboarding the first 10 UK gas engineers & plumbers. Founder spots are £499/month + VAT with setup waived, protected while the account stays inside fair use.
08 · Honest answers

Common questions before signing up.

If yours isn't here, drop us an email and you'll get a real answer from Cody or Blake, not a chatbot, not a sales pitch.

Ask Cody & Blake directly
Some will, most won't. Sophie's voice is natural and polite, she rotates her phrasing, and she handles emotional calls calmly. The best test is the one you just did, ring the demo number above and decide for yourself. If you're not 100% comfortable putting her in front of your customers, don't sign up. We'd rather you say no than churn after a week.
Sophie reads the full address and postcode back to the caller during the call, character by character. You get the booking summary on your phone after the call, and Growth plans include full transcripts as well. She also flags low-confidence captures so you know exactly where to double-check.
On Growth and above, Sophie can transfer the call straight to your mobile if a regular asks for you by name, or just prefers to speak to the engineer. You can also flag specific numbers as "always ring me first" so those callers bypass Sophie entirely and come straight through to your handset.
No. Standard setup is conditional forwarding, calls only divert to Sophie if you don't pick up after 3 or 4 rings, you're already on a call, or your phone's switched off. Works the same on iPhone, Samsung, and any standard UK mobile or landline. No app, no new SIM, just two settings on your phone we walk you through.
Sophie's voice runs through ElevenLabs (GDPR-compliant, ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II certified). Call data flows through n8n, an automation platform we operate ourselves. The job details land in your own Google Calendar and a private Google Sheet you own, so the customer data sits with you, not us. We don't share or sell anything, ever.
On the Growth plan and above, emergency triage is built into Sophie's script. She recognises phrases like "gas smell", "no heat with a young child in the house", "water through the ceiling", flags the call as urgent, texts and rings you immediately, and directs the caller to dial 0800 111 999 (the National Gas Emergency line) or 999 first when appropriate.
A 15-minute call with us. We build Sophie's script the same day, you forward your phone in two settings on your handset, share your calendar, and Sophie's live, usually before you've finished your second coffee.
Then don't sign up. We'd rather lose the subscription than waste your time. After your 2-week trial we'll show you the missed-call data Sophie caught, and if the numbers don't justify the plan, we'll tell you straight.
Google Calendar is fastest, you'll be live the same day. Outlook, iCloud, Commusoft, ServiceM8 and others all work, but expect 1, sometimes 2 extra days while we wire up the integration. Tell us what you use on the signup call and we'll quote the lead time.
We don't take card details before the 2-week trial. After the 2-week trial ends, we'll email you to confirm the exact plan, setup, fair-use allowance and go-live date. Billing only starts once you agree to continue. Plans are month-to-month after go-live unless agreed otherwise.
Get started

Tell us about your business.
We'll have Sophie live for you.

Fill in the form, we'll be back to you within a working day to walk through your setup. Free for 2 weeks, no card needed, no sales chase. If Sophie doesn't fit your business, we'll say so on the call.

2 weeks free, no card needed
Reply within a working day
Clear plan terms before go-live

Or email us directly: cody@valenero.co · blake@valenero.co