← All case studies UK home services

7 UK home-service companies

Roofing, heating and cooling firms

From first enquiry to booked job, without the admin.

36,000+hours saved a year
£1.2M+value of time saved a year
~690hours back every week

In one minute

Who they are

Seven roofing, heating and cooling firms across the UK.

What was slow

Enquiries came in at all hours. Someone had to answer each one, check if the job was a fit, send a quote and chase for a booking.

What we did

We automated the path from first enquiry to booked job for each firm.

What changed

Enquiries are answered fast, and the team spends its time on jobs, not admin.

The problem, in plain words

In roofing, heating and cooling, the team is out on jobs most of the day. Meanwhile every enquiry still needs answering, checking, quoting and chasing. Slow replies risk losing the job.

Before and after

Before: the long way

  1. Answer the enquiry
  2. Check if it's a fit
  3. Send a quote
  4. Chase for a booking

Enquiries go cold while the team is on site.

After: with MCode

  1. Enquiry answered automatically
  2. Checked and logged
  3. Quote and follow-up sent
  4. Job booked

Jobs booked while the team works.

What we set up, piece by piece

Each part, what it does now, and the manual work it replaced.

01

Fast replies

Every new enquiry gets a quick reply.

ReplacedEnquiries waiting until someone was free.

02

Fit check

Each enquiry is checked to see if the job is a good fit, then logged.

ReplacedChecking every enquiry by hand.

03

Quotes and follow-ups

Quotes, reminders and follow-ups go out on time.

ReplacedChasing customers by phone.

04

Bookings

Jobs get booked in without the back-and-forth.

ReplacedPhone tag to find a time.

Firm by firm

What now runs on its own at each company, and what it saves.

CompanyWhat now runs on its ownTime savedWorth
Roofing firm 1Answering enquiries, logging them, follow-ups and bookings6,000+ hrs/yr£200K+/yr
Roofing firm 2Everything from first enquiry to booked appointment5,000+ hrs/yr£175K+/yr
Roofing firm 3Checking, passing on and following up enquiries4,500+ hrs/yr£150K+/yr
Roofing firm 4Quotes, customer records and sales follow-ups5,500+ hrs/yr£185K+/yr
Heating firm 1Sending new enquiries to the right salesperson5,000+ hrs/yr£175K+/yr
Heating firm 2Follow-ups, reminders and bookings4,000+ hrs/yr£140K+/yr
Heating firm 3Finding new customers and checking if they're a fit6,000+ hrs/yr£200K+/yr
All 7 firmsCombined36,000+ hrs/yr£1.2M+/yr

The numbers, explained

Here is what 36,000 hours a year looks like, broken down.

36,000+hours saved a year
~3,000hours saved a month
~690hours saved a week
~138hours saved every working day
~17full-time people's worth of work
£1.2M+value of that time, a year

We add up the time the team used to spend on these tasks each year. Based on a 40-hour week, 52 weeks and 260 working days a year.

How we worked

  1. 01Mapped the work

    Sat with the team and listed every step of the jobs they repeat.

  2. 02Picked what to fix first

    Chose the steps that cost the most time and were safe to hand over.

  3. 03Set it up in their tools

    Built it inside the tools the team already uses. Nothing new to learn.

  4. 04Handed it over

    Showed the team how it works, then let it run every day.

Questions you might have

Did the team have to learn new software?

Very little. Wherever we can, we build inside the tools a team already uses, so there is almost nothing new to learn.

How do you count the hours saved?

We add up the time the team used to spend on these tasks each year, before they ran on their own. The value is what that time is worth to the business.

Did every firm get the same thing?

No. Each firm had its own set-up, shown in the table above.

Could this work for my company?

If your team repeats the same steps every week, very likely. The free audit shows you exactly where, and what it is worth.

Want this for your team?

Get a free audit. We'll show you what can run on its own in your business, and what it's worth.

Get your free audit →