Trades & local services use cases

Retell AI, Vapi, SynthflowSep 2026

An AI agent booked 600+ jobs a plumbing firm would have lost

Over $1M in recovered revenue and 600+ extra jobs; one month topped $200K.

SierraJul 2026

A self-storage company's AI agent answers 24/7 and brings in new renters

AI solves 70% of questions, brings hundreds of new leads, and 2–3% more people move in from after-hours calls.

Retell AI, VapiMay 2026

An AI receptionist books a plumber 5-7 extra jobs a week

5-7 extra jobs a week that would have gone to voicemail; many came from 6pm-8am calls (their own figures)

Retell AI, VapiMay 2026

A roofer who never answers his phone now books extra jobs with an AI receptionist

2–3 extra jobs a week and his best month since starting (their own figures).

Retell AI, Vapi, SynthflowMar 2026

An HVAC company booked 23 jobs in month one from after-hours calls

23 booked jobs in the first month.

Retell AI, Vapi, Synthflow

A Texas salon made back 13.8 times what it paid for an after-hours AI receptionist

$4,915 in new bookings from 458 calls in the first month, 13.8 times what it cost.

Retell AI, Vapi, Synthflow

A family restaurant stopped missing 35 calls a week

Missed calls went from 35 a week to zero, bookings up 47%, about $28K more a month.

Retell AI, Vapi, Synthflow, WhatsApp Business

A restaurant captures catering leads in English, Punjabi and Hindi

Catering leads up 340%, about $44K more catering revenue a month.

ChatGPT, Claude

A Kiwi builder turned sleepless nights into an AI tool for job budgets

Launched as a product; results still early.

ChatGPT, Zapier

A ChatGPT lead bot added $134K a year for a field-service business

300+ leads were being lost. Revenue rose $134K+ in a year.

ChatGPT, Zapier

An AI scheduler books jobs from late-night texts for contractors

5–10% of monthly revenue now comes from old leads it follows up, about $300K a year.

Retell AI, Vapi

An HVAC shop's AI phone agent lifted bookings from 55% to 71% of calls

71% of calls now become bookings, up from 55%. Nearly half of calls came outside business hours (their own figures).

ChatGPT, Retell AI, n8n

A missed-call text-back recovered £14,200 in a month for a small HVAC firm

£3,800 recovered in week one and £14,200 in month one, from 22+ missed calls a week (their own figures)

n8n, ChatGPT, Claude

A Gmail agent for a car mechanic recovered over $10K a year in lost quotes

Owner estimated over $10,000 a year recovered from leads that used to drop off (their own figures)