AI Lead Follow-Up for Trades in Bognor Regis: Covering a Patch from the Van

The working day of a tradesperson

A plumber, electrician, builder or roofer is rarely at a desk. The phone rings while the hands are full. A message arrives from Pagham while the van is in Bersted. By the time you look, two enquiries have gone cold and one person has booked somebody else.

The patch

This site's areas run from the town centre out to Felpham on one side and Aldwick and Pagham on the other, with Bersted to the north and Rose Green between town and Pagham. A trade covering that stretch is making short jobs with a lot of driving between them. It means more time away from the phone than a shop owner has.

On 10 October 2026 we list 43 plumbing and heating firms and 37 electricians, among more than 540 businesses. The people searching for them are comparing several names at once. The firm that answers first is often the firm that gets the job.

What a follow-up system takes off your hands

From the jobs listed on his website:

- a reply to every new enquiry within minutes, day or night
- following up until the customer books or says no
- sending quotes and chasing the unanswered ones
- booking the job into the diary
- raising the invoice afterwards and chasing it if it is paid late

That is the whole cycle, from the first message to money in the account, and none of it needs you at a keyboard.

What stays with you

The visit, the diagnosis and the price you are willing to stand behind are yours. A sensible set-up passes anything it cannot answer back to you with the conversation attached, so you are not starting cold.

Getting it installed

Dean Keating builds it, installs it in the tools you already use and trains whoever answers the phone, even if that is a partner at home. It begins with a free call, then an audit of the work worth automating, then the build. He is based in Horndean, Hampshire, and works remotely; if you would rather have an installer in the van with you, say so on the call and look at West Sussex providers as well.

For the plumbing and electrical versions, see the guides on plumbers and electricians.

Contact

Call or WhatsApp Dean Keating on 07418 627304, or email dean@deankeating.com. See the Dean Keating profile on Bognor Regis.co. Websites: ai-agent.deankeating.com and deankeating.com.

About this guide

Bognor Regis.co is published by Dean Keating, who also runs the service described here. He is based in Horndean, Hampshire, and works with Bognor Regis and West Sussex businesses remotely. If you want someone in the room, say so on the first call and look at Bognor-based providers too. This guide recommends our own service, so compare it with other providers before you decide.