AI receptionist for handymen: Janine answers, books and texts, 24 hours a day
Ring Janine is an AI receptionist built for UK handymen. She answers your business phone in two rings, every hour of the day, takes the postcode, address and name, books into the slots you have made available, and texts both the caller and you. £79 a month including 300 minutes. You keep your number. Below is a real transcript of Janine taking a handymen call.
Say “handyman” when she asks which business to be
What Janine does for a handyman
- Book a handyman. let them list every job, then read it back ("a door to hang, a fence panel, two shelves").
- Pass on. anything involving gas, a water leak, or electrics beyond a socket or light: "that's one for a plumber or electrician, I'll pass it to the team" and log it.
A real call: Janine as “Fixit Frank Handyman Services”
From our script test suite, September 2026. The caller’s lines were played by a scripted tester; every line from Janine is exactly what she generated. Outcome: she booked the job. Quality score 5 of 5 from the same grader that scores every live call.
Prices Janine quotes on the demo line
These are the demo business’s prices. Yours replace them at setup, and Janine only ever quotes what is on your list.
| hourly | £45 per hour |
| full day | £290 for 8 hours |
| half day | £160 for 4 hours |
| shelf up | £40 per shelf |
| tv wall mount | £75 |
| minimum charge | £65 |
| flat pack wardrobe | £90 |
Hours on the demo: Monday to Saturday 8am to 6pm.
Questions handymen ask before signing up
How much does an AI receptionist cost for handymen?
£79 a month including 300 call minutes, then 15p a minute. Setup is £149, waived for the first five founder customers. There is no contract and no per-seat pricing; one price covers every call to your number.
Do handymen have to change their phone number to use Ring Janine?
No. You keep your number and divert it to Janine only when you don't answer, using one dial code that works on every UK network. Callers ring the number on your van, your website and Google, and Janine picks up on ring five if you can't.
What does Janine actually say when someone rings a handyman?
She answers as your business by name, finds out what the caller needs, takes the postcode, address and name, offers a slot from your real availability, reads the details back and texts the confirmation. The transcript on this page is a genuine call.
Does Janine quote prices for handymen?
Only the prices you give her. She never invents a figure: if something is not on your price list she says the office will confirm and takes a message. Call-out and fixed prices are quoted with what they cover, so a caller never hears a number on its own.
How does Janine handle emergencies for handymen?
Urgent jobs get the nearest slot today. If nobody is free she says so plainly, puts the caller through to your mobile, and if you can't pick up she takes the details and texts you straight away.
Can I hear Janine before I sign up?
Yes. Ring the demo line on 07360 266999, say "handyman" when she asks which business to be, and have a normal conversation. Nothing is stored except the demo transcript.
Try her as a handyman, right now
Ring 07360 266999, say “handyman”, and give her a job. What you hear is what your callers would hear. Then get started: £79 a month, no contract, live within a day.