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AI receptionist / South West

Hands full?
We’ll take
the call.

Answer callers’ questions and take the details your team needs to follow up.

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See how it works

01 / Sound familiar?

The phone rings.
The work carries on.

Help callers explain what they need while your team stays with the work.

Start with the part of the day that slows you down.

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02 / Built around your calls

Your information.
A helpful first conversation.

We shape the answers, message-taking and handoff around how your business works.

  1. 01

    Map the calls.

    Share common questions, opening hours and the calls your team needs to handle.

  2. 02

    Agree the answers.

    Agree the answers, questions and when a person takes over.

  3. 03

    Test the conversation.

    Test real calls, transfers and summaries with your team.

  4. 04

    Start with a pilot.

    Use an agreed time window, review real handling and refine the setup together.

Clear steps, tested with your team.

Discuss your call handling

03 / Call handling, under your control

The details you need.
The decisions stay yours.

Give your team a clearer starting point when they pick up the conversation.

Answers you approve.

Give approved answers, with a clear introduction explaining that the assistant is AI.

Call details, ready.

Receive available contact details and the reason for calling in a clear summary.

A route to a person.

Pass agreed requests to your team, through a tested transfer or callback route.

Clear operating controls.

Agree hours, access, recording notices and retention, with clear instructions.

Your team keeps control of prices, appointments and requests needing judgement.

Discuss your setup

A clear proposal

Fit the calls.
Agree the cost.

We quote around your call types, expected use and the connections you need.

Setup and pilot

Plan the calls, agree answers and test with your team.

Voice and phone usage

See subscriptions, call usage and transfer costs clearly.

Care and connections

Keep answers current. Add booking connections when ready.

Your setup, your priorities and a clear price before work begins.

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04 / A practical example

A conversation worth
picking up.

An illustrative call becomes a short summary, with the next action left clear.

Concept / Alder & Flow call summary

Example call route

  1. 01
    A clear welcome.

    The caller knows they’re speaking to an AI assistant.

  2. 02
    The right details.

    The reason for calling, location and preferred next step.

  3. 03
    Over to your team.

    A clear summary, with a person brought in when agreed.

Call summary / Concept

The call, captured. A clear handover.

Reason
Kitchen tap replacement
Location
Braunton
Request
A callback this afternoon
Next step
Your team reviews and calls back

Your team confirms the visit and price.

An imagined business and scripted example. No call has taken place.

Discuss a setup like this

05 / Keep the next step clear

Calls answered.
Details passed on.

Keep the next enquiry, task or booking moving.

06 / Before you get started

A few
straight answers.

Helpful call handling, shaped around your information and the people behind it.

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What can the receptionist help callers with?

It can explain approved information such as hours and service areas, ask about the caller’s request and collect a message. We build the flow around your common calls and identify requests your team should handle.

Will callers know it’s AI?

Yes. The opening explains that they’re speaking with an automated assistant. You approve the voice, wording and examples before the pilot, including how callers can ask for a person.

Can it cover busy periods or out-of-hours calls?

Yes. We agree the hours and phone-routing conditions, then test them on your setup. You can begin with a limited window and extend it after reviewing how the service handles your calls.

What happens when someone needs a person?

We agree when to attempt a transfer and who receives it. If that person cannot answer, the agreed callback or voicemail route takes over. The fallback is tested alongside the normal conversation.

Can it book appointments or give a price?

A compatible booking connection can be scoped and tested separately. The assistant uses only the availability and rules you approve; otherwise it collects the request for your team to confirm. Quotes and exceptions remain under your control.

How do we keep records and running costs under control?

We agree access, recording information, retention and usage alerts before launch. Your proposal separates setup, care and supplier charges. We also test the fallback for the chosen usage limit or a service interruption.

Your next move

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your online presence.

With a website or without one.

Tell us your business name. We’ll review how your business shows up online.

We’ll check your website, profiles, search results, reviews and social, then suggest priorities.

We’ll reply within one working day.
No obligation.

Whichever you’d prefer us to use.

How we handle your information: read the privacy notice.

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