AI SMS for UK Cladding Contractor Companies

Each text triggers a branded reply in your company name within seconds. A main contractor's programme message — 'SFS complete west elevation, 450 sqm Trespa HPL panels, need cladding gang week 23, carrier rails fixed' — is acknowledged with the system, area, material, and programme preserved. A homeowner's exploratory text — 'want cedar boards on our extension, how much per square metre?' — receives a response asking about the property type, extension dimensions, and board profile preference.

The response reads like a cladding specialist checking messages between MEWP lifts — material-specific, system-aware, and programme-conscious. It references panel types, fixing methods, and cavity barrier requirements. Main contractors texting facade subcontract bookings expect a knowledgeable reply that confirms system capability and gang availability.

Current main contractor clients text programme updates — 'south elevation delayed two weeks, SFS not ready' or 'add entrance canopy cladding to the package.' The AI captures these and distinguishes them from new enquiries on your dashboard, keeping your existing project communications separate from fresh tender opportunities.

AI SMS is £23/month as a channel add-on. A domestic timber cladding job generates £2,000 to £8,000. Securing one main contractor's facade elevation through a rapid text confirmation — while you fitted panels on a MEWP at another site — produces revenue that exceeds the annual channel cost from a single programme slot.

Send one reply and the AI withdraws from that thread permanently. During office days — manage texts directly while you calculate facade areas and order panels. During installation days — when the MEWP is raised and every person is at height — let the AI handle the commercial messages until the basket descends.

Text messages containing building addresses, facade material specifications, fire compliance details, programme information, and contact details are encrypted and stored on UK and EU servers under UK GDPR. Data goes only to you. Nothing is shared with competing cladding contractors or repurposed for any secondary use.

Yes — fully. Every piece of information captured through AI SMS is protected under UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. Client names, contact details, site addresses, and project specifics are encrypted during transmission and while stored, and held exclusively on UK and EU-based servers. We never share, sell, or repurpose any data captured on your behalf. You maintain full control as the data controller, with the right to request deletion at any point. Your clients have the same right. Rapid Receptionist acts strictly as your data processor, operating under a formal data processing agreement. You can review our approach in detail in our privacy policy.

If your prices change, you start offering a new service, or your availability shifts, just let us know and we update your AI SMS configuration for free. Routine business information updates — pricing, services offered, working hours, contact details — are included at no extra cost as part of the done-for-you service. We handle the change on our end, typically within one working day, so AI SMS always reflects your current cladding contractor business accurately.