AI phone assistant for trade & construction

Grüezi, I'm Barbara — your AI phone assistant, even when everyone is out on a job.

Barbara answers your business's calls and website chats: booking service appointments, triaging emergencies to your on-call service, and recording quote requests and callbacks. On the building site, over the lunch break and on a Sunday evening — in German, French, Italian and English.

Understands Swiss German and speaks German, French, Italian and English – from Zurich, for Swiss businesses.
Live example · Sunday, 21:4100:58
BARBARA
Brunner Haustechnik, grüezi! How can I help you?
CALLER
Our water heater is dripping — not badly, but it won't stop.
BARBARA
Is it just dripping, or is water running out? To be on the safe side, turn the main water valve down a little.
Why it pays off

You're lying under a water heater. The phone rings anyway.

Every

call is answered

Out on a job, on the building site, on holiday: Barbara picks up – no engaged tone, no “call back tomorrow”.

24/7

Availability

The water heater drips on a Sunday evening, the heating breaks down at Christmas. Barbara picks up – and triages the call correctly straight away.

Every

enquiry is recorded

Miss the call and you lose the job to the next name in the phone book. Barbara records every enquiry – including a callback number.

Office of the demo business (AI-generated illustrative image)
Try it yourself · Live

The demo business: Brunner Haustechnik AG, Musterwil

So that you can test Barbara realistically, in this demo she works for the fictitious Brunner Haustechnik AG: with service hours, an emergency on-call service, guide prices and three team calendars. Ask Barbara anything you would ask your own business.

What's set up in the demo business
One assistant, the whole business

From service appointments to emergencies — all covered.

Tidy plumbing and heating workshop (AI-generated illustrative image)

Appointments & quotes

Barbara books, records and answers the everyday questions.

  • Booking, rescheduling and cancelling service appointments – directly in the job schedule
  • Recording quote requests: what, where, when – including an on-site visit
  • Maintenance contracts: scheduling the heating service and descaling the water heater
  • Guide prices: roughly what a service costs
  • Opening hours, service area, travel time to your site – on public holidays too

More about appointments and quotes

Technician servicing a water heater in a basement (AI-generated illustrative image)

Emergencies, on-call service & callbacks

Every call becomes a properly recorded report.

  • Emergency triage: smell of gas and danger handled correctly straight away, burst pipes passed to the on-call service
  • First aid on the phone: “turn off the main water valve” can prevent greater damage
  • Prioritising urgent jobs for the same day
  • Callback requests passed to the right team in a structured way
  • Every conversation sent to the office as an email summary

More about emergency triage

How your business gets Barbara

Live in around two weeks — without an IT project.

Consultation & concept

We analyse your processes: teams, service area, on-call organisation, typical calls. Free of charge and without obligation – happy to do this directly with the boss or the office manager.

Set-up by itconsulting24 AG

We build your Barbara – with your service hours, teams and emergency rules. Support from itconsulting24 AG in Zurich.

Testing & go-live

Joint test calls with the team, fine-tuning, then switching Barbara over to your number and the website chat. After that, we keep optimising with you.

Dig deeper

More about Barbara – topic by topic.

Company

Frequently asked questions

What businesses ask us.

Can Barbara really tell emergencies apart from ordinary calls?

Yes, that's her most important job. Barbara asks targeted questions: Is water running out, or is it just dripping? Is there a smell of gas? If there is real danger, she immediately gives out the right emergency number or your on-call number – for everything else, she books a regular appointment. We define the triage rules together with you.

More about emergency triage

Does Barbara give binding quotes on the phone?

No. At most, Barbara gives guide prices (“depending on the work involved”) and records the enquiry properly: what, where, preferred time frame. For anything larger, she arranges a free on-site visit straight away – the quote comes from you.

More about appointments and quotes

What happens in an emergency outside office hours?

Barbara responds in two stages: if life is at risk or there is a fire, immediately 144 or 118; if there is a smell of gas, the message is to leave the building and not touch any switches. For trade emergencies such as a burst pipe, she gives out your on-call number around the clock – and can first give the crucial tip: turn off the main water valve.

Do customers notice that Barbara is an AI?

In every conversation, Barbara openly introduces herself as the business's digital assistant – and sounds natural and down-to-earth while doing so. Call the demo number and judge for yourself.

Which languages does Barbara speak?

German, French, Italian and English – Barbara automatically replies in the caller's language. She understands Swiss German and replies in Standard German.

More about languages

Is call data secure?

Barbara only records what is needed for an appointment, callback or job, and your business keeps full control over the job schedule and knowledge base. This website is operated in Switzerland; how call data is processed for your business is something we discuss in the consultation.

More about data and trust

What does it cost?

Set-up by itconsulting24 AG plus a fixed monthly subscription with included call minutes – transparent and with no hidden costs. Barbara costs less per month than a single missed job. As the pilot business in your region, you benefit from preferential terms.

See the pricing model

Next step

Hear it for yourself — then let's talk.

Call the demo or book a free consultation straight away. We'll show you how Barbara sounds for your business — down-to-earth, reliable and around the clock.

Contact

Book a consultation.

Write to us or give us a call – we'll get back to you within one working day and show you Barbara using your own business as an example. Free of charge and without obligation.

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