For New Zealand trade businesses

You stay on the tools. We answer the phone.

Tradie Admin is an AI receptionist for your business number, plus a simple portal for your team. It answers customers when you can't, takes clear messages, books quote visits, and lets your crew log tasks, quote notes and safety reports from the van.

Built in New Plymouth by Incendo.

Never miss a jobCustomers get a friendly answer instead of voicemail, any time you can't pick up.
Less paperwork at nightYour team talks, the portal fills in. No typing on a phone in the ute.
Your office, in one placeMessages, tasks, bookings, quotes and H&S, with each person seeing what they need.

How it works

One number. Two jobs.

Your business number is answered by one AI receptionist. It knows the difference between a customer and someone on your team.

When a customer calls

  • Answers in a warm, natural NZ voice, with your business name and greeting.
  • Answers common questions from the information you give it, and nothing else. If it doesn't know, it says so and takes a message.
  • Takes a clear message: name, what it's about, the address and the best number to call back.
  • Books quote visits into your calendar, using the times you set as available.
  • For anything urgent or dangerous, tells the caller to ring 111 first, then marks the message urgent.

When your team calls

  • Recognises their mobile and asks for their staff PIN before anything internal is shared.
  • Reads out what's waiting for them: team announcements, questions from the office and updates on their tasks.
  • Logs back-office tasks as they talk ("order the cylinder for 12 Smith Street").
  • Takes a site-visit debrief so the office has a quote draft ready to check.
  • Records injuries, near misses and hazards, and reminds them when something may need WorkSafe.

The team portal

Everything the phone line hears, sorted.

A secure web portal that works on a phone or a desktop. Each morning it shows what needs you first.

Messages

Every customer message, with who it's for. Assign it, comment, mark it done, or tap to call back.

Tasks

Tasks logged on the phone or in the portal. Leave an update and the line reads it to that person on their next call.

Bookings

Quote visits with directions, set by your own availability, notice period and daily limits. Allocate each visit to the right person.

Quotes

AI drafts the write-up from the debrief. Prices are always set by you: it can suggest one from your own price lists, never invent one.

Health & safety

A register of injuries, near misses and hazards. Entries are closed with notes, never deleted, with WorkSafe prompts built in.

Team announcements

Write it once. The line reads it to each person on their next call, and you can see who's heard it.

Talk to the line

Staff can talk to the receptionist straight from the portal, no PIN needed, to log work or hear their updates.

Email digest

A summary of new calls, messages and bookings by email, on the schedule you choose.

Your setup

Use what you need.

Everything is included. Switch off Quotes, Bookings or the H&S register if you don't use them, and they disappear from the portal and the phone line. Switch them back on any time; nothing is deleted.

Your team

The right view for each person.

AdminEverything, including settings, features and staff.
OfficeAll the team's work, without the settings.
FieldOnly their own tasks, bookings, messages, safety reports and quotes. No prices.

Trust

Careful by design.

Facts only

The receptionist only answers from the information you approve. It never makes up prices, times or promises.

A person confirms

Anything taken from a call is based on what the caller actually said, and changes wait for your team to check.

Locked down

Two-factor sign-in for every portal user, staff PINs on the phone line, and your data kept in a dedicated database in Australia.

Pricing

Pick your size.

Every plan gets everything. Plans only differ by call minutes, users and AI quote drafts. NZ dollars, excluding GST, per month.

Founding offerThe first 5 businesses get the Crew plan for $349 a month, locked in for 12 months.Claim a spot

Starter

$249/month

  • 200 call minutes
  • Up to 3 users
  • 50 AI quote drafts

Most popular

Crew

$449/month

  • 500 call minutes
  • Up to 8 users
  • 200 AI quote drafts

Company

$749/month

  • 1,000 call minutes
  • Up to 20 users
  • 500 AI quote drafts

Custom

POA 

  • Minutes to suit
  • Users to suit
  • For larger businesses and groups

Every plan includes the customer phone line, quote visit bookings, the staff line with PINs, messages, tasks, quotes, the H&S register, team announcements, Talk to the line, the email digest and two-factor sign-in.

One-off setup $495: we build your receptionist, greeting, answers, staff and PINs with you. Pay annually and get 2 months free. No overage charges: if you go over your minutes twice in 12 months, we'll move you up a plan.

Questions

Good to know

Do I need a new phone number?

We'll talk through the best option when we set you up. Many businesses forward calls from their existing number when they can't answer.

Can customers tell it's AI?

It sounds natural, but if someone asks, it's honest that it's an AI assistant answering for your team.

What does it know about my business?

Only what you put in: your greeting and a list of questions and answers (hours, service areas and so on). You can upload a document and approve the answers it suggests.

What if something is an emergency?

It tells the caller to ring 111 if anyone is in danger, gives gas-leak safety advice, then takes an urgent message for your team.

Does it send quotes to my customers?

No. It drafts the quote for your team to check and price. You send it yourself, as a PDF or copied into your accounting system.

How much does it cost?

From $249 a month plus GST, with everything included. Plans differ only by call minutes, users and AI quote drafts. See Pricing.

Hear it answer your phone.

We'll set up a demo with your business name, so you can ring it and see the portal fill in.