BackCraft installs the AI systems that win Skipton tradespeople more work — responding to enquiries in 60 seconds, following up every quote automatically, and building your Google presence while you're on the job. Built for plumbers, electricians, roofers and builders across Skipton and the Yorkshire Dales.
of jobs go to the first business that responds — not the cheapest or the best reviewed
of Skipton trade businesses never respond to an online enquiry at all
more likely to win a job when you respond in 5 minutes vs 30
from audit call to all five systems live and running in your Skipton business
Skipton is the gateway to the Yorkshire Dales — an affluent market with high property values and homeowners who expect fast, professional service. The tradespeople who win the most work here are those who respond first and follow up consistently.
Skipton and the surrounding Dales villages attract homeowners who invest seriously in their properties. Job values are above the Yorkshire average, and customers expect rapid, professional responses. The tradesperson who delivers that wins their loyalty — and their referrals.
Skipton tradespeople often cover Settle, Grassington, Gargrave and villages across the Dales. That geographic spread means any wasted journey or missed call costs more. Automated systems ensure no enquiry is ever lost.
In smaller communities like those across the Dales, Google reviews are read carefully before anyone is booked. A strong review count — built automatically with every job — is the most powerful marketing tool available to a Skipton tradesperson.
Three things that are fixable within 2 weeks are quietly costing the average Skipton sole trader a significant amount every year.
An enquiry arrives at 10am. You're on a job in Grassington. It hits voicemail. By the time you call back at 2pm — having driven back — they've booked someone closer. Wasted journey and lost job.
Est. cost: £10,000–£25,000/yrYou send a quote for a renovation in a Dales farmhouse. You hear nothing. One call later goes to voicemail. The customer booked the contractor who followed up twice. You had more experience. Didn't matter.
Est. cost: £8,000–£15,000/yrYour customers in Skipton town, Carleton and Bradley love you. They just never left a review. The trade business that outranks you on Google has 70 reviews — and they're not as good as you. They just asked systematically.
Cost: Every 'plumber Skipton' search you don't appear inNo apps to learn. No new software subscriptions to juggle. These run in the background while you do the work you're actually good at.
A clean, fast, mobile-first website built around your trade, your reviews, and your Skipton service area. Optimised to rank for "[your trade] Skipton" searches. Already have a site? The systems connect straight into it.
Optional — the AI systems work with your existing site too.
Every enquiry that comes in — from your website, your Google profile, or any lead source — gets a personalised SMS reply in under 60 seconds. Automated. You're on site in Skipton; the lead gets a response before you've reached the next junction.
Automated follow-ups at Day 3, Day 7, and Day 14 after every quote. Polite, personalised, professional. You stop losing jobs across Skipton to the tradesperson who chased harder.
Two hours after every job is done, the customer gets a direct link to your Google review page. No awkward ask. No chasing. 50+ reviews a year — month by month, your ranking in Skipton local search improves.
Instant booking confirmation, 24-hour reminder, 2-hour reminder. Wasted journeys across Skipton to find nobody home nearly disappear. Your day stays on schedule and your fuel bill stays lower.
Past customers across Skipton get a timely, personalised message when the season calls for it — boiler checks in October, gutters in autumn, garden electrics in spring. Revenue from people who already trust you.
The five systems work for any trade. Each one is configured specifically for your work — your job types, your pricing, your seasonal patterns.
BackCraft handles every part of the build. You carry on taking jobs.
30 minutes. We work out exactly where your Skipton trade business is losing money — which enquiries aren't being captured, which quotes aren't converting, where your Google visibility is weak. No pitch, just numbers.
All five systems built and configured for your specific trade and your Skipton service area. Website included if you need one. Everything tested end-to-end before anything goes live. Two weeks, zero disruption.
A 90-minute handover, a one-page guide, and a monthly check-in. Most Skipton clients see results from the lead response system within the first week. Reviews start building immediately. Quotes convert at a higher rate within the first month.
Conservative estimates based on typical volumes for a sole trader or small team in Skipton. Your specific numbers come out of the audit call.
Higher job values in Skipton and the Dales mean the upside from faster response and better quote conversion is often above the Yorkshire average. Your specific figures come out of the audit call — before you spend a penny.
Book the free audit call →Whether you already have a website or need one built, the audit call works out which fits your Skipton business best.
then £99/month
Founding rate · standard £149/month from client #11
then £129/month
Founding rate · standard £199/month from client #11
If we haven't measurably improved your Google review count within 60 days of go-live, we keep working at no extra charge until we do.
A 30-minute call, no charge, no obligation. We'll look at how your Skipton trade business currently handles enquiries, quotes, reviews and your Google presence — and show you exactly what fixing each one is worth.
You'll hear back within one working day to book a time. Phone or video, whichever suits. No pitch until you've seen your numbers.
Prefer to message? mark@backcraft.co.uk