Compete like a bigger business.Without a bigger back office.

    Aucta AI builds and runs AI systems that help businesses win more work and spend less time on manual admin. We diagnose where enquiries, quotes and day-to-day operations are slowing you down, then build and run the system that fixes it.

    Built on best-in-class infrastructure

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    estimated UK ad spend wasted today by slow lead response

    Based on Lead Response Management research and UK SME digital ad spend data.

    Respondingtoaleadwithin60secondsincreasesconversionbyupto391%.Mostbusinessesreplyinhours.Someneverreplyatall.Everyunansweredenquiryisrevenuethatwalkedstraighttoacompetitor.

    Your business is leaking in four places.

    Most business owners already know something is wrong. They just can't see exactly where. After sitting with dozens of businesses across trades, construction, manufacturing, and services, these are the four places we consistently find it.

    01 // INBOUND CAPTURECRITICAL DEFICIT

    The First-Minute Inbound Deficit

    Responding to an enquiry in under 60 seconds delivers a 391% lift in conversion. When teams are on site or busy, inbound calls and forms sit unanswered for hours. Every delayed reply is revenue walking straight to the competitor who answered first.

    Diagnostic:RESPONSE LATENCY
    Up to 391% conversion loss
    02 // ESTIMATING & PIPELINEREVENUE BOTTLENECK

    The Survey & Quoting Lag

    Surveys get conducted, but quotes take days of manual desk work to compile, calculate, and send. Without automated follow-up sequences, high-value proposals go quiet while directors get swallowed by the next urgent operational fire.

    Diagnostic:PIPELINE STAGNATION
    £10k–£50k stalled deals
    03 // OPERATIONAL WORKFLOWCAPACITY LEAK

    Manual Admin & Disconnected Tools

    Job scheduling, compliance documents, invoicing, and fragmented WhatsApp chains. Skilled technicians and key directors spend 10 to 15 hours every week re-keying data between inboxes, spreadsheets, and software instead of delivering billable work.

    Diagnostic:HEADCOUNT OVERHEAD
    15+ hrs/week manual graft
    04 // RETENTION & ADVANTAGEGROWTH CEILING

    Zero Compounding AI Assets

    Failing to trigger instant review requests after a 5-star job, or missing automated service renewals. Competitors are building AI assets that compound; operating manually means your payroll must grow linearly just to maintain output.

    Diagnostic:REPUTATION & REPEAT LEAK
    Linear payroll dependence

    We know your sector.

    Generic AI tools are built for everyone, which means they're perfectly suited to no one. We build to how each industry actually operates: the right language, the right workflows, the right outcomes.

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    Construction

    Tender tracking and response assistance, subcontractor communication automation, document routing, and variation tracking.

    Manufacturing & Engineering

    Automated purchase order extraction into Sage, Xero, or your ERP of choice, BOM pricing, custom quoting, and 3-way supplier invoice reconciliation.

    Renewables / Commercial Solar

    Commercial DNO/G99 application triage, lead qualification by property type, automated site survey booking, and compliance tracking.

    HVAC & Facilities Management

    Seasonal demand handling, inbound triage for residential vs commercial, automated service contract renewals, and PPM scheduling.

    Technical Field Trades

    Missed call text-back, after-hours AI voice coverage, automated quote follow-up, and review automation for high-volume electrical and plumbing teams.

    Professional Services

    Automated enquiry qualification, case intake fact-finding, document verification, and CRM data orchestration for boutique firms.

    // Operational Leakage Audit

    Calculate your admin & quoting leakage.

    Most businesses do not have a lead volume problem. They have an operations leak. Use the model below to estimate the hours and margin you could realistically get back each month.

    6 people
    2 staff20 staff40+ staff
    35 enquiries
    10 / mo100 / mo200+ / mo
    7 hrs / week
    3 hrs10 hrs20 hrs
    Typical unseen leaks in Construction & Trades:
    • Quotes sitting un-chased for over five days
    • Manual RAMS and CIS subcontractor paperwork
    • Scope variations done on site but never billed
    Estimated operational impact
    Live audit
    Recoverable each month
    £4,846/ month

    £2,200 in admin time plus £2,646 of margin on enquiries currently going cold.

    Monthly admin hours
    182hrs
    Realistically automatable
    ~100hrs/mo
    Over twelve months
    ~£58,152/ year
    How this is calculated

    6 people × 7 hrs × 4.33 weeks = 182 admin hours a month. We assume 55% of that is automatable in construction & trades, costed at £22/hr fully loaded.

    Separately, about 4.2 of your 35 monthly enquiries go cold through slow follow-up. Valued at gross margin on a £3,500 job, not headline revenue.

    These are sector averages, not a promise. The point is the order of magnitude. A scoping call replaces them with your actual numbers.

    Book a 30-min scoping call

    Direct conversation with the person who would build it. No pitch decks.

    Not sure what to automate first?

    A short guide: seven systems that work in small businesses, five things not to build, and roughly what each costs. No sales pitch, and useful even if you never speak to us.

    // How we work

    From problem
    to production.

    We don't sell generic software, and we don't just hand over code and disappear. We operate as your fractional AI partner, deploying and refining custom systems that scale alongside your business.

    Read our full methodology
    PHASE 01

    Diagnostic Discovery

    We start with a complimentary 30-minute operational scoping session. We map your pipeline, software stack, and manual bottlenecks to calculate expected ROI before writing a single line of code.

    PHASE 02

    Core System Deployment

    We engineer and deploy your custom AI systems in fixed 2–4 week deployment sprints. You get production-ready automations plugged directly into your live operational tools with guaranteed milestones.

    PHASE 03

    Fractional AI Partner

    AI is not a set-and-forget tool. We act as your fractional AI partner. We monitor production performance, refine edge cases, and continuously deploy new automations as your operations grow. We build your AI infrastructure. Then we run it.

    CASE STUDY

    Teratherm Energy

    Surface thermal energy and plumbing, Kent

    Built everything from the ground up: a GEO-structured website, an AI email agent using the Microsoft Graph API, lead qualification flows, automated quote generation with PDF delivery, an ROI calculator, and a custom CRM with pipeline board, analytics dashboard, and job tracking. Operating as their Fractional AI Partner on a retained basis.

    Response time to new enquiries: under 60 seconds
    Zero missed or unread enquiries
    Full pipeline visibility from first contact to job completion
    Read case study
    // Next step

    One conversation.
    No commitment.

    We diagnose the operational leak, propose a system, and prove it works before you spend a penny. No pitch decks. No follow-up emails you didn't ask for.

    Book a Free Discovery Call
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