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Case study · Home Services

Smart Booking System & AI Receptionist

A home-services business was handling every booking by hand. We built an online booking system with live availability and instant confirmations, connected to Bridge Voice, the phone-answering product we build and run at Unity Bridge Solutions.

Industry
Home Services
The Bridge Voice dashboard: the bookings calendar, the call log, and the summary and transcript of a call where the receptionist booked a boiler service

Bridge Voice dashboard, shown with example data

Booking availability
24/7
Calendar sync
Live
Confirmations
Instant
AI receptionist live
AI
The challenge

Every booking was handled by hand

The client was handling all bookings manually - phone calls, back-and-forth texts, checking the calendar for availability. Every booking meant time spent coordinating rather than doing the work. Out of hours, enquiries went unanswered until the next morning.

What we built

A booking system and an AI receptionist configured around one business

01Answering

Every call picked up, day or night

Bridge Voice answers the phone whenever it rings. It walks the caller through making a booking conversationally, and every call lands in the dashboard with a summary and full transcript, so nothing said on the phone is lost.

  • Calls answered 24/7, including out of hours
  • Summary and transcript for every call
  • Outcome logged: booked, message taken or transferred

Call details

CallMessageWhatsApp
Date
Today
Duration
3:12
Caller
+44 7700 900412
End reason
Completed
Receptionist
Amelia

Summary

New patient asked for a check-up. Amelia booked Tuesday 10:30 and sent an SMS confirmation.

Transcript

AI0:00

Thank you for calling Oakview Dental, this is Amelia. How can I help you today?

Caller0:05

Hi, do you have anything free next week for a check-up?

AI0:09

We do. I can offer Tuesday at 10:30 or Thursday at 14:15, which suits you better?

Caller0:16

Tuesday works, thank you.

AI0:19

Lovely, you're booked in for Tuesday at 10:30. I'll text you a confirmation now.

Bridge Voice dashboard, shown with example data
02Booking

Straight into the diary

Customers choose a service, see real-time availability and book a slot instantly, online or on the phone. Both the customer and the business receive confirmation by text and email, and the calendar updates from the same flow. No manual diary management.

  • Live availability, no double bookings
  • Text and email confirmations sent automatically
  • Calendar sync keeps the team on one diary

Bookings

Bridge Voice bookings and other scheduled events from the primary calendar selected for this receptionist.

Primary calendar connected

Bridge Voice

14

Other calendar

6

Upcoming

9

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Selected day

Thursday, 8 October 2026

3 events

Sarah W.

Check-up

09:30
Bridge Voice
+44 7700 900318
Amelia

Tom H.

New patient

10:30
Bridge Voice
+44 7700 900412
Amelia

Staff training

Google Calendar

16:00
Google Calendar
Amelia
Bridge Voice dashboard, shown with example data
03Escalation

A real person when it matters

The receptionist is configured around this one business: its services, hours and what it should and should not handle. If it detects an emergency or a request it cannot deal with, it transfers the call to a real person instead of guessing.

  • Call handling set per type of request
  • Live routing to a named contact for emergencies
  • Operational alerts sent to the team
Sections

Receptionist identity

Control how the receptionist sounds and introduces the business.

Voice & language

Receptionist name

Amelia

Voice profile

AAilsa- Warm GuideBritish

Primary language

English

Language switching

Switch only when the caller asks

Conversation style

Friendly & warm

What callers hear first

Greeting phrase

Thank you for calling Oakview Dental, this is Amelia. How can I help you today?

Auto-updates with your business name, receptionist name, tone, and language.

All changes savedSaved
Bridge Voice dashboard, shown with example data
04Visibility

What the owner can now see

Before, the only record of a phone call was whoever answered it. Now the dashboard shows call volume by day, how each call ended, the busiest hours and how many bookings came in by phone, so decisions about staffing and hours rest on numbers rather than a feeling.

  • Call outcomes and daily volume
  • Busiest hours of the day
  • Bookings made by the receptionist counted separately

Analytics

Call analytics and insights

Current week

Success rate

88%

of calls handled successfully

Avg duration

2:41

per call

Answered

84 / 86

2 missed or failed

Projected outcome

330 / 375

88% projected success

Call outcomes

  • Completed61 (71%)
  • Caller hung up15 (17%)
  • Voicemail6 (7%)
  • Timed out4 (5%)

Call volume

05101520
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun

Peak hours

08:00
6
09:00
14
10:00
12
11:00
9
12:00
7
13:00
8
14:00
11
15:00
8
16:00
6
17:00
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18:00
1

Call duration distribution

010203040
0-30s30s-1m1-2m2-5m5-10m10m+
Bridge Voice dashboard, shown with example data
The outcome

Bookings happen without anyone on the phone

Customers can book without waiting for a manual reply: they choose a slot, receive confirmation, and the calendar updates from the same flow. Bridge Voice gives the business a 24/7 phone-answering path for routine booking calls, with human escalation for emergencies or anything the agent cannot handle.

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