The business
A residential HVAC shop, about twelve trucks, Miami metro. Service and repair, some replacements. Good crew, full schedule, strong reviews. The owner's goal, more booked jobs without hiring.
Executive read
The work is not the problem. Demand is not the problem. Jobs are already coming in and slipping out before they reach the schedule. The main constraint is lead response, the gap between a call arriving and a person being free to answer it. The biggest single leak is calls going to voicemail during busy hours and never getting called back in time. This is a read to confirm against the shop's real numbers, not a measurement.
What we know, what we are assuming, what is still unknown
What we know
- Calls go to voicemail when the crew is busy.
- Quote follow up is inconsistent.
- The owner holds most of it together.
- Past customers rarely get a second touch.
What we are assuming
- Average job value and missed call volume sit in the typical range for a shop this size until the data says otherwise.
What is still unknown
- The exact missed call count.
- The true average ticket.
- The current quote close rate.
- Repeat customer revenue.
The primary constraint
Lead response speed. Everything else is real but secondary. Fixing quoting or reactivation while calls still go cold would add work without moving the number that matters, booked jobs.
The three fixes, ranked
Instant lead response
Quote follow up
Reactivate past customers
What could change this
The real missed call count, the true average ticket, and the current quote close rate. If demand turns out to be thin, the constraint moves from response to demand and the plan changes. Confirming these is the first step of the paid assessment.
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