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WhatsApp & Google Forms: Automated Reviews for Trades (2026)
A practical, compliance-first workflow for UK trade businesses to capture post-job feedback via Google Forms and automate WhatsApp follow-ups that drive genuine Google reviews. Covers tooling, message scripts, audit trails, and the 2025 to 2026 legal realities around reviews, consent, and direct marketing.
2026 Site Logs: Digital Proof with QR & Geofencing
How UK contractors can replace paper sign in sheets with audit ready digital logs using QR codes and geofencing, aligned to 2026 HSE and Building Safety Act expectations. Learn the minimum viable tech stack, workflows and evidence standards that stand up to regulators, insurers and client lawyers.
2026 Fleet Compliance: Automate MOT, Insurance & Tax Alerts with Google & WhatsApp
A practical 2026 guide for UK trades fleets to keep MOT, insurance, tax and brake testing compliant using Google Calendar, WhatsApp and DVLA/DVSA APIs instead of expensive fleet software. Learn how to design an audit ready reminder workflow that stands up to DVSA and Traffic Commissioner scrutiny.
Crew Crisis, Solved: 2026 Digital Rota & Emergency Callout Mastery
How UK trade firms can stabilise emergency callouts and last‑minute rota changes in 2026 using modern scheduling tools, WhatsApp workflows and compliant consent processes. A practical playbook covering tooling, psychology and legal benchmarks for reactive work.
WhatsApp Stock Alerts: Automate Van Inventory Free in 2026
A practical, UK focused workflow for using WhatsApp, Google Sheets and barcodes to automate van stock alerts with near zero monthly software cost. Includes setup steps, tooling options and the key compliance details trades need for 2026.
AI Snagging Tools 2026: Photo-to-Issue Workflows for UK Trades
AI photo auto-tagging is reshaping how UK trades capture, track and close snags, turning site photos into structured, compliant defect records in minutes instead of hours. This guide shows how to pick tools, wire them into your CDE, and stay on the right side of the Building Safety Act and UK GDPR.