About us

We build platforms that empower UK tradesmen.

Advertising 4 Trades is a small UK team building advertising platforms, AI quoting tools, crm's and voice assistants — all designed around how trade businesses actually win work. We're not a marketing agency. We're a tool built by people who get the trades they build systems for.

50+Trade partners
4.9★Average rating
3xMore enquiries
UKBased & staffed
Lewis Bennett, Founder of Advertising 4 Trades
Lewis Bennett Founder · Hull, UK
Our story

Built by people who get it

A4T started after watching family and friends in the trades industries either lose job after job after or not having a structured system in place.They were brilliant at the work — terrible at the orgonisational side of things. And the only options were £10,000 + software solutions or DIY templates that looked exactly like everyone else's.

So we built the thing that didn't exist: a complete advertising platform purpose-built for trades, with AI built in, a voice assistant that catches after-hours calls which also allows users to help them build there quote, and a CRM that doesn't require a tech wizz to use. Everything in one place, one monthly price, no contracts.

"Trades don't need more marketing. They need a tool that works as hard as they do — one that filters time-wasters, sends professional quotes while they're on the tools, and never misses an enquiry whilst also combining there skillset with advanced technology." Lewis Bennett· Founder

Today, 50+ UK trade businesses run part of their business on A4T. We're still a small team, still based in Hull, and still proudly hands-on — every customer talks to a real person, not a chatbot.

What we believe

Four things that drive everything we do

Not a mission statement on a poster. Just the things we'd argue about in the pub.

🛠️

Trades come first

Every feature, every word of copy, every pricing decision is filtered through "does this make a tradesman's life easier?" If the answer's no, we don't ship it.

🤝

Real people, real phones

You can ring us. A real human in Hull picks up. No call-centres, no AI-only support, no "tier-three escalation". Just people who care about your business.

💷

Fair & transparent pricing

One flat monthly fee. No surprise invoices, no hidden charges, no contracts. Cancel any time. If we can't keep earning your business, we shouldn't keep it.

📈

Results, not vanity

We don't care about Lighthouse scores or design awards. We care that you book more jobs, save hours per week, and look professional doing it. That's the only metric.

By the numbers

A4T at a glance

Small team, big impact — the metrics that matter to us.

🏆
50+ Trade businesses
onboarded
📞
10,000+ Quotes generated
for our partners
⏱️
14 hrs Saved per week
(average partner)
🎯
99.98% Platform uptime
last 30 days
Meet the team

The faces behind A4T

Small but mighty. Each of us wears several hats — which means you'll always speak to someone who actually knows your account.

LB

Lewis Bennett

Founder & lead build

Builds the platform, runs the team, and answers the phone first when it rings.

SR

Sarah Reilly

Design & brand

Turns trade businesses into polished brands without losing what makes them tick.

JC

James Caldwell

AI & engineering

Builds the AI quoting rules, design previews and voice assistants behind the scenes.

EM

Emily Morgan

Partner success

The first voice you hear after onboarding — keeps every partner winning more work.

Hull, East Yorkshire · A note from the desk
From Lewis's desk

A few honest words about why we built this.

Hi — I'm Lewis, the founder of A4T.

If you're reading this, you've probably been let down by a software provider or a freelance "expert" who promised the world and delivered a DIY template. I've been there with family members in the trades, watching them lose good work to more robust and faster-quoting competitors.

That's the gap I built A4T to close.

I don't want you to become another customer. I want you to become a business that gets quoted on, gets called back, and gets paid what your work is actually worth. Everything we build — the AI quoting tool, the project visual design previews, the voice assistant, the CRM — is filtered through one question: "would this actually save a tradesman time and money?"

If the answer's no, we don't ship it.

We'll never lock you into a contract. We'll never sell your data. We'll never put a chatbot in front of a real conversation. And if A4T doesn't earn its monthly fee, you should cancel — and we'll happily wave you off with a 90-day data export.

Try the free demo. Ring me directly on 07536 111112 if you want to talk it through. I answer my own phone.

Thanks for taking the time to read this.

Lewis
Lewis Bennett Founder · Advertising 4 Trades
P.S. — If you read all the way to the end, I'd love to know what brought you here. Drop me a line: lewis@advertising4trades.co.uk
Our journey

From idea to 50+ trade partners

A short timeline of the milestones that got us here — and where we're heading next.

2025 · Q1

The idea takes shape

Frustrated by seeing family in the trades lose work to slower-quoting competitors, founder Lewis sketches out the first version of A4T.

2025 · Q2

First trade partner signs on

A local landscaping business becomes our first paying partner. Within a month, their monthly enquiries triple.

2025 · Q3

AI quoting + design preview launch

We ship the AI quoting engine and photorealistic design previews — the first integrated tool of its kind for UK trades.

2025 · Q4

Voice assistant goes live

The 24/7 voice assistant launches, catching after-hours enquiries that would otherwise have gone to voicemail. Average partner picks up 4 extra jobs in the first fortnight.

Today

50+ partners & growing

Currently serving 24 different trades right across the UK, with 4.9★ average rating and 99.98% uptime. Still a small team, still in Hull.

2026 · Coming next

Mobile partner app + Pipedrive integration

Native iOS / Android app for managing leads on-site, plus deeper CRM development.

Where we work from

Proudly based in Hull, UK

Our HQ is in East Yorkshire — but our partners are across the entire UK. Fully remote onboarding means we work just as easily with a plumber in Plymouth as a roofer round the corner.

  • UK-only team — every person you'll deal with is in the UK, no offshore call-centres.
  • UK-hosted — all data and servers in AWS London, GDPR-compliant by default.
  • UK-only client focus — we know UK trades, UK pricing, UK regs.
  • Direct phone line — 07536 111112 reaches a real person, Mon–Fri 9–6.
Advertising 4 Trades HQ · Hull
Let's talk

Think we'd be a good fit for your business?

Book a free 30-minute demo and we'll show you exactly how A4T would work for your trade — no obligation, no hard sell, just an honest conversation.