For plumbers, electricians, carpenters, painters and more · Geneva location
Les artisans genevois — plomberie, électricité, menuiserie — font face à un mix particulier : forte demande des expatriés (français/anglais), résidences haut de gamme à Cologny et Anières, copropriétés gérées par des régies professionnelles, et urgences week-end fréquentes. Une entreprise moyenne reçoit 30 à 60 appels par jour, avec une part EN/FR/ES significative. Les régies genevoises sont exigeantes en termes de devis structurés et délais. fonea apporte concrètement : basculement automatique FR/EN/ES, distinction nette urgence vs. devis, capture structurée d'adresse incl. étage et nom de régie, escalade pikett claire, hébergement suisse conforme nLPD.
Typical call scenarios
Régie professionnelle — devis copropriété structuré.
Urgence expatrié — sécurité d'abord, escalade pikett.
Particulier — visite sur place planifiée.
Local references
Cologny, Anières, Eaux-Vives, Plainpalais, Carouge
Frequently asked
Oui. Les régies attendent des devis structurés avec adresse, nombre d'unités, marque, délai. Tout cela est capturé en script.
Basculement automatique. Les scripts EN sont équivalents aux FR — pas de "mode dégradé".
Oui, via e-mail/webhook ou connecteur direct selon le logiciel.
Yes. You define keywords that trigger instant transfer: burst pipe, gas smell, power outage, heating failure, pipe burst. "My tap is dripping" stays a normal service inquiry. "The kitchen is flooded" triggers immediate transfer to the on-call number. The distinction is based on your criteria, not generic rules.
fonea answers calls on your business number regardless of where you are. After each call you receive a structured summary via push or email: who called, what they want, how urgent it is. As soon as you have reception, you see everything at a glance and decide whom to call back when.
Yes. fonea understands all Swiss German dialects and replies in High German or Swiss Standard German. Trade terminology (residual-current device, vapour barrier, pipe lining, heat exchanger) is configured during setup. French, Italian, English, and Spanish are also available — useful for callers from Romandy, Ticino, or clients with international workers.
Yes. All persistent data (customer name, address, job details) is hosted in Switzerland. The revised FADP (effective 1 September 2023) and the GDPR are fully respected.
Setup takes about 30 minutes. We configure fonea with you: greeting, services, service radius, on-call keywords, and calendar integration. Test calls and fine-tuning happen live — no IT skills required, no hardware, no number change. Call forwarding runs via Swisscom, Sunrise, or Salt.
The math is simple: an average trades job is CHF 800–5,000, a single missed large job is CHF 20,000+. If fonea wins you even one additional job per quarter, you have the annual cost back several times over. Break-even sits below one extra job per year.
Yes. Many trades businesses use fonea selectively for the hours when nobody can be on the phone: during job-site work, lunch, evenings, weekends, and holidays. When your office person is there, you can switch fonea off or run it as overflow when several calls come in simultaneously.
Yes. fonea recognises from context whether a private client or a business customer is calling and adapts its questions. For business inquiries it captures project name, scope, timeframe, and contact person. You receive a structured summary that flows directly into your estimating process.
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