Van Brain MFG · BRISTOL · UK Start on WhatsApp
For UK trades · Pilot · Painters & chippies

Send the quote.
Before you've left
the driveway.

Van Brain turns a voice note into a polished quote, invoice, or chase — in WhatsApp. You approve. It sends.

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SHOT 01 · LADDER Decorator on a stepladder, mid-job, drafting a quote on his phone.
Built for UK trades Lives in WhatsApp Payments by Stripe Made in Bristol
01 — How it works

Three steps. No app to learn.

You speak. It drafts. You tap. The customer gets a polished PDF from your number.

Step 01

Tell it.

Send a voice note from the doorstep. Talk like you would to the customer.

Step 02

Check it.

Van Brain drafts the quote against your prices. You read it. One tap to approve.

Step 03

Send it.

Customer gets a polished PDF. You get a green tick. Done before the kettle's boiled.

02 — A day with Van Brain

Voice note in.
Customer quoted by 09:15.

The conversation transcript is the product surface. No dashboard. No login. No new app to open between jobs.

SHOT 02 · DRIVEWAY Tradesman in his van, sending a voice note before pulling away.
09:14Voice note in
09:14Draft ready
09:15Approved
09:15Sent to customer
12:48Customer accepted · £3,408

Voice note to accepted quote in three hours forty-four minutes. No laptop opened.

VB
Van Brainonline
New quote — Mrs. Hollis, 14 Park Rd. Full interior repaint, three-bed semi. Plus front facia and soffits.
09:14
Got it. Drafted a quote at £2,840 ex-VAT. 4 days labour at your day rate, materials at your usual markup. Want me to send it? See PDF · Q-04/026
09:14
Send it.
09:15
Sent. I'll chase Friday if she hasn't replied.
09:15 ✓✓
Mrs Hollis just accepted. £3,408 inc. VAT. Want me to schedule the start date?
12:48
03 — Artefacts

What your customer sees.

Designed once. Branded with your business. Sent from your number. Every quote and invoice is a sales pitch for your firm.

Quote

Q · 04 / 026 · Painter
Mrs. J. Hollis · 14 Park Road, Bristol BS6
Interior repaint, three-bed semi£1,920.00
Front facia & soffits — masonry paint£480.00
Sash window prep & repaint ×6£320.00
Materials (Dulux Trade, dust sheets)£120.00
VAT (20%)£568.00
Total£3,408.00

Invoice

INV · 028 · Carpenter
Mr. P. Adeyemi · 7 Linden Crescent, Bath BA2
Kitchen base units fitted ×6£840.00
Oak worktop — 40mm, supplied & fitted£620.00
Skirting boards — ground floor£280.00
Materials (fixings, silicone)£94.00
VAT (20%)£366.80
Due£2,200.80

Job sheet

JOB · 031 · Painter
Whitehall Bakery · 22 Cotham Hill, Bristol
Site visit26 Apr
ScopeShopfront repaint
DecoratorS. Reeve
Hours on site6.0
StatusReady
04 — The end quote

The thing your
customer actually
opens.

Drafted by Van Brain. Approved by you. Sent from your number. Hosted on a clean URL. Pays from the same page.

Every quote carries your business name, your sign-off, your branding — and a Stripe-powered Pay deposit button so the customer can commit while they're still on the doorstep.

01Your brandingHeader carries your business name, your trade body, your sign-off.
02Tabular figuresAll money set in mono numerals. Reads like a printed invoice, not a text.
03One-tap paymentStripe deposit link inline. No "please find attached" emails. No portal logins.
04Hosted PDFLives at a clean URL. Printable. Readable. No login required for your customer.
Reeve DecoratingDulux Select · Bristol · 11 yrs
Quote Q-04 / 026
Issued 26 Apr 2026
Valid for 30 days
Prepared for
Mrs. J. Hollis14 Park Road, Bristol BS6 6JQ
Site address
Three-bed semiEstimated start · Mon 12 May
Scope
Full interior repaint across three bedrooms, lounge, kitchen, hall, stairs, and landing. Walls, ceilings, and woodwork. Sash window prep and repaint to six front-elevation windows. Front facia and soffits in masonry paint. All preparation, filling, and two-coat finish included.
ItemQtyUnitTotal
Interior repaint — three-bed semi
Walls, ceilings, woodwork. Prep, fill, sand, two coats. Dulux Trade emulsion in customer's colours.
 4 days£480.00£1,920.00
Front facia & soffits
Sand, prime, two coats Dulux Weathershield. Includes ladder access from front garden.
 1 day£480.00£480.00
Sash window prep & repaint ×6
Burn-off old gloss, fill, sand, prime, two-coat finish in brilliant white satin.
 6£53.33£320.00
Materials
Dulux Trade emulsion ×12L, brilliant white satin ×4L, filler, sandpaper, dust sheets, masking tape.
 1£120.00£120.00
Notes Quote assumes furniture moved by householder before start. Customer to choose colours from Dulux Trade range; up to four colours included, additional colours +£35 each. All dust sheets, prep, and clean-down included.
Subtotal£2,840.00
VAT @ 20%£568.00
Total£3,408.00
Pay deposit · 25%

£852 to confirm the booking.

Secure card payment via Stripe. Balance due on completion.

Pay deposit →
Sign-off
Cheers,
Sam Reeve · Reeve Decorating · 07700 900 014
Reeve Decorating Ltd · Bristol Dulux Select · BS-04829 VAT · GB 234 5678 90 Page 1 / 1
SHOT 03 · OFF THE CLOCK Tradesman on the sofa with his kids — quoting done before he walked through the door.
— Off the clock

Quotes done
before tea.

Sunday-night admin used to be the price of running on your own. With Van Brain the quote leaves the driveway with you — so the evening's actually yours.

"Got my evenings back."Sam Reeve · Decorator · Bristol
04 — APPROVAL

Nothing leaves
your phone without
your say-so.

Van Brain drafts. You approve. Every quote, every invoice, every reply to a customer — one tap from you before it sends. No autopilot. No surprises. Ever.

05 — Brand pillars

Built for the trade.
Not for tech.

Four things we hold to, on every screen and in every message.

01

British

Made for UK trades. VAT, certifications, the regs — handled correctly, not generated.

02

Specific

Your day rate, your markup, your tone. It learns once and remembers.

03

Quiet

No dashboard. No notifications you didn't ask for. No marketing in your thread.

04

Yours

One number, one thread. Cancel by message. Your data leaves with you.

06 — Words from the van

Sparks who use it.

Real people. Real towns. Replace with first wave of beta users post-launch.

"Used to spend Sunday nights typing up the week's quotes. Now I do them between jobs. Got my evenings back."
Sam Reeve · Decorator · Bristol
"Customers reply faster because the quote actually looks like something. Not a text with numbers in it."
Tom Whittle · Carpenter & joiner · Bath
07 — Trust receipt

Boring questions, answered.

Where the data lives, who's behind it, who keeps the lights on.

ICO Registered
UK· ZA000000
Companies House
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Data stored in
UK· London
08 — Pricing

One plan. One price.

No tiers. No "contact sales." Cancel by message any time.

Van Brain · all in
£10/ month
+ VAT · cancel by message
  • Unlimited quotes, invoices, chases
  • Hosted artefact pages with your branding
  • Stripe payment links built in
  • Voice notes, photos, customer details — all in WhatsApp
  • UK support, by message, from real people
Start free for 14 days
Card not required · No app to install
09 — FAQ

The honest questions.

If yours isn't here, message the WhatsApp number. A real person reads them.

Do I have to learn anything new?

No. If you can send a voice note on WhatsApp, you can run Van Brain. There's no app, no login, no dashboard.

What if it gets a price wrong?

Nothing sends without your tap. You see the draft first, every time. Reply with a correction and it learns for next time.

Is my data safe?

Stored in the UK. Encrypted at rest. Never sold, never shared, never used to train models. Cancel and it leaves with you.

Does it work with my accounts software?

Quotes and invoices export as PDF. Stripe payouts land in your bank. Xero and QuickBooks integrations are on the way.

What if I want to send something manually?

You can. Van Brain only acts when you ask it to. The rest of your WhatsApp is yours, untouched.

What happens if I cancel?

Reply "cancel" in your thread. Done. We export your data and delete our copy within 30 days.

Will my customers know an AI was involved?

Quotes go from your number, with your branding. The customer sees a tradesman with his admin handled — that's all.

Why such a small first cohort?

Because the only way to get the prices, the tone, and the regs right is to sit alongside the first few sparks, painters, and chippies using it. We're starting with two pilot users — a painter and a carpenter — and growing the cohort from there. Sparks, plumbers, and gas engineers join soon after.

Send your first
quote tonight.

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