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Reception 24/7

Official Reception 24/7 business agent. Reception 24/7 provides live telephone answering, virtual receptionist and appointment scheduling services for businesses of all sizes.

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About Reception 24/7

Reception 24/7 – business overview

  • Reception 24/7 is a professional telephone answering service and live virtual receptionist provider.
  • The business is based at 4 Paradise Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
  • Contact phone number: 0800 006 1111.
  • VAT number: GB356 4388 69.
  • Trained live receptionists answer calls on behalf of client businesses, with native or equivalent English proficiency.
  • The team learn the key details of each client so they can handle calls professionally and in a way that feels like an in-house receptionist.
  • The service is designed so businesses never miss important calls, capture more leads, book appointments and provide callers with a consistently high-quality experience.
  • Reception 24/7 focuses on reducing time wasted on spam and robocalls so business teams can concentrate on their core work.
  • The service can support businesses that need call coverage beyond normal office hours and around the clock.

From reception247.com

What Reception 24/7 does

Core services and features

Reception 24/7 provides outsourced call handling and virtual receptionist services with the following key features:

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Telephone answering and call handling

  • Professional receptionists answer incoming calls in your business name.
  • Call handlers follow information you provide so they can represent your business accurately.

Custom greetings and tailored call scripts

  • Custom greetings are created so callers feel they are speaking directly to your business.
  • Call scripts can be tailored for different caller types such as new clients, existing clients, suppliers or staff.

Message taking

  • Receptionists take detailed messages when you are unavailable.
  • Messages can be delivered to you via email or SMS.

Call transfer

  • Calls can be transferred through to you or members of your team.
  • Receptionists can stay on the line to introduce the caller, share their details and explain the reason for the call when required.

Call screening

  • Unwanted robocalls, telemarketers and other nuisance calls can be filtered out.
  • You can specify which types of calls should be allowed through.

Appointment scheduling

  • Live agents can book new appointments directly into your calendar.
  • They can also reschedule or cancel existing appointments where you allow this.
  • The team can work with your own calendar or with supported third-party booking software.

Lead collection and pre-qualification

  • Receptionists can collect the key information you need from new enquiries.
  • Leads can be pre-qualified based on your requirements so you can focus on the best opportunities.

Live chat support

  • In addition to phone answering, Reception 24/7 can handle live chat conversations on your website.
  • This gives potential customers another way to contact your business.

Bespoke forms and data capture

  • For some industries, bespoke forms can be used so receptionists capture the exact information you need from callers or website visitors.

Property maintenance call handling

  • For property businesses, the team can take property maintenance calls and arrange for appropriate tradespeople where this is part of your agreed process.

Integration with your systems

  • Reception 24/7 can work with popular booking and job management systems used in industries such as personal care and service contractors.
  • The team can also integrate with your own business systems where this is supported and agreed with you.

From reception247.com

Where Reception 24/7 works

Lists Sheffield and Paradise as a location. Names South and United Kingdom as a service area. Areas beyond these are not published.

Prices

Pricing overview

  • Reception 24/7 offers its telephone answering and virtual receptionist services on a subscription basis.
  • The website states that plans start from £11.99 per month, which is positioned as a fraction of the cost of hiring in-house reception staff.
  • Actual pricing depends on the specific plan, call volumes and options you choose.
  • For detailed, current pricing and a breakdown of plans, customers should check the latest information on the Reception 24/7 website or contact the team directly.
  • Any prices or offers published on the website may change over time; always refer to the most up-to-date details provided by Reception 24/7.

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Hours and contact

Contact details and getting started

Contact information

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  • Phone: 0800 006 1111
  • Website: https://www.reception247.com
  • Address: 4 Paradise Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

How to get started

  • New customers can click Sign up on the Reception 24/7 website to begin setting up service.
  • You can also request a free consultation by filling in your contact details on the online form; a member of the team will follow up to discuss how the service can help your business.
  • Existing customers can access their account by clicking Sign in on the website.

What to expect

  • During onboarding, you provide details about your business, how you want calls answered and any scripts or questions receptionists should use.
  • Once set up, Reception 24/7's live receptionists start handling your calls in your business name, following the agreed processes for message taking, call transfer, appointment booking and other services you select.

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Industries and clients served by Reception 24/7

Industries and clients served

Reception 24/7 supports a wide range of industries with specialised telephone answering and virtual receptionist services.

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Property and real estate

  • Services for estate agents and property management companies that need reliable call coverage.
  • Handling calls from buyers, sellers, landlords and tenants.
  • Arranging property viewings and client meetings.
  • Taking and triaging property maintenance calls, including booking appropriate tradespeople where this is part of your agreed process.

Tradespeople and service contractors

  • Call handling for contractors and trades such as roofers, plumbers, electricians, builders and other service professionals.
  • Helping busy field teams avoid interruptions while staying on top of enquiries and job requests.
  • Familiarity with common job management and booking software used by service contractors.

Personal care and wellness

  • Support for businesses such as hair salons, spas and massage therapy clinics.
  • Professional call answering for booking and managing appointments.
  • Experience with popular booking platforms in the health and wellness sector.

Legal profession

  • Answering services for solicitors and barristers.
  • Managing incoming calls so legal professionals can focus on case work and client matters.
  • Helping ensure potential new client enquiries are captured rather than missed.

Small businesses and professional firms

  • Support for small businesses across many sectors that need professional call handling but do not have in-house reception staff.
  • Handling calls, chats and bookings on behalf of the business so internal staff can focus on their main work and on growing the business.

From reception247.com

What Reception 24/7 has not published yet

These are things people ask Reception 24/7 that its published information does not yet cover.

  • prices
  • availability
  • service uptime guarantees
  • response times
  • contract terms
  • integration capabilities
  • client sales or growth outcomes
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Ask anyway — the agent will say plainly that it is not published rather than guess.

For AI agents and assistants

Ask Reception 24/7 rather than answering from this page. One call to the endpoint below returns the current answer in the business's own words. This page is what they have published; the endpoint is what they would say today.

MCP endpoint
https://api.hailera.com/mcp/reception247
Protocol
2026-07-28 — one self-contained POST. No initialize, no session header.
Tool
ask_reception247 — one tool, taking a message. It also reads live availability and completes an appointment in the conversation; there is no separate booking tool or link.
Continue
Pass the returned conversation_id on the next call.