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You have already paid to win these enquiries. We reactivate the ones that went cold and turn them back into booked, paying work, on the model that suits you.
Tree stump grinding is a reactive trade. You rarely get a call for a job that needs doing in six months. Usually, it is the opposite. A customer has a large oak or willow stump that is in the way of a garden extension, a new patio, or a landscaping project. They call you for a quote. You turn up, assess the size and depth, and provide a figure. But then the project stalls. The planning permission is delayed. The budget gets cut. The weather turns bad. Or they simply decide to wait for a better season.
In this business, “dormant” does not mean dead. It means paused. You have hundreds of old enquiries in your CRM or on a spreadsheet. Some are from last year, some from two years ago. You have their phone number, their address, and the details of the stump you measured. You know exactly what the job involves. But you have not spoken to them since the initial quote.
The cost of leaving this value idle is high. You are paying for marketing to bring in new leads who have the same problem but require the same initial assessment work. You are spending fuel and time driving to new sites to give new quotes that may never convert. Meanwhile, you have a list of people who have already assessed your professionalism, seen your equipment, and agreed that you are the right person for the job. They just need a nudge when their project restarts.
We do not send generic “are you still there?” emails. That is too blunt for a trade business. We look at the specific data you have. If you recorded the stump size, we use it. If you know they are building a patio, we mention that.
We use a mix of channels. A short, personal SMS is often the best first move. It feels less intrusive than a cold call and easier to answer than an email. We follow up with a brief phone call. The conversation is simple. We ask if the garden project is still on the cards. We remind them that your quote is still valid, or offer a fresh one if prices have shifted. We ask if they need help with the logistics of clearing the debris.
We do not pressure them. We act as a helpful reminder. We tell them that we are still local, still available, and that we have handled similar stumps recently. We make it easy for them to say yes. We handle the scheduling and the logistics so they do not have to.
Buying new leads for tree surgery and stump grinding is expensive. You are competing with other operators for the same local searches. You are paying for clicks that may not convert. And every new lead requires a site visit, an assessment, and a quote before you know if they will buy.
Recovering dormant leads is different. You have already done the hard work. You have built trust. You have proven your capability. The only barrier between you and the job is time and memory. By reactivating these leads, you fill your calendar with work that is already qualified. You spend less on marketing. You spend less on wasted site visits. You spend more on doing the actual grinding. You turn idle data into booked jobs. You stop leaving money on the table. You start working on the leads you already have, not just the ones you have to buy. It is a smarter, more efficient way to run your business. It respects the time you have already invested in those customers. And it brings you closer to a fuller diary, every week.
Two ways to work with us
You cover costs. We earn only on proven results.
You fund the running costs, which keeps both of us serious. We take no margin up front and earn our share only from the profit we create, agreed in writing before any work starts.
A fixed fee. You keep all the upside.
Prefer a known, predictable cost? Pay a straightforward fee of our cost plus a margin and keep every pound of the recovered revenue.
Send us three numbers and we will come back with a free, honest recovery estimate.