QR codes for tradespeople: turn your work van into an enquiry channel

A QR code is scanned using a phone camera and takes the person to a chosen destination. For a trade business, that destination should make sense in the context where the code is seen and be explained with a short, direct call to action.

QR Trade uses a branded QR code pack on a work van. It is built around one practical destination: starting a WhatsApp quote enquiry with the business.

Someone may notice a local work van while walking past or when it is parked nearby, but not have a pen, or want to type a number into their phone. A QR code gives them a route they can use at the point they see it.

With QR Trade, scanning opens a pre-filled WhatsApp quote enquiry. The customer can check the message and choose whether to send it, rather than having to remember your number and find it again later.

The journey is simple: a person scans the code on a safely parked van, WhatsApp opens, and a pre-filled quote-enquiry message is ready for the trade business. The person remains in control of whether they send the message.

They can add a brief description of the work before sending if they want to. The QR code provides the starting point; it does not replace the usual conversation needed to understand a job.

QR Trade is for UK tradespeople with a work van. It can be a useful fit for businesses whose vehicles are seen locally, including:

• Plumbers and electricians
• Builders and bathroom fitters
• Landscapers and roofers
• Other local trade and home-service businesses

The same clear scan-to-WhatsApp journey can be relevant across trades, while the work discussed in the enquiry will naturally differ from one business to another.

QR Trade is the work-van QR-code option described here. More generally, QR codes can link to a website page, a booking page or other information when the destination is clearly explained. Those are general QR-code ideas, not additional QR Trade products.

For any QR code, make the action obvious and keep the code visible and unobstructed. On a vehicle, it is intended for viewing when the van is safely parked, not from moving traffic.

QR Trade provides a branded QR code pack for a work van. A potential customer scans the code, then WhatsApp opens with a pre-filled quote-enquiry message addressed to the trade business.

Use the builder to set up the QR Trade journey for your van. A clear instruction beside the code helps someone understand that scanning is the way to begin a WhatsApp quote enquiry.

QR Trade costs £75 per van. That price is for a branded QR code pack designed to direct a work-van scan into a WhatsApp quote enquiry.

Before setting it up, consider whether WhatsApp is the contact route you want people to use after seeing your van. You can visit the pricing page for the current product information or contact QR Trade with a question.