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Wired for speed – How TSD helped QuoteHub bring AI-Powered quoting to electricians across the UK, faster than a flipped switch

QuoteHub

The Challenge

Electricians were losing hours chasing quotes across multiple wholesalers -time that could be spent on the job. That was the spark behind QuoteHub: a mobile-first platform using artificial intelligence to instantly surface the best prices on materials, tailored to job requirements. But founder Ollie Henson needed more than just a development partner-he needed a trusted team who could help architect, build, and scale an entire ecosystem.

Having previously collaborated with TSD, Ollie knew he could count on a team with fintech-grade reliability, deep technical expertise, and the flexibility to move fast. The brief: design and deliver a cross-platform mobile app with integrated AI, payments, and real-time quoting-plus a full-featured admin dashboard to manage it all.

Building the Circuit: How TSD Delivered a Complete End-to-End Solution

TSD guided QuoteHub from sketchpad to App Store with a comprehensive approach to strategy, UX, engineering, and support.

Mobile App (QuoteHub AI)

Using .NET MAUI, we built a single codebase app that runs on both iOS and Android, offering electricians a seamless, responsive experience. Key features included:

  • AI-powered job interpretation via OpenAI and Azure to instantly match job specs with the best quotes.
  • Real-time diamond inventory integrations through Nivoda’s API.
  • Secure authentication with biometric login via Auth0.
  • Offline transcription mode, allowing users to capture job notes without internet access.
  • Integrated payments using Stripe and Two for card and account billing.
  • Live quote notifications through Twilio SMS and push alerts.
  • Smart upsells and signposting, powered by user behaviour.

Admin Portal

The QuoteHub Admin UI was developed to give Ollie’s team full operational visibility and control. Built as a secure web app, it enables:

  • Real-time order and user monitoring.
  • Full quote lifecycle management across electricians and wholesalers.
  • Payment reconciliation and refund handling.
  • Performance insights via custom dashboards.
  • Ticketed customer support and live messaging tools.
  • Seamless Shopify integration for order fulfilment.

Throughout, TSD provided architectural leadership, UI/UX design, AI integration support, and comprehensive team training.

A Live Wire in the Market: What QuoteHub Achieved

QuoteHub AI launched in under six months—on time and on budget—just in time for peak trade season. Electricians now receive instant, AI-powered quotes directly from wholesalers, saving hours and increasing conversion. The platform’s intuitive UX and mobile-first design have driven strong user adoption from day one.

Behind the scenes, the QuoteHub Admin UI allows the internal team to scale confidently—managing quotes, customer issues, and analytics from one central hub.

The result? A product that’s rapidly becoming a game-changer for the trades, built to scale with its growing user base. With phase two already in motion, the future looks electric.

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Launched AI-powered mobile app in 6 months

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Simplified quoting with instant AI matching

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Enabled scale through admin automation

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Boosted user retention with gamification

From day one, working with Tim, Grant and the team at TSD has felt like having an extension of our own team. They’ve been more than just developers—they’ve been true partners in building QuoteHub. They’ve taken a complex product with AI, pricing logic, wholesaler integrations and real-time quoting, and helped us bring it to life quickly and reliably. Nothing has ever been too much—whether it's last-minute changes, testing ideas, or navigating challenges, they’ve always stepped up. What I’ve really valued is how much they care. They challenge things when needed, move fast, and genuinely want the product to succeed. We wouldn’t be where we are without them, and I’m excited to keep pushing forward with them as we scale.

Ollie Henson | CEO, QuoteHub