Our New Contractor Map Selection Tool

Making it easier than ever to define your coverage and to be found!

If you’re a contractor registering on Virtual Helpdesk, you’ll have noticed something new: a fully-interactive map of the UK built into your profile set-up. You upload your details, select exactly where you operate, and we’ll handle the rest.

Why we built it

When contractors join Virtual Helpdesk, two things need to happen seamlessly:

• You need to specify exactly which geographical areas you support.

• Facilities managers need to find the right contractor in the right place quickly.

Until now, contractors might have typed free-text “areas covered” or listed postcodes manually, which can be messy, inconsistent and hard to filter. From a user’s perspective, searching for a contractor per region was often time-consuming.

With this new map selection tool, both sides win:

• Contractors can visually mark their coverage in minutes.

• Facility managers and procurement teams can instantly filter by region, knowing the coverage shown is accurate.
  

The benefits for contractors

• Faster profile set-up: No need to type long lists of postcodes or repeatedly clarify your service area.

• More accurate exposure: Only jobs in your coverage area will come your way, so your CRM / job list is more relevant.

• Better professionalism: A visual map signals clarity and transparency, facilities managers appreciate that you clearly state your territory.

• Reduced administrative overhead: Fewer mismatched leads (i.e., jobs outside your area), less wasted time.

The benefits for facilities and procurement teams

• Precision in search: Filter by contractor who actually covers the location rather than guessing or checking manually.

• Time savings: Less time wasted chasing contractors who don’t cover the area.

• Confidence in compliance: When your contractor network is mapped out, you get clearer oversight of coverage, regional gaps and risk.

• Better matching: You can find a contractor local to the job, which often means faster response times and lower travel/logistics costs.

At Virtual Helpdesk, we believe that managing contractors and estates doesn’t have to be hard or disjointed. Our new map selection tool puts geographic clarity at the front of the process. Let’s make the next job a perfect match.