Salop Drain Services review
Ranked 5 of 8 in Drainage specialists in Telford
Best for: Shropshire cover with published email and forms
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Trading as SALOP DRAIN SERVICES LTD · Shrewsbury · Service area: Telford, Shrewsbury, Oswestry, Bridgnorth, Shropshire
Salop Drain Services in short
Salop Drain Services is a Shropshire drainage company with its registered office in Donnington inside Telford and a company record going back several years. The site lists unblocking, camera surveys, jetting, root removal, relining and septic-tank work for homes and businesses, with a fast emergency response stated up front. Contact is straightforward, with landline, mobile, published email and a web form plus a free quote offer. If you would rather email than queue on the phone, this is a practical pick.
The record shows an active company file with a Telford-area base and a stated patch across Telford, Shrewsbury, Oswestry, Bridgnorth and the wider county. Homes and businesses both sit inside that patch, from unblocking and surveys through jetting and root removal to relining and septic-tank work. Landline, mobile, published email and a web form all reach the firm, with a free quote on offer.
Customers rate Salop Drain Services well: 4.7 from 26 Google reviews, a respectable volume for a county firm. There is no other review source on record, so the Google record carries the story alone. No accreditation is claimed on the fetched pages, so industry qualifications cannot be sourced.
What counts against it is the gap between the site's long experience claim and the company record, plus missing insurance detail and no published rates. Our view is that the contact routes and the stated response time carry it, and cover and price are the things to pin down.
Our verdict
Our verdict: a practical pick if you want a Shropshire drainage firm you can email as well as call, with a fast emergency response stated up front [2][1]. We rate the contact routes and the stated response time as strengths because both are on the public record [2][1].
Score summary
Scored on the home trades rubric v2.0. Insufficient evidence takes the neutral value and is not shown as a low mark.
- Composite score
- 59.3 / 100
Qualifications and accreditations C2 · weight 25%
50 out of 100
First-hand responsiveness C3 · weight 15%
Insufficient evidence
Insufficient evidence
Insurance and safeguards C5 · weight 10%
Insufficient evidence
Insufficient evidence
Pricing transparency C6 · weight 5%
55 out of 100
Evidence
| Fact | Value | Source | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years trading | 20 (site claim; company record dates to 2019) | Source provider-website |
Industry qualifications
Can't be sourced. We looked at the issuing registers, the business's own website and platforms such as Checkatrade and Which? Trusted Traders and found no scheme membership or registration to record.
Strengths
Companies House shows SALOP DRAIN SERVICES LTD active since 22 February 2019 with a Donnington, Telford registered office [4].
The site states a one-to-two-hour emergency response and lists unblocking, CCTV surveys, jetting, root removal, relining and septic-tank work for homes and businesses [1][3].
Contact is straightforward: landline, mobile, published email and a web form, plus a free quote offer [2].
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Questions about Salop Drain Services
Is Salop Drain Services any good?
On the evidence, yes as a practical county pick: fifth in our drainage table with a respectable Google review volume, a checkable company record and email as well as phone contact. The gaps sit in paperwork. Read the full review, then send your job by email for a free quote.
Is Salop Drain Services registered with a trade scheme?
No accreditation is claimed on the fetched pages, so industry qualifications cannot be sourced from the registers, the website or the platforms checked. Ask the firm what cover it holds and get the answer in writing with your quote. That leaves insurance as the paperwork to settle first. No membership is claimed anywhere on the fetched pages.
What does Salop Drain Services charge?
A free quote is offered, but no call-out fee, rates or VAT position are stated. That means your written quote does the talking. Ask for the attendance price and staged prices for clearance, survey and any repair before work starts. The free quote is the starting point, not the price.
Where does Salop Drain Services work?
The firm covers Telford, Shrewsbury, Oswestry, Bridgnorth and the wider county from its Donnington registered office. Homes and businesses both sit inside its patch. Send your postcode with the job to confirm you are covered. Ask for the stated one-to-two-hour response for your address. Homes and businesses both sit inside its patch.
How is Salop Drain Services ranked?
It ranks fifth of the eight drainage firms in our September round, the email-friendly county pick. SPH Plant sits just below it on a thinner formal file. Read the full review, then compare the two cards side by side. Start with the email route if you like things in writing.
How do I get a quote from Salop Drain Services?
A free quote is offered: email the job with the postcode, photos of the chambers and how urgent it is, and hold out for staged prices with VAT shown before the van moves. Email suits a paper trail, and the stated fast response covers emergencies. Agree the attendance price separately from clearance, survey and any repair.
What do the reviews say about Salop Drain Services?
The held sources show one review book: Google, at 4.7 from a respectable county volume. No other platform record exists, so the Google file is the whole public story. Read recent entries for jobs like yours, and set the contact routes and stated response time next to the missing cover detail.
Others assessed for this trade
- Wrekin Drain Services69.6 / 100Ranked 1. Best for broadest Telford range for sewers, septic tanks and emergencies.
- Metro Rod Mid Wales & Shropshire67.3 / 100Ranked 2. Best for Franchise cover across Shropshire and Mid Wales.
- Newport Drainage Specialists59.9 / 100Ranked 3. Best for Newport and nearby towns, street address confirmed.
- Broseley Drainage Specialists59.7 / 100Ranked 4. Best for Broseley and nearby towns, call-out fee stated.
Sources
- Salop Drain Services homepage Retrieved 3 September 2026.
- Salop Drain Services contact page Retrieved 3 September 2026.
- Salop Drain Services about page Retrieved 3 September 2026.
- Companies House overview for SALOP DRAIN SERVICES LTD Retrieved 3 September 2026.
- Google Maps listing for Salop Drain Services Retrieved 3 September 2026.
- Environment Agency waste carrier register search Retrieved 3 September 2026.
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