Assessment · driveway installers round driveways-2026-09

Arcox Landscaping Ltd review

Ranked 1 of 10 in Driveway installers in Telford

Best overall driveway installer in Telford: commercial-scale landscaper with its own plant fleet

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Trading as ARCOX LANDSCAPING LTD · Telford · Service area: Telford, Shropshire

Arcox Landscaping Ltd in short

Arcox Landscaping Ltd is a commercial-scale landscaper based at Hortonwood in Telford, laying block paving and driveways alongside wider grounds work. What stands out is the equipment base: the firm states its own plant fleet and a checked workforce, which suits a driveway needing serious excavation. Its waste carrier registration is traced to its company number. The record also shows driveway-adjacent trades from fencing and patios to groundworks and drainage, which fits a firm set up for full-plot jobs.

The record shows a Hortonwood base serving Telford and Shropshire, with commercial grounds work beside the domestic driveway jobs. The wider trade list runs to fencing, patios and groundworks, so a drive with walls, gates or drainage attached stays with one firm.

Customers rate Arcox Landscaping Ltd highly: five stars on Google from dozens of reviews, a strong headline record for a firm of its size. There is no second review source on record, so the Google record carries the story alone. This review reads that single-source record as solid but thin beside firms reviewed in two places. With a single source behind it, the sensible reading is encouraging rather than settled: plenty to like, and more to confirm against a second source.

What counts against it is paperwork: insurance is stated without an amount, no rates or VAT position is published, and an established claim on the site long predates the limited company. Our judgement: Arcox suits a driveway handled by a firm geared to commercial grounds work, where the plant fleet and the reviews are the substance.

Arcox Landscaping Ltd reviews and ratings on other sites

Every public rating we hold for Arcox Landscaping Ltd, with the source, scale, count and the date we read it. These are customers' ratings, not ours.
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Google5.0 out of 534

Our verdict

Our judgement: Arcox suits you if you want a driveway laid by a firm geared to commercial grounds work, with its own plant. The equipment base and reviews are the substance here.

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
72.5 / 100

Customer evidence C1 · weight 30%

72 out of 100

Google 5 out of 5 from 34 reviews [5].

Qualifications and accreditations C2 · weight 25%

80 out of 100

SMAS and Trading Standards membership is listed on the business's own website [1] [2]. Environment Agency waste carrier register registration is on the issuing register.

First-hand responsiveness C3 · weight 15%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Trading history C4 · weight 10%

80 out of 100

On the Companies House record since 2020 [2] [4].

Insurance and safeguards C5 · weight 10%

85 out of 100

Fully insured is stated with VAT registration and a checked workforce, but no insurance amount is published [2].

Pricing transparency C6 · weight 5%

55 out of 100

Quotes run through a consultation and quote route, but no rates, call-out fee or VAT position appears on the fetched pages [1][3].

Website and service information C7 · weight 5%

82 out of 100

Detailed service pages, trading address, contact routes, reviews widget and gallery links are all present [1][2][3].

Evidence

Every fact held for this provider, with its source and check date.
FactValueSourceRead
Limited company since2020Source companies-house
Waste carrier registrationCBDU405069, upper tier, traced to company number 12853216Source register
Years trading19Source provider-website

Industry qualifications

Sourced from the issuing registers, the business's own website and platforms such as Checkatrade and Which? Trusted Traders, on the date shown.

Strengths

  • Google shows 5.0 from 34 reviews, seen 3 September 2026 [5].

  • A waste carrier registration is traced to the company number, matching the waste licence claim on the site [6][2].

  • The site gives a trading address, phone, email and quote route, and states its own plant fleet and checked workforce [3][2].

Limitations

  • The 'established 2005' claim predates the 2020 limited company with no predecessor documented, so history scores from incorporation [2][4].

  • Insurance is stated without an amount, and no rates or VAT position is published [2][1].

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Questions about Arcox Landscaping Ltd

Is Arcox Landscaping Ltd any good?

Good on the evidence we hold: top of our Telford driveways table with five stars on Google from dozens of reviews, plus its own plant fleet and traceable waste paperwork. The record rests on one review source and no rates are published. Read the Google reviews, then request a quote through the firm's contact route.

Is Arcox Landscaping Ltd on a trade register?

SMAS and Trading Standards membership are stated on the firm's own website, and its waste carrier registration sits on the public register traced to its company number. No registered trade qualification beyond that could be sourced. The waste registration is the verifiable part of the paperwork.

How much does Arcox Landscaping Ltd charge?

Consultation and quote route only: no rates, call-out fee or VAT position is published on the firm's pages. Describe your area, surface and access, and agree the full build-up and price in writing before work starts, and keep the written quote with your payment record.

Where does Arcox Landscaping Ltd work?

The firm works from Hortonwood in Telford across Telford and Shropshire, covering driveways and paving alongside commercial grounds work, which suits larger plots as well as domestic drives. Send your postcode with the job details to confirm you are covered.

How is Arcox Landscaping Ltd ranked?

It ranks first of the ten driveway installers in our September round, our best overall driveway installer for its commercial-scale setup and customer record. GES Solutions Telford sits second on accreditation and review depth. Read the full review, then compare itemised quotes on the same specification.

How do I get a quote from Arcox Landscaping Ltd?

Through the firm's consultation and quote route: the site gives a phone number, an email address and a contact form from its Hortonwood base. No rates, call-out fee or VAT position is published, so describe your area, surface and access, and agree the full build-up and price in writing before work starts. Keep the written quote with your payment record.

What do customers say about Arcox Landscaping Ltd?

Customers rate the firm highly on the single source held: five stars on Google from dozens of reviews. There is no second review source on record, so the Google record is the whole public picture. Read the reviews in full, then compare an itemised quote against one other ranked firm.

Others assessed for this trade

  1. GES Solutions Telford69.4 / 100Ranked 2. Best for Trading Standards accredited driveway installer.
  2. Tri Pave Construction Ltd67.6 / 100Ranked 3. Best for 104 Checkatrade reviews for Telford drives.
  3. Tradestone Construction Ltd67.1 / 100Ranked 4. Best for Long-trading Telford driveway and paving installer.
  4. Right Choice Surfacing Ltd65.6 / 100Ranked 5. Best for Stated £2M cover for block paving.

Sources

  1. Arcox Landscaping Ltd — provider website Retrieved 3 September 2026.
  2. Arcox Landscaping Ltd — why Arcox page Retrieved 3 September 2026.
  3. Arcox Landscaping Ltd — contact page Retrieved 3 September 2026.
  4. Companies House — ARCOX LANDSCAPING LTD (12853216) Retrieved 3 September 2026.
  5. Google Maps — Arcox Landscaping Ltd listing Retrieved 3 September 2026.
  6. Wastebook — Arcox Landscaping Ltd waste carrier entry Retrieved 3 September 2026.

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