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Assessment · driveway installers round driveways-2026-09

SM Landscaping review

Assessed in Driveway installers in Telford

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Trading as S M LANDSCAPING (2021) LIMITED · Telford · Service area: Telford, Shropshire

SM Landscaping in short

SM Landscaping offers resin, tar and stone driveways alongside wider landscaping from a Telford base. What stands out is the range of finishes on its dedicated driveways pages: concrete, porcelain, slate, stone, resin and tar, with a free quote route and plenty of contact options. Trading as a limited company goes back several years.

Customers give SM Landscaping a split verdict: a solid Google average from dozens of reviews, tempered by a weaker Trustpilot record from a small set of reviews carrying no-show and quality complaints. The second source tempers the first.

What counts against it is thin safeguards: no insurance details appear on its pages and no accreditations are named. Our judgement: SM Landscaping suits a buyer who wants one firm for a driveway plus wider garden work, provided the Trustpilot complaints have been read alongside the Google reviews.

On patch and contact, the file is fuller: the firm works from Telford across Telford and Shropshire, laying resin, tar and stone drives alongside fencing, decking, patios and wider garden work. A landline, two mobiles, an email address and a contact form take bookings, and free no-obligation quotes are stated. Set against the ranked ten, which pair deeper customer records with fuller published detail, this page reads as the alternative for a buyer who wants drive plus garden from one firm and will read the weaker reviews alongside the stronger ones. Our view: a firm for the shortlist only for a buyer who has read the Trustpilot complaints in full.

SM Landscaping reviews and ratings on other sites

Every public rating we hold for SM Landscaping, with the source, scale, count and the date we read it. These are customers' ratings, not ours.
SourceRatingReviewsRead on
Google4.8 out of 545
Trustpilot3.7 out of 59

Our verdict

Our judgement: SM suits you if you want one firm for a driveway plus wider garden work in Telford.

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
59.0 / 100

Customer evidence C1 · weight 30%

64

Google 4.8 out of 5 from 45 reviews; Trustpilot 3.7 out of 5 from 9 reviews [5] [6].

Qualifications and accreditations C2 · weight 25%

50

Industry qualifications can't be sourced from the registers, the business's website or the platforms checked [1] [2] [3].

First-hand responsiveness C3 · weight 15%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Trading history C4 · weight 10%

80

On the Companies House record since 2021 [4].

Insurance and safeguards C5 · weight 10%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Pricing transparency C6 · weight 5%

55

Free no-obligation quotes and competitive rates are stated, but no rates, call-out fee or VAT position appears [2][3].

Website and service information C7 · weight 5%

80

Dedicated driveways pages, full service lists, contact routes and quote forms are all present [1][2][3].

Evidence

Every fact held for this provider, with its source and check date.
FactValueSourceRead
Limited company since2021Source companies-house
Free quotesFree no-obligation quotations stated on websiteSource 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 4.8 from 45 reviews, seen 3 September 2026 [5].

  • The driveways pages name concrete, porcelain, slate, stone, resin and tar finishes with a free no-obligation quote route [2][3].

  • The site publishes a landline, two mobiles, an email address and a contact form with a chat route [3].

Limitations

  • Trustpilot shows 3.7 from 9 reviews including no-show and quality complaints from 2023-2024, which tempers the Google picture [6].

  • No insurance details appear on the fetched pages, so safeguards are scored as insufficient evidence rather than as a failing [1][2]. No accreditations are named on the fetched pages.

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Questions about SM Landscaping

Is SM Landscaping any good?

Mixed on the evidence we hold: researched but outside our top ten, with a solid Google record tempered by weaker Trustpilot reviews carrying no-show and quality complaints. No insurance detail or accreditations are published. Read both review sets in full, then ask for written cover detail.

Is SM Landscaping on a trade register?

Industry qualifications can't be sourced from the registers, the business's website or the platforms checked. The site names no accreditations on its pages. Treat any scheme claim made by phone as unconfirmed until you see it on a register. The company record is the verifiable part of this firm's paperwork.

How much does SM Landscaping charge?

Free no-obligation quotes with competitive rates are stated, but no rates, call-out fee or VAT position appears. Describe your area and surface, and agree the full price in writing before work is booked. Ask for the final figure to include labour, materials and VAT.

Where does SM Landscaping work?

The firm works from Telford across Telford and Shropshire, laying resin, tar and stone driveways alongside wider garden work. A landline, two mobiles, an email and a contact form take bookings, so send your postcode with the job details to confirm you are covered.

How is SM Landscaping ranked?

It sits outside the ranked ten in our September round on its mixed review record and thin safeguards. The ten ranked firms carry stronger combined evidence. Read the full review, then compare a written quote against a ranked firm. Ask for written cover detail in the same message.

How do I get a quote from SM Landscaping?

Through any of the published routes: the landline, either mobile, the email address or the contact form, with free no-obligation quotes stated on the driveways pages. Describe your street, the finish you want and the rough size of the area, then agree the full price in writing before work is booked, with labour, materials and VAT all shown. Keep that written figure beside anything you pay, so the price you agreed is the price on the invoice.

How does SM Landscaping compare with the ranked firms?

The ten ranked driveway installers carry stronger combined evidence: deeper customer records with fuller published detail on cover and prices. SM Landscaping answers with range, from resin, tar and stone drives to wider garden work from one firm, but its weaker Trustpilot reviews and thin safeguards keep it outside the table. Read both review sets in full, then set a written quote from SM beside one from a ranked firm.

Others assessed for this trade

  1. Arcox Landscaping Ltd72.5 / 100Ranked 1. Best for commercial-scale landscaper with its own plant fleet.
  2. GES Solutions Telford69.4 / 100Ranked 2. Best for Trading Standards accredited driveway installer.
  3. Tri Pave Construction Ltd67.6 / 100Ranked 3. Best for 104 Checkatrade reviews for Telford drives.
  4. Tradestone Construction Ltd67.1 / 100Ranked 4. Best for Long-trading Telford driveway and paving installer.

Sources

  1. SM Landscaping — provider website Retrieved 3 September 2026.
  2. SM Landscaping — driveways page Retrieved 3 September 2026.
  3. SM Landscaping — new driveways page Retrieved 3 September 2026.
  4. Companies House — S M LANDSCAPING (2021) LIMITED (13419504) Retrieved 3 September 2026.
  5. Google Maps — SM Landscaping listing Retrieved 3 September 2026.
  6. Trustpilot — SM Landscaping reviews Retrieved 3 September 2026.

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