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Assessment · hedge cutting services round hedge-cutting-2026-09

Arcox Landscaping Ltd review

Ranked 1 of 10 in Hedge cutting services in Telford

Best overall hedge cutting service in Telford: accredited firm for hedges inside bigger landscaping projects

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

Arcox Landscaping Ltd in short

Arcox Landscaping Ltd is a Telford landscaping company that folds hedge cutting into bigger domestic and commercial garden projects, backed by its own plant fleet. Stated SMAS and Trading Standards accreditation, stated insurance, a waste carrier licence and VAT registration sit behind the name, and the Hortonwood base keeps travel short. In our judgement that company-backed breadth is what lifts Arcox above hedge-only outfits.

On the record the firm lists landscaping, fencing, driveways, gardening and grounds work for homes and businesses across Telford and Shropshire. Quotes come through a consultation booking on the company site, with phone and email routes beside it. That project-scale offer is the firm's shape: hedges as one line inside a garden brief one firm owns end to end.

The customer evidence we hold comes from Google alone, standing at the top mark across thirty-odd reviews. No second independent site sits behind the name, so the headline rests on a single source, though a spotless one that the company's paperwork backs up. Thirty-odd reviews is a narrow base for the firm at the top of the table, and the only thin patch in an otherwise documented file.

Pricing is the gap: with no rates, call-out fee or quote promise published, you learn the cost only after booking the consultation. That suits a considered project brief better than a quick trim, and if one accredited firm owning the whole garden appeals, this review points to Arcox.

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 hedge cutting inside a bigger garden project handled by an accredited, company-backed firm [1] [2] [3]. Stated insurance, waste licensing and VAT registration sit behind the reviews [2]. What counts against it is pricing: with no rates published, you learn the cost only after booking the consultation [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
73.1 / 100

Customer evidence C1 · weight 30%

72

Google 5 out of 5 from 34 reviews [4].

Qualifications and accreditations C2 · weight 25%

80

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

On the Companies House record since 2020 [3].

Insurance and safeguards C5 · weight 10%

85

Fully insured is stated on the website, alongside a waste carrier licence and DBS-checked workforce; no amounts are published [2]. Stated without an amount.

Pricing transparency C6 · weight 5%

65

VAT registration is stated and consultations are bookable through the site, but no rates, call-out fee or quote promise is published [1] [2]. Partial transparency only.

Website and service information C7 · weight 5%

85

The site sets out hard and soft landscaping, tree work, grounds maintenance and design for commercial and domestic clients, with phone, email and booking routes and company background [1] [2].

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

  • You get hedge work inside a broad commercial and domestic landscaping offer, from a firm established in 2005 with its own plant fleet [1].

  • SMAS accreditation, Trading Standards accreditation, full insurance, a waste carrier licence and VAT registration are all stated on the site's why-Arcox page [2].

  • Thirty-four Google reviews stand at 5.0, seen 4 September 2026 [4].

Limitations

  • No rates, call-out fee or quote promise are published, so pricing only emerges after the consultation booking [1] [2].

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Questions about Arcox Landscaping Ltd

Is Arcox Landscaping Ltd any good?

On the evidence, yes for bigger briefs: it tops our Telford hedge cutting table, folds hedge work into full garden projects, and backs the offer with stated accreditation, insurance, waste licensing and VAT registration. The review record is spotless but narrow. No other firm in this round shows that breadth of paperwork. Book the consultation and ask what it costs.

Is Arcox Landscaping Ltd SMAS registered?

SMAS accreditation and Trading Standards accreditation are stated on its why-Arcox page, and its upper-tier waste carrier registration sits on the public register. Neither certificate number is printed on the site, so ask for the accreditation detail and the insurance papers together. Ask for certificate numbers you can check against the schemes. Get both in writing before work starts.

What does Arcox Landscaping Ltd charge?

It publishes no rates, call-out fee or quote promise, so pricing only emerges after the consultation booking on its site. Ask what the visit itself costs and what the quote will itemise for your hedges. For a project brief the consultation shapes everything, so clarify its cost first. Confirm whether VAT sits on top before you agree anything.

Where does Arcox Landscaping Ltd work?

The firm works across Telford and Shropshire from its Hortonwood base, covering domestic and commercial landscaping with hedge work inside. That two-area patch suits bigger briefs on either side of the town. Send your postcode with the project outline to confirm you are covered. The consultation booking route follows once cover is confirmed.

How is Arcox Landscaping Ltd ranked?

It ranks first of the ten hedge cutting services in our September round, chosen as the best overall pick for hedges inside larger landscaping. It leads on accreditation and company backing rather than review volume. The table below names every rival it outscored. Read the full review, then book the consultation.

How do I get a quote from Arcox Landscaping Ltd?

Book the consultation through the company site, or use the phone and email routes beside it, sending the full project outline with hedge lengths and access detail. Ask what the visit itself costs before you agree it, and what the quote will itemise. Confirm the VAT position in writing, since registration is stated but rates are not.

What do customers say about Arcox Landscaping Ltd?

Ratings stand at the top mark on Google across thirty-odd reviews: spotless but narrow beside the deeper bases lower in the table. We hold no second independent site for this firm. Read the full review for our verdict, then judge the consultation quote on its own detail. That narrow base is the trade-off.

How does Arcox compare with the others in the round?

It sits top on accreditation breadth and company backing rather than review volume, ahead of Anthony's routine-care bundle and the tree specialists below. No other firm pairs stated scheme membership with waste licensing and VAT registration. Choose it where hedges sit inside a bigger project needing one clearly accountable owner.

Others assessed for this trade

  1. Anthony's Garden Services70.8 / 100Ranked 2. Best for regular garden and hedge care with free quotes.
  2. D&D Tree Service Ltd68.4 / 100Ranked 3. Best for NPTC-qualified hedge and tree work, free quotes.
  3. Q Landscapes68.1 / 100Ranked 4. Best for small hedge and tree outfit, NPTC qualified.
  4. Street Tree Care & Landscaping64.4 / 100Ranked 5. Best for insured hedge trimming from certified arborists.

Sources

  1. Arcox Landscaping homepage — services and contact Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  2. Arcox Landscaping why-Arcox page — accreditations, insurance and VAT Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  3. Companies House — ARCOX LANDSCAPING LTD overview (12853216) Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  4. Google Maps listing — Arcox Landscaping Ltd, Telford Retrieved 4 September 2026.

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