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Assessment · lawn care services round lawn-care-2026-09

Arcox Landscaping Ltd review

Ranked 1 of 10 in Lawn care services in Telford

Best overall lawn care service in Telford: well-documented firm for larger lawn and 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 Hortonwood contractor whose lawn work sits inside a much wider landscaping offer, from design and turfing to fencing, driveways and patios, with a plant fleet and team behind it. The firm works from its Hortonwood base across Telford and the wider county on landscaping and grounds briefs. Lawn care here means care inside a bigger project rather than a standalone mowing round.

SMAS accreditation and Trading Standards approval are stated on the firm's own website, and its upper-tier waste carrier registration appears on the Environment Agency register. Companies House shows an active Telford company behind a longer trading claim on the site, with VAT registration and a DBS-checked workforce also stated.

The customer evidence is the joint-strongest in the round at volume: 5.0 from 34 Google reviews, with dated customer comments and a project gallery on the site behind the headline figure. The firm also reports a five-year run of county landscaping awards, and that combination of reviewed jobs and documented projects is rare in this round.

What counts against Arcox is paperwork rather than performance: no cover limit and no prices are published, so both rest on enquiry, and lawn care is one service among many rather than a dedicated round. Our judgement: a strong fit for a larger lawn and landscaping brief where documentation and structure matter, with a consultation-led sale to accept.

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: a good fit if you want a well-documented firm for a bigger lawn and landscaping brief, with the round's joint-strongest review record at volume [1] [2]. The gaps are all closable paperwork and numbers. Expect a consultation-led sale rather than an instant price.

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
72.6 / 100

Customer evidence C1 · weight 30%

72

Google 5 out of 5 from 34 reviews [2].

Qualifications and accreditations C2 · weight 25%

80

SMAS accreditation and Trading Standards approval are listed on the business's own website, and waste carrier registration CBDU405069 is on the issuing register [4] [5].

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

The site states the firm is fully insured, with a waste carriers licence, VAT registration and a DBS-checked workforce, but gives no cover limit [4].

Pricing transparency C6 · weight 5%

55

No rates, call-out fee or free-quote statement are published, though the site states VAT registration [1] [4].

Website and service information C7 · weight 5%

85

Services, plant fleet, gallery, customer comments and contact routes are all set out clearly with real project detail [1] [4]. No opening hours or pricing page is shown.

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

  • The review record stands at 5.0 from 34 Google reviews, seen 4 September 2026, with dated customer comments and a project gallery on the site behind it [1] [2]. The firm also reports a five-year run of Shropshire landscaping awards [4].

  • The company record is active since September 2020, and the site documents its fleet, team, SMAS accreditation, waste licence and VAT registration [3] [4]. Few firms in this round show this much structure.

Limitations

  • No cover limit and no prices are published, so insurance and pricing rest on enquiry rather than the record [1] [4].

  • The 2005 start is a claim only against a 2020 incorporation, and lawn care sits inside a wider landscaping offer rather than a dedicated round [1] [3].

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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 lawn care table with full marks across dozens of Google reviews and the round's most documented website. The record supports larger landscaping briefs rather than small one-off cuts. Send your brief through the consultation route for an itemised quote.

Is Arcox Landscaping Ltd registered with a trade scheme?

SMAS accreditation and Trading Standards approval are stated on its own website, and its waste carrier registration sits on the Environment Agency register. The register entry is upper-tier, which covers carrying other people's waste as well as its own. No mandatory registration applies to lawn care work. Ask for the SMAS details and the insurance papers together before work starts.

What does Arcox Landscaping Ltd charge?

It publishes no rates, call-out fee or VAT terms, though the site offers consultation booking. That means the quote does the talking: send the full brief and ask for an itemised fixed quote. Expect the first conversation to shape the scope before any figure appears, since larger briefs are priced as projects. Confirm what the price covers before agreeing anything.

Where does Arcox Landscaping Ltd work?

The firm works from Hortonwood across Telford and Shropshire on landscaping and grounds briefs, so most Telford postcodes fall inside its patch. Send your postcode with the job list to confirm you are covered. Allow time for a consultation-led sale rather than an instant price, since larger briefs start with a conversation.

How is Arcox Landscaping Ltd ranked?

It ranks first of the lawn care firms in our September round, chosen as the best overall pick for larger lawn and landscaping projects with documentation to match. No other firm in the round pairs full marks at this volume with a site this detailed, which is what separates first from second. Read the full review alongside the company record, then ask for the itemised quote.

How do I get a quote from Arcox Landscaping Ltd?

Start through the consultation booking on its website or the published email address, describing the whole brief rather than just the lawn. Include photos, rough measurements and your postcode so the first conversation starts from facts. Larger briefs are shaped before they are priced, so allow time for that conversation and ask for the itemised fixed quote at the end of it.

What do customers say about Arcox Landscaping Ltd?

Google reviews give full marks across dozens of jobs, backed by dated customer comments and a project gallery on the firm's own site. The themes are documented, accountable project work rather than quick cuts, which fits the landscaping briefs it sells. The firm also reports a five-year run of county landscaping awards behind the same record.

How does Arcox compare with the other firms in this round?

It sits first as the best overall pick for larger lawn and landscaping projects, where documentation and structure matter most. Anthony's below it suits regular rounds with deeper history, while Lawncare-4u owns the treatment-plan niche and Red Bird the Gorge rounds. For a bigger brief with one accountable contractor, nothing else in the round shows this much of its working.

Others assessed for this trade

  1. Anthony's Garden Services69.1 / 100Ranked 2. Best for regular maintenance rounds, lawn treatments.
  2. Q Landscapes68.9 / 100Ranked 3. Best for hedges and lawns from a named owner.
  3. J & J Garden Maintenance68.2 / 100Ranked 4. Best for fencing plus lawn care, one firm.
  4. MPM Groundcare Ltd66.9 / 100Ranked 5. Best for clear contact routes, free survey.

Sources

  1. Arcox Landscaping website Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  2. Google Maps rating for Arcox Landscaping Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  3. Arcox Landscaping Ltd overview, Companies House Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  4. Arcox Landscaping why-Arcox page Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  5. Waste carrier registration CBDU405069, Environment Agency register Retrieved 4 September 2026.

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