Dead Cert Pest Control review
Ranked 6 of 10 in Pest controllers in Telford
Best for: 40-year family firm for farms and homes
Dissolved
Trading as Dead Cert (Pest Control) Treatment Limited · Telford · Service area: Telford, Shropshire
Dead Cert Pest Control in short
Dead Cert Pest Control is a Hadley family firm with the longest stated history in this round, going back decades. Its site covers rodents, wasps, moles, insects and squirrels for homes and businesses, with service contracts across the county and a promise of guaranteed results at a fixed quoted price. If you want a long-running rural hand for farm and home alike, Dead Cert Pest Control fits the bill. Contracts across farms, estates and golf courses show where its working weeks go.
From Hadley the firm works across Telford and Shropshire, a rural range few town firms match. The working style is fixed and plain-spoken: a no-obligation chat first, then a fixed quoted price with guaranteed results. The stated history reaches back to 1980 on the firm's own account.
The customer file fits a contract firm: modest, positive, and thin on volume. Nothing in it contradicts the long-history claim, though volume alone cannot confirm it. The contract record fills in what the reviews do not.
Customer reviews are modest with a high-fours Google rating, a positive but thin base. Our verdict: Dead Cert Pest Control suits larger plots and outbuildings where experience matters most. What counts against it is missing paperwork: no scheme membership is on record and no insurance detail is published, and a similar company name on the public register is dissolved.
Our verdict
Our judgement: Dead Cert suits you if you want a long-running family firm used to rural work such as moles and rodents on larger plots. The fixed-price promise helps you compare quotes fairly. We rate the stated history a strength because four decades of trading is rare in this round.
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
- 63.3 / 100
Qualifications and accreditations C2 · weight 25%
50 out of 100
Industry qualifications can't be sourced from the registers, the business's website or the platforms checked [1].
First-hand responsiveness C3 · weight 15%
Insufficient evidence
Insufficient evidence
Insurance and safeguards C5 · weight 10%
85 out of 100
No insurance details are published, but the site promises guaranteed results at the quoted price, which counts as a stated safeguard [1].
Pricing transparency C6 · weight 5%
55 out of 100
The site promises the quoted price is fixed and offers a no-obligation chat, but states no rates or call-out fee [1].
Website and service information C7 · weight 5%
85 out of 100
The site lists named services, contracts, safety compliance, 24-hour opening and full contact routes [1].
Evidence
| Fact | Value | Source | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years trading | 46 | 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
You see 4.7 from 15 Google reviews, seen 3 September 2026, a modest but positive base [2].
The firm states it has been established since 1980 as a family business, the longest history claim in this round [1].
Its site promises guaranteed results with the quoted price fixed, and lists farm, estate and golf-course contracts across Shropshire [1].
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Questions about Dead Cert Pest Control
Is Dead Cert Pest Control any good?
On the evidence, yes for farms and larger plots: it sits sixth in our table, claims the longest history in the round, and promises guaranteed results at a fixed quoted price. No scheme membership is on record, so read the full page and its sources. Send your plot and pest for a no-obligation chat.
Is Dead Cert Pest Control BPCA registered?
Industry qualifications can't be sourced for this firm from the registers, its website or the platforms checked. That scores as insufficient evidence rather than a failing. Weigh the customer record and the paperwork you are given, and ask for training detail in writing. The fixed-price promise and contract record sit beside that gap.
What does Dead Cert Pest Control charge?
It promises the quoted price is fixed and offers a no-obligation chat, but states no rates or call-out fee. That means your quote does the talking: send the pest and the property, and ask for the fixed total in writing. Confirm the guarantee terms before you agree anything.
Where does Dead Cert Pest Control work?
The firm works from Hadley across Telford and Shropshire, with farm, estate and golf-course contracts named on its site. Those contracts show its rural range. Rural plots sit inside its patch. Send your postcode with the enquiry to confirm you are covered. The patch runs Telford and Shropshire from Hadley, with rural plots, farms and estates closest to its core.
How is Dead Cert Pest Control ranked?
It ranks sixth of the ten pest controllers in our September round, picked for its long stated history and fixed-price promise. Missing paperwork holds it back, so read the limitations beside the strengths. Read the full review, then ask for the fixed quote in writing. The rural contract record is its practical edge at this position.
How do I get a quote from Dead Cert Pest Control?
Take the no-obligation chat with the pest and the property to hand, and ask for the fixed total in writing with the guarantee terms beside it. No rates or call-out fees appear on the site, so the quote does the talking. Confirm the guarantee terms before you agree anything, and keep the reply with your property records.
What do customers say about Dead Cert Pest Control?
The public record is a modest but positive Google base, favourable without being deep. Farm and contract work rarely generates reviews, so the thin file fits how this firm wins work. Read the full review beside the strengths and limitations before you judge. Contract and word-of-mouth work seldom leaves a public trail.
How does Dead Cert Pest Control compare with the others in the round?
It sits sixth, below the town-speed firms and above the single-pest specialists, picked for its long stated history and fixed-price promise. No rival matches its rural contract range at this position, while the firms above it show stronger customer files. Missing scheme membership and insurance detail are what hold it back.
Others assessed for this trade
- Sweetmeadow Pest Control68.4 / 100Ranked 1. Best for experienced insured local firm for homes and farms.
- Prokill Shropshire67.4 / 100Ranked 2. Best for audited contracts for food and commercial premises.
- Telford Pest Control & Prevention Services66.0 / 100Ranked 3. Best for free assessment and same-day response in Telford.
- acute pestcontrol65.4 / 100Ranked 4. Best for BPCA-trained technicians with same-day response.
Sources
- Dead Cert Pest Control homepage Retrieved 3 September 2026.
- Google Maps: Dead Cert Pest Control Retrieved 3 September 2026.
- Companies House: Dead Cert (Pest Control) Treatment Limited Retrieved 3 September 2026.
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