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01329 847777
August 2004
32 Catisfield Road
Fareham
Hampshire
PO15 5LP
N/A miles from your postcode
Driveways / Tarmac / Paving
Fencing, Gardens - Landscaping
Welcome to Newdrives!
Newdrives is a family run business with over 40 years experience in the design and installation of quality driveways, stylish patios, and all aspects of associated landscaping. We offer you a free design and planning service to suit your individual requirements. With no deposit or interim payments required, you can rest assured that you will not pay a penny until the work is completed and you are fully satisfied.
For the past 14 years, we have been a member of the Hampshire County Council Trading Standards "Buy With Confidence" scheme, along with Marshalls/Bretts Approved Installers Schemes. We continue to maintain a high standard of quality workmanship and excellent customer satisfaction, which is very important to us.
Based on 242 reviews
Excellent service from start to finish. Very clean work. (Reviewed January 2023)
Quality service from start to finish. Professional, polite, listened and delivered a 5* service. (Reviewed January 2023)
Excellent 10/10. (Reviewed December 2022)
Excellent workmanship, very professional, well motivated team. Would highly recommend Newdrives. (Reviewed November 2022)
Excellent service. Newdrives did a brilliant job. I would definitely recommend this company. (Reviewed November 2022)
Excellent - professional job. (Reviewed September 2022)
Replacement drive provided to time, cost and quality. Team were professional, polite, prompt and tidy. (Reviewed September 2022)
Absolutely excellent in all respects (Reviewed August 2022)
Excellent from start to finish! Very professional. Listened to our requests. Provided excellent advice. Superb workmanship. (Reviewed August 2022)
Excellent from initial response to job completion. (Reviewed July 2022)
Newdrives provide excellent service & a diligent approach - fantastic finish! Highly recommended! (Reviewed June 2022)
Cannot rate this company any higher, the quality of the work is excellent.
The team that did our drive worked like a well oiled machine, you could really tell they knew what they were doing!
They cleared up as they went and left the site clean and safe every day.
The work was done to schedule and within price quoted.
Well done New Drives and Thankyou for our smart new drive! (Reviewed June 2022)
Highly recommend, stunning result. (Reviewed May 2022)
I am very particular when contractors are carrying work out for me. I can guarantee that the workers were on time, very friendly, worked hard and did an excellent job laying 66 square metres of pavers for my patio. (Reviewed May 2022)
Very pleased with my drive. Professionally carried out. (Reviewed May 2022)
Extremely pleased with the design and laying of my new block paved drive. Newdrives are an excellent team, friendly and knowledgeable. I would recommend them to anyone. (Reviewed March 2022)
Top quality workmanship, excellent diligent staff who worked quietly without blaring radios; thought this type of service was a thing of the past. (Reviewed January 2022)
Excellent! We had a couple of issues which were totally outside of the company's control. These were handled expertly and we were kept informed at every step. Charlie and his team went over and above and we are delighted with the outcome. (Reviewed December 2021)
Excellent (Reviewed November 2021)
The work was carried out to an excellent standard by a hard working team. Brilliant! (Reviewed October 2021)
These guys are fast, efficient and know their business. They kept the whole process clean with as little mess as possible. Their customer service was commendable.
(Reviewed October 2021)
Excellent, good communication even when things didn't go to plan. Superb finish, clear layout of expenditure. (Reviewed October 2021)
Excellent service and workmanship.
Would highly recommend. (Reviewed August 2021)
Excellent service, super end product, courteous workers. (Reviewed August 2021)
Excellent service, project completed on time, very good quality. (Reviewed August 2021)
Unstintingly professional. Great attention to detail. Excellent job. (Reviewed July 2021)
First class. (Reviewed June 2021)
Professional.
Were kept fully informed of progress at each stage.
Hgh quality workmanship
Charlie and his colleagues were always conciderate helpful and approachable
Excellent value
No hesitation in recommending (Reviewed June 2021)
Quality of service from start to finish was very good. More then happy with the final product. (Reviewed June 2021)
Excellent service.
Polite / professional / considerate. (Reviewed June 2021)
Delighted with "Newdrives" performance from removal of old tarmac to laying of a beautiful block-pave drive. Throughout the workforce kept us informed, were adaptable to amendments, attentive to detail and considerate of neighbours and pedestrians on a busy main road. Highly recommended. (Reviewed May 2021)
1st class service from beginning to end. Very pleased with the result.
I would recommend Newdrives to anyone considering a new drive. (Reviewed May 2021)
Very good. Clean & tidy.
Perfect drive. (Reviewed May 2021)
An excellent professional service, they kept us and the neighbours informed of work in progress and the finished drive is superb. Newdrives are highly recommended. (Reviewed March 2021)
From start to finish I found them to be professional, courteous, self sufficient and have a great work ethic. End result is exactly what I wanted. Will use again. (Reviewed March 2021)
Newdrives did our back garden patio & artificial grass. Very good work, personal service. Polite team. Brilliant craftsmanship & can recommend to anyone. Fantastic work. (Reviewed March 2021)
Excellent. Driveway of block paved construction completed on time and to a very high standard. (Reviewed March 2021)
Newdrives carried out the replacement of our front pathway to a very high standard, ensuring that we were involved with decision making about the work and keeping us informed throughout. A very professional company that rightly has the reputation for good workmanship that it has. (Reviewed February 2021)
Very professional outfit.
Prompt, quick & tidy. (Reviewed February 2021)
Workmen polite and kept socially distanced.
Neat & tidy at the end of a days work.
Very please with the result.
No hesitation in recommending them. (Reviewed February 2021)
We are really pleased that we chose Newdrives. The customer service was excellent and we were extremely happy with the end result. Would highly recommend. (Reviewed January 2021)
Excellent service. All very efficiently carried out. Always rang to keep us updated (Reviewed January 2021)
Existing drive removed and widened and laid with block paving. The guys were on time, clean, careful and polite and did an excellent job. Would recommend without worry. (Reviewed January 2021)
Excellent service. (Reviewed December 2020)
Excellent throughout. Not a difficult job (small patio) but needed some careful thought in places. (Reviewed November 2020)
Overall excellent service, everything was done on time, the site was left tidy at the end of each day and the work was completed to an excellent standard. Good advice was provided. (Reviewed October 2020)
Excellent workmanship, timely and efficient, with proper regard to site tidiness and H&S. (Reviewed October 2020)
The service from estimate to completion was excellent. The lads were polite and worked so hard in the heatwave, well done. (Reviewed September 2020)
Excellent service. Very professional, very tidy and we are thrilled with the end result. (Reviewed August 2020)
Excellent service, friendly workers who worked tidily and considerately. Very happy with the whole process. (Reviewed June 2020)
Competent and professional service, great attention to detail, depth of knowledge in their field is evident when overcoming the 'expected snags'. (Reviewed March 2020)
From beginning to end of work, reliable, time prompt, clean and tidy. Perfect job, all excellent. (Reviewed March 2020)
Attention to detail throughout the whole process - understanding requirements, the proposal, the delivery and the finished work. First class. (Reviewed February 2020)
Company was excellent (Reviewed February 2020)
We were given a brochure, detailed quote along with details of their previous work. They arrived as promised and we were kept informed of progress all the way through. Only set back was the weather! (Reviewed February 2020)
Very good. (Reviewed February 2020)
Very professional and clean and polite. (Reviewed February 2020)
Excellent service - work done as agreed. Excellent communications throughout. (Reviewed January 2020)
Right from the beginning it was a very friendly, prompt and professional service. I was kept informed at all times and my drive has now exceeded my expectations (Reviewed November 2019)
Excellent and result very pleased.
Full days work done.
Professional, tidy, high standard of work.
Great communication. (Reviewed November 2019)
Excellent job well carried out - would have no issues recommending. (Reviewed October 2019)
Great Workmanship. Operatives cleaned up well & kept us informed of progress. (Reviewed October 2019)
Excellent service and quality. (Reviewed September 2019)
Excellent. (Reviewed June 2019)
Very professional, friendly, honest and hardworking. Communication was exactly to our liking. (Reviewed May 2019)
Excellent team, very professional from start to finish. (Reviewed May 2019)
Excellent quality work - tidy, neat, on time and competitive. (Reviewed April 2019)
Excellent team, excellent workmanship. Very pleased with out new drive. (Reviewed March 2019)
First class for everything. (Reviewed March 2019)
The guys did an amazing job. I am over the moon with it. (Reviewed March 2019)
The team turned up as agreed, they were very polite and extremely tidy, workmanship was of a very high level. (Reviewed February 2019)
Excellent service. Very professional. Work finished to high spec. (Reviewed February 2019)
Very professional & courteous. (Reviewed January 2019)
Excellent. (Reviewed January 2019)
Excellent overall. Clean, tidy & great standard of work. (Reviewed January 2019)
From start to finish, I found the "Newdrives team" very professional, hard working, clean & tidy site and very honest & polite. I would recommend them to other people to carry out the work. (Reviewed January 2019)
A group of hard working professionals who care about what they do and how they do it to achieve excellent results. I believe they set the standard that others seek to achieve and recommend without reservation.
My thanks for a new garden and driveway, beautifully executed. A job very well done. (Reviewed December 2018)
From initial enquiry through to completion we were impressed by the professional attitude of all involved. Our suggestions were incorporated without fuss, as were changes needed as work progressed.
Everyone was friendly and helpful and seemed to show pride in their work, and they produced a result that we are very pleased with. (Reviewed December 2018)
I was very pleased with the excellent work that was carried out. The workforce very polite and hardworking. Fully recommend. (Reviewed November 2018)
Brilliant workmanship and a credit to the BWC scheme. Great care and attention paid at every stage of the job - and yes they really DO dig down as deep as they promise.
Unexpected problem with underground pipe was swiftly resolved, and layer upon layer of materials was carefully added and compacted.
The result is a beautiful evenly-laid herringbone drive and flowerbeds that match this Victorian property.
No sub-contractors used - these are all Charles's staff, some of them long-serving. He also owns every piece of machinery brought to the site, and clearly takes pride in his work.
It was a big financial commitment but our leap of faith was justified. I have no hesitation in recommending Newdrives - and I would point out that I have no connection to the business whatsoever. (Reviewed November 2018)
Cannot fault the level of service. Good communications, the guys were friendly, courteous, hard working and always left everywhere tidy. Extremely pleased with drive. (Reviewed October 2018)
Excellent (Reviewed October 2018)
Very impressed overall. From initial appointment with business owner to presentation of quotation, excellent, very experienced, friendly and hardworking team. Premises left tidy & clean at the end of the work. First rate job completed to our satisfaction. (Reviewed October 2018)
The quality of service was excellent from start to finish, from quotation to completion the lads were very helpful, always ready to offer advice clean and tidy through out the whole operation. (Reviewed September 2018)
Pleasant and professional. Clear explanation of work to be done and an accurate quote. Some uncertainty over dates due to machine failure. Work completed efficiently and looks great. (Reviewed September 2018)
Excellent service. Tidy work, site maintain, kept informed all throughout work. Supervision during work great. (Reviewed August 2018)
Excellent service, constantly kept informed, very satisfied. (Reviewed July 2018)
Excellent service, would recommend this firm to anyone, very pleased with he overall result. (Reviewed June 2018)
From initial contact, throughout the length of the job and after completion the quality of work and service has been excellent. The entire team is first class. (Reviewed May 2018)
Service was excellent, would use again. (Reviewed May 2018)
A friendly and efficient team, a credit to the firm. (Reviewed May 2018)
First class team did a first class job. Polite, efficient, well organised, neat and clean. A pleasure to have them working on our property. (Reviewed May 2018)
Good service, work completed on time. A substantial base laid to stabilise ground on an incline, very pleased with the finished drive. (Reviewed April 2018)
Well estimated, the work has been skilfully and professional carried out. Very good preparation and an excellent finish. (Reviewed April 2018)
Excellent. (Reviewed March 2018)
Excellent all round. Prompt on time. Efficient. Pleasant. Good communication. (Reviewed March 2018)
New drives were very tidy, efficient, with a high standard of work. They were courteous and kept disruption to a minimum. (Reviewed February 2018)
Superb work carried out during challenging weather conditions. (Reviewed February 2018)
Excellent! 100% quality job, workforce polite, tidy and left whole site spotless on completion. (Reviewed February 2018)
1st class service. Value for money. Presentation & work is excellent. (Reviewed January 2018)
Brilliant. Could not fault anything. Great group of men. (Reviewed January 2018)
Excellent. (Reviewed January 2018)
High standard of service and punctual. Very happy with the result. (Reviewed December 2017)
Excellent service from consultation to completion. Workmanship very professional - workers polite and quiet and cleared up completely. (Reviewed November 2017)
We were kept informed every step of the way. very clean and tidy work. Really pleased with the outcome. Recommended (Reviewed November 2017)
Excellent throughout. Great attention to detail.
Courteous. (Reviewed November 2017)
Excellent professional job, especially attention to detail, courteous, polite workmen. Site left neat and tidy at the end of each day. (Reviewed October 2017)
1st Class Company Workmanship Highly Commendable. (Reviewed October 2017)
Very good. (Reviewed October 2017)
Excellent!
The site was always left clean and tidy at the end of every day. The team were very friendly and helpful with advice. (Reviewed October 2017)
Exceptional - professional, polite, well trained staff, good communication and high standard of work. (Reviewed September 2017)
Punctual and reliable. High standard of work at reasonable price. Left site tidy at the end of each day. (Reviewed August 2017)
Excellent service (Reviewed August 2017)
Very good & reliable service. (Reviewed August 2017)
Thoroughly professional service from start to finish. The work was completed on time and with the minimum of disruption. A great service all round. (Reviewed August 2017)
Did exactly what was asked for, leaving no mess and a stunning result. (Reviewed July 2017)
Perfect! Technically excellent, friendly, polite, tidy. (Reviewed July 2017)
All aspects very good. (Reviewed July 2017)
Lovely clean work. Done a good job. 10/10 (Reviewed July 2017)
Great team of guys, very professional and friendly. Everything left secure and clean every night. Good well done. (Reviewed July 2017)
Very high level of service provided. Newdrives has excellent knowledge of subject. (Reviewed June 2017)
Can't fault them. Really pleased with the quality of work. Very happy with our new drive, path and step. (Reviewed June 2017)
Very happy with the standard of workmanship and speed. (Reviewed May 2017)
Excellent and professional service. (Reviewed April 2017)
Excellent, everything as promised. Clean, did a full days work. Result looks good. Will certainly recommend. (Reviewed April 2017)
Excellent, workmanship was first class. Workmen were very polite. Everywhere left clean & tidy when done. (Reviewed March 2017)
Very good all round. (Reviewed March 2017)
Front driveway block paved. (Reviewed March 2017)
Prompt attention at initial enquiry. Written quote with exact cost on return of post. Excellent communication & workforce efficient; clean drive on completion, all rubbish removed. (Reviewed March 2017)
Newdrives provided an excellent service from initial quoteto completion of project. Staff were courteous, punctual and kept us informed throughout the project. Final product looks fabulous. (Reviewed February 2017)
Having been badly let down and money taken by another builder, Newdrives came and rectified mistakes and finished the brickwork patio and steps in record time, left site clean and tidy. Very polite and professional. Price very reasonable. I would definitely recommend and use them again. (Reviewed February 2017)
Installation of brand new driveway to a high standard. Prompt and comprehensive quote including useful advice about the work. Very pleased with the end result. Recommended. (Reviewed February 2017)
New patio - we were very pleased with the finished job. (Reviewed January 2017)
Block paving drive (Reviewed January 2017)
Clean, tidy, professional, polite, on schedule. (Reviewed January 2017)
Very good - turned up every morning prompt, hard working, did an excellent and professional job. (Reviewed January 2017)
Drive block paved. (Reviewed December 2016)
New Drive (Reviewed December 2016)
Team were quick, efficient and polite, driveway looks superb. (Reviewed December 2016)
Driveway Paved (Reviewed December 2016)
Charles Tomlin was extremely professional and provided good advice, although listening to our requirements. The team were very efficient and competent, especially being very fastidious laying the block paving. We are extremely happy with our new drive and would highly recommend this company. (Reviewed November 2016)
Great service and communication, looks amazing. (Reviewed October 2016)
Excellent and efficient. (Reviewed September 2016)
Excavation of old driveway/garden, installing new driveway and garden area, erecting posts and railings.
We were kept informed throughout, by competent and courteous workforce. The work was excellent. We are delighted. (Reviewed August 2016)
Excellent car park repairs! (Reviewed July 2016)
Newdrives were excellent from start to finish. All their workers were polite and undertook their works in a very professional manner. Our garden and grounds were always left tidy at the end of each working day. (Reviewed July 2016)
Excellent service from start to finish. Team were always professional and we are really pleased with our new drive. (Reviewed June 2016)
An excellent service, very good tram all worked well together with an excellent job done. (Reviewed June 2016)
It was excellent, they were clean, very tidy and very polite. Would recommend them to anyone. (Reviewed June 2016)
A new drive was laid to my property. I am very satisfied with the quality of the workmanship and they were an excellent firm to deal with - courteous and considerate with myself and my neighbours. (Reviewed June 2016)
Excellent. (Reviewed May 2016)
Excellent, polite and reliable service. (Reviewed May 2016)
The workmen were excellent, very helpful and tidied up every day. The finished result is fantastic, would recommend them to anyone. (Reviewed April 2016)
Explanation of work plan very efficient, and fair due to circumstances of the area needs, tidy workmanship, able to talk through the procedure with the staff when needed. (Reviewed April 2016)
A courteous and highly efficient team - a job well done. (Reviewed April 2016)
We were very impressed by the professional manner in which the company carried out the work. (Reviewed March 2016)
The best, gang were helpful, very friendly, the job was finished and looking very good. (Reviewed March 2016)
Good advice, delivery was very professional, and pleasant staff. (Reviewed December 2015)
Excellent Service (Reviewed December 2015)
New block drive installed.
Excellent Service. Started and completed ahead of schedule. Very knowledgable and courteous workers. Very happy. (Reviewed December 2015)
Well managed and well carried out. (Reviewed November 2015)
From start to finish the service was fantastic. So thrilled with our new driveway, it looks stunning and we are the talk of our street, thank you NewDrives. (Reviewed November 2015)
We had some trouble with a recent drive which went very wrong due to the mans incompetence. New drives have given us a beautiful new drive which we are over the moon with. They were professional and efficient and restored our faith in workmen/companies! (Reviewed September 2015)
Excellent. Very good, neat and tidy, pleasant. (Reviewed September 2015)
The service we received from Newdrives was exceptional in all respects. We are delighted with the end result, which has enhanced our property. (Reviewed August 2015)
Superb service from start to finish, the finished product is frequently commented on. (Reviewed July 2015)
Highly recommend this company, excellent job. (Reviewed July 2015)
From start to finish the service and delivery was excellent! very pleased with the final result. (Reviewed May 2015)
First rate, very satisfied. (Reviewed May 2015)
I cannot remember the last time i had 200% service from a contractor, absolutely brilliant! The front of my house is a 'wow'. I am now hoping to get my back garden, patio etc re-done but only by Newdrives! (Reviewed May 2015)
Excellent. (Reviewed May 2015)
Excellent service, kept us informed, very neat and tidy and job was done very quickly. (Reviewed May 2015)
Very clean and tidy workers. Pleased with the work. (Reviewed April 2015)
Excellent service, workmen were efficient, polite and hardworking. Queries were answered promptly. We were very pleased with the service and result. (Reviewed March 2015)
Very good work. Prompt and very pleasant would use again. (Reviewed March 2015)
Excellent service from workmen who took pride and care in their work and were helpful and considerate. (Reviewed March 2015)
Good service from start to finish (Reviewed March 2015)
Excellent. Prompt, clean very pleasant men. (Reviewed March 2015)
Excellent (Reviewed March 2015)
Very good, very professional, accomodating, patient. Talked us through every stage of what to expect. Very tidy too. (Reviewed March 2015)
Very professional and structured service carefully managed by Mr Tomlin and executed by a skilled and friendly workforce providing customer satisfaction throughout. Happy customer. (Reviewed March 2015)
A most personal and professional service from start to finish. Super job by Charles and his team. (Reviewed March 2015)
First class service from initial contact to completion of the job (Reviewed March 2015)
Excellent job. Courteous, efficient, clean and tidy. Would recommend. (Reviewed March 2015)
The service we received was exemplary. (Reviewed March 2015)
All work carried out as per. Specification, efficiency and with good humour and work area all left tid and safe. (Reviewed March 2015)
Very pleased with the work done. The efficiency and courtesy of the workforce was first class. Everything was left clean and tidy on completion. (Reviewed March 2015)
Provided us with a number of options prior to the quote, revised prior quote and worked with us and the council with respect to tree preservation order. (Reviewed March 2015)
Professional, clean and tidy. Quote received promptly. (Reviewed March 2015)
A first class service provided by very knowledgeable staff who were eager to help out and get the job right. (Reviewed March 2015)
This company operated well in every regard: Courteous, efficient and technically competent. A job well done I used them last year and this year. (Reviewed March 2015)
A very polite, courteous and professional team. (Reviewed March 2015)
Trustworthy, helpful men. Tomlin helpful on choice and giving advice. (Reviewed March 2015)
Very pleased with work done. Nice team kept area clean. Very organised workers. Left everything clean and tidy no complaints at all. (Reviewed March 2015)
A professional experience from estimate to costing, thorough preparation and installation. The team were diligent and hard working completing on time and cost.
(Reviewed March 2015)
The team were very polite and professional they always ensured the site was clean and tidy at the end of each working day. (Reviewed March 2015)
I highly recommend Newdrives. The team were well organised from start to finish resulting in excellent new drive. (Reviewed March 2015)
Absolutely First Class (Reviewed February 2015)
A professional, expert & friendly service with pleasant, helpful & very able workmen. It was a pleasure to have them here. (Reviewed December 2014)
We had a patio done and whole of our front drive block paved and we are very happy with the work and the service we received. (Reviewed December 2014)
Very tidy job of tarmac drive. (Reviewed December 2014)
Thoroughly recommend (Reviewed December 2014)
Good Service. Very Friendly. Started on the date agreed and finished on the date given. All in all no complaints. (Reviewed October 2014)
Service was excellent job was completed earlier than originally planned. (Reviewed October 2014)
Mr Tomlin was very professional throughout the entire process and we felt confident in his expertise and experience. The team that completed the job were brilliant led by the excellent foreman - John. They all worked very hard and kept any distruption to a minimum. We are thrilled with our new drieway. Thank you Newdrives (Reviewed October 2014)
Excellent initial contact and understanding of my requirements. Excellent quote giving full details of work to be done. Price was bit high but completed job was exactly what i had envisaged. (Reviewed October 2014)
The service i received was very good from start to finish. The job itself was tackled efficiently and the drive looks very smart. I would recommed Newdrives to all. (Reviewed October 2014)
Excellent (Reviewed October 2014)
Well planned, managed and executed project by a friendly approachable team who made a number of positive suggestions. (Reviewed October 2014)
A 1st class job. Hardworking & friendly staff. 2nd time we have used their services & would use them again. (Reviewed October 2014)