Active Drives
Drop Kerbs. Active Drives has been vetted and approved by TrustATrader. Covering Aberdeen and surrounding areas
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Register GuaranteeAbout Active Drives, Aberdeen
At Active Drives, we believe that your outdoor space should be an extension of your home – a beautiful, functional area that you can enjoy with family and friends. That’s why we offer a wide range of services to help you transform your outdoor space, from stunning driveways to beautiful landscaping and paving.
If you are looking for a block-paving specialist, Active Drives can help. We have been transforming driveways for over 25 years, laying tarmac and installing block-paving, fences and crazy paving for happy customers.
All too often a property’s exterior is overlooked but the fact is your driveway is the first thing you see when you return home and the first thing others will notice too. A well-tended, beautifully laid driveway can add to the tranquillity you feel at the end of the day so it is important that you get it just right. We pride ourselves on the high standards we achieve for each customer, working closely with our customers to understand their needs and provide them with hard wearing, attractive exteriors, guaranteed to add kerb appeal.
For Active Drives, there is no job too big or too small. We understand the importance of preparation and use high quality materials to provide an excellent finish. Our 25 years in the block-paving and driveways industry means that we operate efficiently, offering a high-quality finish to every job we do.
In order to promote best practice among our staff we are members of the following professional body:
Street Works Qualification Register
We specialise in block-paving and driveways and our services include:
- Hard Landscaping
- Dropped Kerbs
- Block-paving
- Driveways (Resin Bound)
- Tarmacing
- Patios
- Paths
- Gates
- Brick Walls
- Crazy Paving
- Fencing
- All Aspects of Garden Maintenance
We know that every customer has unique requirements so please feel free to get in touch with us. Our friendly team will be happy to provide you with free, no-obligation information and advice and a quote should you require one.
If you would like to know more about the work that we do visit our website
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- Gravel driveway before
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- Fully completed steps/Indian sandstone patio.
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- Triple course steps firmly set and ready for final product.
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- Excavation and preparation.
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- Full new type1 hardcore foundations for firm support.
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- New sharp sand fully screened and ready to go.
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- Full complete new mono block to complete finish.
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- Side view prestige finish.
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- Full new landscape designs.
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- New features to complement the property/new top soil ready for planting.
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- Corner view of driveway.
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- New steps to complete finish.
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- Preparing drop Kirb..
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- New kirbs firmly set in place.
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- 20ml base course fully complete.
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- Final finish and ready to use.
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- Indian sandstone steps preparation.
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- Indian sandstone steps fully completed.
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- New fife stone design.
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- Final finish with new artificial grass.
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- Excavation been fully carried out.
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- Full new type 1 sub base fully compacted for firm standing.
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- Starting with new paving.
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- All fully layed and ready for finishing.
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- Excavation underway.
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- New foundations firmly compacted.
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- Full levelled to create new driveway.
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- Then new 6ml tarmac power rolled finish.
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- Quality comes as standard.
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- Fully dug out and new membrane for weed control.
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- Full new type1 hardcore foundations.
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- Fully screened sharp sand ready for new paving stones.
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- Final finish with new paving another happy customer :)
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Insurance details
| Provider | AXA Insurance |
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| Verified | 18th February 2026 |
Aberdeenshire
Qualifications
- Street Works Qualification Register - Location & Avoidance of Underground apparatus, monitoring signing, lighting & Guarding
Associations
Reviews (36)
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Average rating: 5.0 out of 5
Review by Allan
on 20th July 2026
"If there is anyone in need of the moniker "Honest John" it would apply here. Honest with his timings, Honest to his price, and Honest to his workrate This was a 120 sq m remodel of a path and driveway which included the excavation of approx 30 square m of garden , this was to make way for another 2 car spaces on a double drive John and his team turned up religiously every day and usually just before the agreed time, always early for starting and such was the workmate they rarely finished before 6. John direct3d his team well, oversaw every aspect of the work and ensured a high quality finish. John's eye to detail was impressive such that we took on a couple of his ideas and incorporated into our plans. I would have no hesitation on recommended John and his team and I am looking forward to them returning i September for phase 2 of our plan."
- Initial impression Initial impression: 5 out of 5.0
- Punctuality Punctuality: 5 out of 5.0
- Cleanliness Cleanliness: 5 out of 5.0
- Quality Quality: 5 out of 5.0
- Value Value: 5 out of 5.0
- Overall opinion Overall opinion: 5 out of 5.0
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Average rating: 5.0 out of 5
Review by Douglas Gerrard
on 18th July 2026
Douglas Gerrard - Image 1 "John & team worked tirelessly throughout the job. John had some great ideas how to improve the look of what we wanted, & the finished job overall was stunning. From an initial request to resurface our driveway with resin, once we saw the standard of work, we ended up renewing our front walls, pavement, & rear entrance area. We are delighted & would highly recommend."
- Initial impression Initial impression: 5 out of 5.0
- Punctuality Punctuality: 5 out of 5.0
- Cleanliness Cleanliness: 5 out of 5.0
- Quality Quality: 5 out of 5.0
- Value Value: 5 out of 5.0
- Overall opinion Overall opinion: 5 out of 5.0
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Average rating: 5.0 out of 5
Review by Gillian Milne
on 6th July 2026
Gillian Milne - Image 1 "Really pleased with the driveway and looking forward to them coming back to do the patio."
- Initial impression Initial impression: 5 out of 5.0
- Punctuality Punctuality: 5 out of 5.0
- Cleanliness Cleanliness: 5 out of 5.0
- Quality Quality: 5 out of 5.0
- Value Value: 5 out of 5.0
- Overall opinion Overall opinion: 5 out of 5.0
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Average rating: 5.0 out of 5
Review by Allan
on 20th June 2026
"High quality workmanship. Very professional approach polite tidy and friendly towards customer. Would highly recommend for future work to be done if required"
- Initial impression Initial impression: 5 out of 5.0
- Punctuality Punctuality: 5 out of 5.0
- Cleanliness Cleanliness: 5 out of 5.0
- Quality Quality: 5 out of 5.0
- Value Value: 5 out of 5.0
- Overall opinion Overall opinion: 5 out of 5.0
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