Very professional and friendly. Kept us informed every step of the way and helped us decide what would look good. It looks fantastic! Would highly recommend this company.
Family run · Carlisle · 20+ years
Driveways and gardens, done properly.
We are a family business from Carlisle. For over 20 years we have laid resin, tarmac and block paving driveways and built gardens across Cumbria, Dumfries & Galloway and the Scottish Borders, and we still treat every one as if it were our own.
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- Free, no-obligation site visit
- Fully insured, family-run team
- We will beat any genuine quote
- 26 resin colours to choose from
What we do
One team for the drive, the patio and the garden
Whatever the job, you deal with our family from the first visit to the final sweep-up. Plenty of customers start with a new drive and end up with the whole front garden done to match.
01Resin driveways
A smooth, permeable stone finish in 26 colours. No loose gravel, no puddles, almost no upkeep.
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02Tarmac driveways
New drives, resurfacing and pothole repairs for homes, farms, yards and car parks.
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03Block paving
Driveways, paths and patios in the block, colour and pattern that suits your home.
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04Landscaping
Patios, turfing, fencing, borders and retaining walls, built around how you use the space.
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05Driveway cleaning
Deep pressure cleaning, weed removal and re-sanding that brings tired paving back.
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Plus everything around it: imprinted concrete, patios, turfing, fencing, retaining walls, pothole repairs and garden clearance.
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Real jobs. Real change.
Our own projects, photographed before we arrived and after we left. Drag the handle to see the difference.
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20+ yearsFamily run, Carlisle
About us
A family business, not a call centre
Marshalls & Son is a family-run driveway and landscaping company with an office on Milbourne Street in Carlisle and a depot in Canonbie. For more than 20 years we have laid driveways and built gardens for homes, farms and businesses across the border counties.
We are fully qualified and insured, we deal direct with manufacturers, and customers often mention Johnny by name: on site, keeping them informed from start to finish.
Why Marshalls & Son
Our name is on every job we do
We are a family business, and our reputation travels by word of mouth from one village to the next. So we work the only way we know: properly, honestly and with you kept in the loop.
20+Years of driveways and gardens
26Resin stone blends
3Regions from 2 local bases
100%Satisfaction guaranteed
Highly trained staff
An experienced team laying drives and building gardens all year.
Fully insured
Every job covered, including public liability insurance.
Free, honest quotes
We measure properly and price clearly. No hidden costs.
Direct with manufacturers
Better materials at a better price, passed on to you.
100% satisfaction
The job isn't finished until you're happy with it.
Beat any genuine quote
Got a price elsewhere? Show us and we will beat it.
How it works
From first call to finished drive
- Step 1
Call or send the form
Tell us what you have in mind. Photos on WhatsApp help.
- Step 2
Free site visit
We measure up, check levels and drainage, and bring samples.
- Step 3
Clear, fair quote
A tailored price with no hidden costs and no pressure.
- Step 4
We build it properly
Groundwork, base, surface, edges. Then we clean up.
Resin finishes
26 stone blends, four moods
Every blend is natural stone, so we bring real samples to your free visit to see them against your home in daylight.
Light and neutral
Soft creams and pale stone that brighten a frontage and suit almost any brick or render.
AspenOyster Pearl
Purity
Sahara
Golds and browns
Warm, natural blends that sit beautifully with sandstone, red brick and planted borders.
Cappuccino
Dorset CoveFarmhouse Gold
Sweet Pea
Greys and blacks
Crisp, modern tones for contemporary homes, from silver grey to deep jet black.
AnthraciteJet Black
Platinum
Inverno
Reds and greens
Statement blends for borders, inlays and patterns that give a drive real character.
Evening Rose
MeritRosso Luna
TransendenceReviews
Five stars, job after job
We have just had a resin drive installed by this company and we are delighted with how it looks. The price was very competitive and they finished on time.
Great company, really high standard of work. Will definitely be recommending to my friends and family.
Although the team had to work on an extremely hot day, it all came good in the end. Many thanks to Johnny, his son also Johnny, Darren, Gary, Liam and Rory.
Very professional and friendly. Kept us informed every step of the way and helped us decide what would look good. It looks fantastic! Would highly recommend this company.
We have just had a resin drive installed by this company and we are delighted with how it looks. The price was very competitive and they finished on time.
Great company, really high standard of work. Will definitely be recommending to my friends and family.
Although the team had to work on an extremely hot day, it all came good in the end. Many thanks to Johnny, his son also Johnny, Darren, Gary, Liam and Rory.
Very professional and friendly. Kept us informed every step of the way and helped us decide what would look good. It looks fantastic! Would highly recommend this company.
We have just had a resin drive installed by this company and we are delighted with how it looks. The price was very competitive and they finished on time.
Great company, really high standard of work. Will definitely be recommending to my friends and family.
Although the team had to work on an extremely hot day, it all came good in the end. Many thanks to Johnny, his son also Johnny, Darren, Gary, Liam and Rory.
Very professional and friendly. Kept us informed every step of the way and helped us decide what would look good. It looks fantastic! Would highly recommend this company.
We have just had a resin drive installed by this company and we are delighted with how it looks. The price was very competitive and they finished on time.
Great company, really high standard of work. Will definitely be recommending to my friends and family.
Although the team had to work on an extremely hot day, it all came good in the end. Many thanks to Johnny, his son also Johnny, Darren, Gary, Liam and Rory.
Very well finished, looks great, great group of lads. Very happy with it.
Great service. Johnny was on site all the time giving me information about products and service.
The boys made a beautiful job. I am very happy.
Friendly, reliable, good communication. A pleasure to be around.
Very well finished, looks great, great group of lads. Very happy with it.
Great service. Johnny was on site all the time giving me information about products and service.
The boys made a beautiful job. I am very happy.
Friendly, reliable, good communication. A pleasure to be around.
Very well finished, looks great, great group of lads. Very happy with it.
Great service. Johnny was on site all the time giving me information about products and service.
The boys made a beautiful job. I am very happy.
Friendly, reliable, good communication. A pleasure to be around.
Very well finished, looks great, great group of lads. Very happy with it.
Great service. Johnny was on site all the time giving me information about products and service.
The boys made a beautiful job. I am very happy.
Friendly, reliable, good communication. A pleasure to be around.
Areas we cover
From Carlisle to the Borders, and everywhere in between
Two local bases, close to the M6 and the A7, so we reach most of Cumbria, Dumfries & Galloway and the Scottish Borders quickly.
Home base
Carlisle
Office on Milbourne Street. Every district of the city.
Whole region
Dumfries & Galloway
From Annandale to the Rhins of Galloway.
Both sides of the border
Scottish Borders
Newcastleton, Hawick, Jedburgh and beyond.
Depot here
Canonbie & Dumfriesshire
Our depot at The Lampstand, Canonbie.
Towns we work in
Not on the list? If you're within reach of Carlisle or Canonbie, it's still worth a call.
- Carlisle
- Penrith
- Cockermouth
- Workington
- Whitehaven
- Longtown
- Gretna
- Annan
- Lockerbie
- Dumfries
- Castle Douglas
- Moffat
- Langholm
- Newcastleton
- Hawick
- Jedburgh
- Galashiels
From the blog
Straight answers before you spend a penny
Resin bound or resin bonded? The one word that decides whether your drive lasts
They sound identical and they are often quoted side by side. One drains, stays smooth and keeps its stones. The other does not.
Read articleThe days nobody tells you about: what really happens when your driveway is laid
Diggers, skips, a strangely empty front garden. Here is the day-by-day reality of a new drive, so nothing catches you off guard.
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Why Cumbrian rain is the best argument for a permeable driveway
Puddles at the door, a stream down the drive, ice on the dip by the garage. A surface that lets water through changes all three.
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