Driver Hire is once again supporting Road Safety Week, the annual campaign led by the charity Brake. This year’s event runs from 16 to 22 November and focuses national attention on the ongoing need to reduce deaths and serious injuries on UK roads.
Long-standing franchisor, Driver Hire, the leading supplier of temporary and permanent drivers and other staff to the road transport industry, has just celebrated its highest ever weekly turnover in its 40-plus year history.
Driver Hire’s 2025 annual conference - held in the splendid surroundings of the Hilton Hotel, Deansgate, Manchester - was a perfect opportunity to mark the achievements of its top-performing and long-standing franchisees.
Driver Hire, the transport & logistics recruitment franchise, has just completed a bumper month for renewals - with five franchisees each signing new five-year contracts.
Driver Hire is one of the UK’s top franchises – an established franchise which offers comprehensive training and dedicated support to each new franchisee.
Picture caption: Left to right: Scott English (Elite Franchise), Simon Johnston (Driver Hire, Network Development Director), Jeremy Neale (Driver Hire, UK Managing Director and Graham Duckworth (Driver Hire, Franchise Sales Director) Driver Hire has added another major franchise industry accolade
Driver Hire franchisees are benefiting from a major investment in new technology which is enabling them to expand their existing territories into previously hard to reach postcode areas. says Jeremy Neale, Driver Hire’s Managing Director, UK.
The end of 2022 was a time of celebration at Driver Hire, with the business collecting not one but two major franchise awards. Firstly, Driver Hire was the ‘Franchisor of the Year’ Silver Winner at the prestigious bfa HSBC annual awards.
Peter Quittenton and Christian Salter takes to new heights! Two young local entrepreneurs, Peter Quittenton and Christian Salter have bought a specialist recruitment agency, Driver Hire Lincoln.
The virtual event occurred yesterday, March 31st, welcoming representatives from Driver Hire, FASTSIGNS, Home Instead, Puddle Ducks, Revive! and X-Press Legal Services.
Here’s what some of our franchisees have to say… John Griffiths – Driver Hire Taunton Franchisee Gary Riches – Driver Hire Colchester franchisee Amanda Jeffries – Driver Hire Wisbech & The Fens Franchisee Nic Chaviaris – Driver Hire Gatwick Franchisee “Whilst the financial side is key, I just
Husband and wife team, Tim and Fiona Hennah have bought Driver Hire’s Leeds Wes recruitment office. Before buying their own business, Tim’s career was spent in the travel industry, working for Thomas Cook and, most recently, P&O Ferries.
Driver Hire Peterborough, a leading local supplier of staff to the road transport and logistics industry, has new owners, husband and wife team, Brian and Lin Kilroe. They’ve bought the business from long-standing franchisee, Ged Sanderson.
Driver Hire has revealed that one of its newest franchisees who operates in the Worcester area has got business off to a flying start. Driver Hire has welcomed many franchisees of late, but one of its newest has revealed that business has been booming since he took the reins.
Driver Hire has teamed up with the victim of a road traffic collision to raise awareness of how we can be safer on the roads. Driver Hire teamed up with road safety charity Brake to raise awareness of how we can all be safer on the roads of Britain.
Former office manager of Driver Hire’s Wakefield franchise, Sarah Parker, has bought the transport and logistics recruitment business. With 15 years of recruitment experience under her belt, Sarah Parker worked as a branch manager for the previous owners of Driver Hire Wakefield for some time.
Driver Hire took the chance to help out workers in the North of England at a jobs fair last week. The fair, which aims to connect ‘employees’ with ‘employers’, took place on 27th February at the St John’s community rooms on Washington Street in Workington, Cumbria.
Driver Hire’s Stoke franchise has topped the charts in a nationwide sales and recruitment competition. The league table, called National Sales Days, is an internal contest to encourage business growth among Driver Hire’s franchise locations.
Driver Hire’s York branch has been given an internal achievement award after reaching an impressive sales milestone. Carrie Ann Goddard, who owns the York division of the Driver Hire network, has been congratulated on her hard work in boosting the unit’s sales.
The 12th September 2017 marked the first-year anniversary as Driver Hire franchisees for Tony Goacher (Croydon) and Andy O’Donnell (Nottingham). Tony was a member of the Driver Hire senior management team before he decided to buy his own franchise and becoming his own boss.
A great way to round off 2020 - Driver Hire has been listed as one of the UK’s Top 5 franchise businesses in the Elite Franchise Magazine’s 2021 Top 100.
Driver Hire is taking efforts to educate others on the importance of good mental health on World Mental Health Day. Today many people around the world are doing their bit to promote the initiative, which was set up by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to raise awareness about mental wellbeing.
Driver Hire’s marketing team’s reaches the finals of the 2018 ‘Franchise Marketing Awards’. Celebrations are in order for Driver Hire’s in-house marketing team as it receives its nomination for the ‘Best Franchisee Marketing Support’ category.
Driver Hire has been announced as one of the key partners of this year’s annual National Lorry Week. Driver Hire is getting ready for National Lorry Week this week, which celebrates the crucial role that HGVs (and the road transport industry in general) play in our day-to-day lives.
Driver Hire has helped one of its oldest franchisees sell his successful business. Driver Hire Chelmsford’s owner, David Quinn, has handed over the reigns to a new and ambitious individual.
Driver Hire has been raising awareness of Road Safety Week to try and reduce the number of road deaths in the UK. Driver Hire has given its support to Road Safety Week to try and spread the message on how deaths and injuries on our roads can be reduced.
Driver Hire has earned a coveted spot on a prestigious UK franchise rankings list. Driver Hire has topped off a fantastic year by earning itself a place on the top ten of the UK’s most influential franchise rankings list.
Driver Hire has announced that it’s become a finalist at the BFA HSBC Franchise Awards for the 13th time. Driver Hire was thrilled to learn that it made the final list for the ‘Franchisor of the Year’ category in the BFA HSBC Franchise Awards.
Transport franchise Driver Hire has made a number of franchise sales in the capital. It has been announced this month that Driver Hire has not only completed two franchise re-sales, but has also found a buyer for an entirely new greenfield territory spanning South West London.
Driver Hire bagged the night’s top honour at the bfa HSBC Franchise Awards 2019 for the strength of its business model. Driver Hire walked away from this year’s bfa HSBC Franchise Awards with the top franchisor honor, the Gold Award in the Franchisor of the Year category.
Driver Hire has congratulated one of its leading franchisee teams on their incredible sales prowess in its annual competition. Driver Hire has awarded its top team of franchisees for their dedication to driving sales upwards.
Driver Hire is encouraging some healthy competition amongst its franchisees by organising a company-wide sweepstake. Driver Hire has distributed an official Rugby World Cup sweepstake poster to all of its offices across the UK to encourage healthy competition among its workforce.
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