Our Driver Hire franchisees have plenty to celebrate right now. As the business celebrates another record-breaking year. Turnover for the twelve months to the end of March 2018 increased by £8m to £108.5m – an 8% increase on 2016/17. Driver Hire’s 92 franchised offices contributed to the record-breaking figures with some outstanding individual performances; just […]
Grimsby franchisees in line for local Community Award
Driver Hire Grimsby & Scunthorpe is in the finals for this year’s Northern Lincolnshire Business ‘DFDS Excellence in the Community’ Award. The award recognises companies who have demonstrated commitment to their local community and displayed evidence of being a ‘good neighbour’. Driver Hire’s nomination is well deserved. Since buying Grimsby and Scunthorpe two years ago […]
Chaz takes over at Driver Hire Luton
We’re pleased to welcome a new franchisee to our Driver Hire Luton branch, Charanpreet Singh Parhar – Chaz for short. Charanpreet’s background prior to his new business venture in buying the Driver Hire Luton franchise, was that he worked in customer services for Paypoint Network Ltd. “I’d always wanted to work for myself,” says Charanpreet. […]
Happy International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day is the perfect opportunity for us at Driver Hire to celebrate the inspiring women at Driver Hire, who choose to become their own boss and run their own recruitment business. So here’s a mini video of some of those women within our network – more than you thought? International Women’s Day […]
Driver Hire, franchise award finalists, again
Driver Hire is one of six finalists in the 2018 bfa HSBC ‘Franchisor of the Year’ awards. The awards highlight the UK’s most exceptional franchisors; the ones that are driving business success through best practice, innovative strategies and a strong brand. Commenting on the nomination, a delighted Graham Duckworth, Driver Hire’s Franchise Sales Director […]
Annual conference celebrates franchisees’ success
Driver Hire’s 2018 annual conference was a perfect opportunity to mark the achievements of its top performing and long-standing franchisees. Leading the way was David Quinn, owner of Driver Hire’s Chelmsford office, crowned ‘Franchisee of the Year’. Other top awards winners included: Nic Chaviaris (Gatwick), Rod Halling (Plymouth), Carrie-Ann Donohue (York) and Manjit Singh […]
Qualified Franchise Professional at Driver Hire
Graham Duckworth, Driver Hire’s Franchise Sales Director is now a Qualified Franchise Professional (QFP). Graham, who has been Driver Hire’s Franchise Sales Director for over five years, is based at their Bradford head office. To achieve this prestigious industry standard, Graham had to attend a number of seminars, conferences, and mandatory courses and then […]
Driver Hire completes another record December
The Driver Hire franchised network has enjoyed another record-breaking Christmas. Strong demand nationwide for Driver Hire’s team of temporary workers provided work for more people than ever before and boosted turnover in December to £13.1m, 14% up on the equivalent period in 2016. Commenting on a highly successful Christmas trading period, Chris Chidley, Driver Hire’s […]
Driver Hire Croydon franchisee gets some great New Year news
The recruitment team at Driver Hire’s Croydon office are already looking forward to their summer holidays. And with very good reason. Croydon franchisee Tony Goacher and his five colleagues have won £7,500 of holiday vouchers, as winners of Driver Hire’s ‘Best of the Best’ sales incentive. Held across three ‘National Sales Days’ in February, June […]
