Driver Hire has just been ranked as one of the UK’s top franchise businesses. It’s one of the three leading UK franchises in Elite Franchise Magazine’s Top 100 UK franchise listings, ranked ahead of well-known names that include McDonald’s Restaurants, Subway and Kall Kwik printshops. The overall winner was Home Instead Senior Care. One of […]
Driver Hire franchisee ‘highly commended’ at national awards
Following on from his nomination back in October we’re pleased to announce that Richard Bradshaw, franchisee at Driver Hire Guildford, was a ‘Highly commended’ finalist in the ‘Franchisee of the Year’ category at this year’s ‘Startups’ awards. Established in 2004 by ‘Startups.co.uk’, the UK’s number one service for starting a business, the awards celebrate inspiring, […]
Welcoming Jamie to Driver Hire Manchester North and Oldham
A big welcome to Jamie Lamptey who has bought Driver Hire’s Manchester North and Oldham recruitment business from the long-standing owner, Mike Moores. Before opting to buy his Driver Hire franchise, Jamie, who lives in Timperley, Altrincham, worked in road transport & logistics for a number of leading operators, mainly in the road tanker sector. […]
Driver Hire launches Road Safety Week campaign
This week (November 20th -26th) is Road Safety Week and at Driver Hire, we’re encouraging all our franchisees to give it their full support. “Road deaths in the UK are at the highest level for five years,” says Justine Turner, Driver Hire’s Marketing Manager. “That’s the harsh truth from the Department for Transport (DfT) […]
Driver Hire franchisee enjoys business ‘Startups’ success
Richard Bradshaw, franchisee of Driver Hire’s Guildford office, is in line for a national award. He’s one of the finalists in the 2017 ‘Startups.co.uk’ awards. Organised by ‘Startups.co.uk’, the UK’s number one service for starting a business, the awards celebrate inspiring and exciting new businesses launched within the last four years. 2017 has seen a […]
John Griffiths, Taunton & Bridgwater
“Becoming a Driver Hire franchisee has absolutely changed our lives! I’ve gained all the benefits of being self-employed: the opportunity to run and grow our business, the freedom it can bring and the ability to make decisions for ourselves. It’s certainly given me things I wouldn’t have had if I’d stayed employed.”
Andrew Padgett, Ashford and Canterbury
“I still love what I do, so the plan is to continue. Retiring is not on my horizon at the moment. I’d certainly buy a Driver Hire franchise again knowing what I know now. One of the things I’ve enjoyed the most is building a team of people I can rely on and trust.”
Driver Hire is nominated for national workplace award
Driver Hire is a great place to work. We’ve just been nominated as a finalist in the 2017 REC (Recruitment & Employment Confederation) Institute for Recruitment Professionals ‘Best Place to Work’ category. To make the finals, Driver Hire had to demonstrate how employees’ skills are developed and maintained and how employees are actively involved in the […]
Sales stars at Driver Hire Croydon
When it comes to sales calls, the recruitment team at Driver Hire Croydon are leaders. And we’re not just talking locally; this is on a national scale. They recently collected the Driver Hire National Sales Day winners’ award for booking the most appointments in a single day. “It’s all part of an annual competition across […]