If you’ve ever thought about running your own business, have you ever considered buying a franchise? Driver Hire has been a franchised business since 1987, and will be attending The National Franchise Exhibition at the NEC in Birmingham on Friday 30th September and Saturday 1st October. A number of Driver Hire opportunities are available to […]
Meet our new Nottingham franchisee Andy O’Donnell
Andy O’Donnell has joined our network of successful recruiters having bought the Nottingham Driver Hire franchise. In a successful career spanning thirty years, Andy has worked in senior management roles for a number of plcs. He’s also run two of his own businesses – a convenience store and post office in Leicestershire and, most recently, a […]
Meet Gary our new franchisee in Blackburn
We’re really pleased to welcome a new owner at Driver Hire Blackburn – Gary Pugh. He’s taken over the highly successful office from long-standing franchisee, Iain Westman. Accustomed to running a franchised business. Before buying Driver Hire Blackburn, Gary was a successful franchisee with parcel delivery business Lynx Express. Prior to that he was Business […]
James jumps at our Bournemouth franchise opportunity
James Craven has bought Driver Hire’s Bournemouth franchise. Originally from Lincolnshire, James spent the last four years in Switzerland where he worked as a consultant, specialising in change management, business analysis, process re-engineering and sales transformation. “I was looking to move back to the UK,” says James. “A business contact who’s been a Driver Hire […]
Driver Hire appoints new Area Development Managers
Driver Hire has announced the appointments of two new Area Development Managers, one for Scotland and one for our South West region. Linda Glen will be responsible for all 16 Driver Hire offices in Scotland and the North East.. Before joining Driver Hire, Linda worked for a number of multi-national companies, developing extensive experience in sales […]
Matt makes Barnsley move
Matt Robinson has bought Driver Hire’s Barnsley franchise. He’s no stranger to the recruitment sector or, indeed, self employment. Before deciding to invest in a Driver Hire franchise Matt had seven years experience as a branch manager for a national recruitment agency. He then decided to enter self-employment, firstly with a car and van rental […]
Rapid growth ‘Down Under’ propels Driver Hire into Sunday Times HSBC International listings
Outstanding levels of growth at Driver Hire Australia have propelled its owner, Specialist People Services (SPS), into the Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200. The list covers the 200 UK firms with the fastest growing international sales. To qualify, annual revenue from this source must be £1m or more; SPS is ranked 104th. Alongside Driver […]
Driver Hire offers free Euro 2016 poster
With the 2016 UEFA European Championships kicking off next week, leading franchisor, Driver Hire, is ensuring that all its customers are up to speed with all the football action. With over 100 offices nationwide, we have supplied our franchisees with a Euro 2016 poster covering all the teams, all the rounds, all the way through to the final. “Timely […]
Business growth leads to bigger premises for our Gatwick franchisee
The award winning recruitment team at Driver Hire Gatwick is on the move. Their ongoing success story – turnover at the business is 77% up on time last year, another all time record – means that a move to larger premises was an essential. “Over the past four years we’ve more than quadrupled our turnover; […]
