- Home
- Business Franchises
- Driver Hire Franchise
Driver Hire - Management Franchise
Run a successful recruitment business with Driver Hire where average net profit levels for the network annually exceed £150,000.
Watch Video- Request Free Information
-
Finance requirements
- Franchise Fee:
- £32,000
- Minimum Investment:
- £60,000
-
Areas Available
We currently have availability in key UK locations, both established franchise resales – listed under ‘Businesses’ - and new franchise start-ups.
Profile
RUN YOUR OWN £1M+ FRANCHISE WITHIN THE AWARD-WINNING DRIVER HIRE NETWORK
Are you looking to join a proven business? Find out everything you need to know about how you could join one of the UK’s most successful franchise brands here!
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Established in 1983, Driver Hire has become the UK’s largest specialist logistics recruiter, supplying customers in a wide range of sectors nationwide.
The Driver Hire network consists of 104 offices across the UK, all focused on supplying thousands of satisfied customers each year.
Driver Hire is also one of the UK’s most successful and highly respected franchise brands:
- bfa HSBC Franchisor of the Year Silver Winner in 2022 & 2023 and Gold Winner in 2019
- Elite Franchise Franchisor of the Year 2023
- Regular Finalist (16 out of the last 19 years) and an eight-times award winner in the bfa HSBC Franchisor of the Year awards
Driver Hire's excellent reputation is based on the quality of service to both customers who need to find excellent staff and candidates who are looking for work. 98% of customers rated our service as Good or Excellent in our 2023 survey and 95% of candidates said they were proud to work for Driver Hire. In a highly regulated industry, this reflects the high standards of professionalism from our franchisees and throughout our business.
WHY CHOOSE DRIVER HIRE?
There are numerous strong reasons to choose Driver Hire including:
-
For the last financial year, 2023/24:
- Net profit for a franchised business (single office) in 2023/24 was between 10% and 15% of turnover. Average turnover was £1.2m, and top offices generated over £3m turnover.
- 75% of Driver Hire franchises achieved sales of over £750,000
- 55% of Driver Hire franchises achieved sales of over £1million
- 11% of Driver Hire franchises achieved sales of over £2million
PLUS we are:
- Full member of the British Franchise Association (bfa).
- Current Elite Franchise ‘Franchisor of the Year’ and bfa HSBC ‘Franchisor of the Year Silver Winner’
- One of the leading logistics recruiters, so you can have every confidence in the service you are selling. Plus, you are providing a service for which there is a clear and growing demand.
We have over 70 head office support staff when you need them, so you will never be alone in your business. You will also have access to National Accounts, which deliver 24% of network revenue, and our bespoke IT systems which have been developed to support the needs of a Driver Hire business, giving you the best possible tools to succeed.
WHAT DOES DRIVER HIRE DO?
We are the UK’s largest specialist logistics recruiter, and proud to be a franchise business.
Since 1983, our network of franchised offices has been successfully supplying businesses across the country with temporary and permanent drivers, and non-driving staff. We provide temporary staff for all sorts of needs, including holiday cover, planned seasonal peaks, and sickness cover.
FRANCHISE BENEFITS
- Net profit for a franchised business (single office) in 2023/24 was between 10% and 15% of turnover. Average turnover was £1.2m, and top offices generated over £3m turnover.
- One of the leading logistics recruiters, so you can have every confidence in the service you are selling. Plus, you are providing a service for which there is a clear and growing demand. The logistics sector is critical to the UK economy
- Over 70 head office support staff when you need them, so you will never be alone in your business.
- Access to National Accounts, delivering 24% of network revenue.
- Bespoke IT systems which have been developed to support the needs of a Driver Hire business, giving you the best possible tools to succeed.
- Franchisees benefit from comprehensive initial and ongoing training and support
FRANCHISEE REQUIREMENTS
Personal traits:
- Personable
- Driven
- Can-do attitude
- Confident relationship builder
- Tenacious
- Good communicator
- Consistency
- Effective people manager
Experience (not all key):
- Sales or Business Development
- Operations Management
- Strong customer service
- Managing or supervising staff
DRIVER HIRE FRANCHISEE – TESTIMONIALS
“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.”
John Griffiths – Driver Hire Taunton franchisee
“The business has changed my life and my family life considerably compared to being employed. The business affords a good lifestyle, but you must put the work in at the start and have a good team around you to achieve this. It’s been a great move and I love what I do.”
Gary Riches – Driver Hire Colchester franchisee
“Buying my franchise was the best career move I have ever made. I love the systems, quality control and high standards that Driver Hire embraces - follow the model, and it will work. I am very proud to be a Driver Hire Franchisee and delighted to have been able to renew my franchise agreement for another 5 years.”
Amanda Jeffries – Driver Hire Wisbech & The Fens franchisee
“I cannot recommend and thank Driver Hire enough for providing me with such an opportunity for a dream career and lifestyle. The support during the process, advise as well as guidance throughout my years with Driver Hire has been a key element to a great working partnership. They have the personable touch, yet a solid national brand that is associated with quality and expertise. Thank you to all at Driver Hire and to anyone thinking about it, don`t miss the opportunity!”
Nic Chaviaris – Driver Hire Gatwick franchisee
TERRITORIES
We have a number of franchise territories available in some very key UK locations. There are NEW start-up franchises as well as established franchise resales which offer an income stream and cash flow from day one; these are listed HERE
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
- New Start-up Franchise - Franchise Fee: £32,000
- Franchise resale (existing business): Sale prices vary from £50,000 to £500,000+
- Minimum Investment: £60,000
- Minimum Liquid Capital: £25,000
News
-
- DRIVER HIRE SUPPORTS ROAD SAFETY WEEK
- Leading recruitment franchise, Driver Hire, is playing its part in preventing deaths and injuries on UK roads by supporting this year’s ‘Road Safety Week’ (19th-25thNovember). Organised by Brake, the national road safety charity, the theme for 2023 is ‘Speed’. Figures from the Department for ...
-
- AWARD CROWNS OUTSTANDING YEAR FOR DRIVER HIRE
- Driver Hire has added another major franchise industry accolade to its trophy cabinet – the ‘HSBC Elite Franchise Franchisor of the Year Award’. Graham Duckworth, Driver Hire’s Franchise Sales Director, and colleagues, collected the award at a celebratory awards and gala evening at the Tower ...
-
- AWARD CROWNS OUTSTANDING YEAR FOR DRIVER HIRE
- 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 ...
-
- Technology Driven Expansion for Driver Hire Franchisees
- 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. “As the UK’s leading logistics recruitment specialist, we already have the most extensive network, with ...
-
- Double award-win for Driver Hire
- 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. Regarded as the ‘Oscars’ of the franchise industry ...
-
- DRIVER HIRE SUPPORTS ROAD SAFETY WEEK
- Bradford-based national recruitment company, Driver Hire, is playing its part in preventing deaths and injuries on UK roads by supporting this year’s ‘Road Safety Week’ (14th-20th November). Organised by Brake, the national road safety charity, the theme for 2022 is ‘Safe Roads for All’ ...
-
- Darrin Gibb celebrates 30 year milestone with Driver Hire
- Darrin Gibb is the longest serving franchisee in the Driver Hire network and this month, he celebrates his 30th anniversary. Driver Hire itself was still a young business when Darrin came on board, having been established only nine years before Darrin joined forces with Hugh Wilson and set ...
-
- NEW FRANCHISEES AT LINCOLN RECRUITMENT BUSINESS
- 04 May 2022
- NEW FRANCHISEES AT LINCOLN RECRUITMENT BUSINESS Two young local entrepreneurs, Peter Quittenton and Christian Salter, have bought specialist recruitment agency, Driver Hire Lincoln. Peter (24) and Christian (24) already know the business well because they both worked for the previous owner ...
-
- Join 6 leading franchisors to learn more about running your own business!
- 24 March 2022
- Join 6 leading franchisors to learn more about running your own business! Driver Hire is excited to be joining five fellow franchisors for this year’s ‘Franchise Discovery Day’. The educational webinar provides an insight into the lives of those who have built a diverse range of successful ...
-
- Jordan Tracey, Franchisee of Driver Hire Dundee & Perth, is proving that age is no barrier in franchising.
- 17 February 2022
- Jordan Tracey, Franchisee of Driver Hire Dundee & Perth, is proving that age is no barrier in franchising. At the age of 23, Jordan has already progressed from Recruitment Consultant to Franchisee to bfa HSBC Franchisee of the Year Finalist – demonstrating that hard-work, determination, and ...
-
- New franchisees at Peterborough recruitment business.
- 17 August 2021
- New franchisees at Peterborough recruitment business.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 in Top 5 for second year running
- 16 December 2020
- 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. The annual EF100 list recognises the brightest franchise businesses and ranks them according to several criteria and since launch, Driver ...
-
- The award-winning Driver Hire network, welcomes eight new franchisees
- 26 November 2020
- October 2020 was capped off with eight new franchisees graduating our first ever virtual Driver Hire foundation course with flying colours. Normally delivered in person at our Bradford head office over a 2-week period, it was a great triumph for the team at Driver Hire in adapting the course ...
-
- New franchisee at Driver Hire Dundee & Perth
- 23 March 2020
- Jordan Tracey has bought the Dundee and Perth franchises of leading transport & logistics recruiter, Driver Hire. The UK’s largest specialist supplier with a nationwide network of franchised offices, Driver Hire provides temporary and permanent drivers and other logistics staff to local and ...
-
- Driver Hire franchisee collects top sales award
- 15 January 2020
- The recruitment team at Driver Hire’s Stoke franchise are league leaders. And we’re not just talking locally; this is on a national scale. They beat over 100 other Driver Hire offices to top the table in a nationwide sales and recruitment competition. As a result, Driver Hire Stoke ...
-
- Driver Hire welcomes new Manchester South franchisee
- 18 December 2019
- Mike Williams has purchased the Manchester South franchise of leading recruitment franchise Driver Hire. Before deciding to become his own boss, over the past 20 years Mike has had an interesting and varied career. He joined the RAF straight from school; back in civvy street, he worked in ...
-
- Two Driver Hire franchisees complete their five year renewals
- 02 December 2019
- Driver Hire franchisees in Guildford and Lincoln have both renewed their agreements with Driver Hire – the leading transport & logistics recruitment franchise. Sarah Matthews (Driver Hire Lincoln) and Richard Bradshaw (Driver Hire Guildford) have enjoyed outstanding trading over a sustained ...
-
- Recruitment franchise supports road safety week
- 22 November 2019
- Driver Hire, the leading transport & logistics recruitment franchise, is supporting Road Safety Week (November 18th – 24th). All its 100 offices nationwide are being encouraged to share the message on cutting deaths and injuries on UK roads, making them safer for everyone. Organised by Brake ...
-
- Recruitment Franchise's Website Collects National Marketing Award
- 11 November 2019
- Driver Hire – the leading transport & logistics recruitment franchise – has won ‘Best Website’ in the 2019 Franchise Marketing Awards. This success builds on investment in the website and a project to redesign it. The new website was launched in May 2018 following its ground-up redevelopment ...
-
- New owner at Driver Hire’s Hereford & Worcester franchise
- 05 November 2019
- Driver Hire, the UK’s leading recruitment franchise, has added a new franchisee to its nationwide network – Andrew Partridge. Earlier this year he bought Driver Hire’s Hereford & Worcester territory and recently completed his first five month’s trading. Andrew has got away to a flying start ...
-
- Driver Hire announces appointments to its franchise support team
- 24 October 2019
- Driver Hire franchisees offer their clients much more than a sector-leading transport and logistics recruitment service. An important part of the Driver Hire business model is a range of added-value services including Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) training and Driver ...
-
- Recruitment franchise scores with Rugby World Cup poster
- 26 September 2019
- Driver Hire, the leading transport and logistics recruitment franchise, is helping its franchisees and their customers make the most of the 2019 Rugby Union World Cup. The company has produced a World Cup sweepstake poster which it has distributed to its offices in England, Wales, Scotland ...
-
- Driver Hire pedals to success
- 18 September 2019
- A nine-person team representing Driver Hire, the leading recruitment franchise, cycled its way to success in the inaugural ‘Great British Franchise Cycle’, a month-long competition open to businesses involved in the franchise industry. Their challenge was to see how many miles they could ...
-
- Recruitment franchise 'Loves the Lorry'
- 16 September 2019
- Driver Hire, the leading transport & logistics recruitment franchise is a key partner in this year’s National Lorry Week (16-22 September). Now into its 5thyear, National Lorry Week celebrates the often overlooked role that lorries – and the road transport industry in general – play in our ...
-
- Driver Hire enjoys Midlands sales success
- 09 September 2019
- Driver Hire, the 2019 bfa HSBC ‘Franchisor of the Year’, recently completed the re-sales of three well established recruitment franchises in the Midlands. Paul Crossley is the new owner of Driver Hire Stoke. Before opting to buy his Driver Hire franchise, Paul had over a decade’s worth of ...
-
- Driver Hire Business Partners Renew Franchise Agreement
- 29 August 2019
- Robert Leek and Ian Leadbeater, owners of Driver Hire Sheffield, have completed the renewal of their franchise agreement with Driver Hire for a further five years. Robert and Ian initially bought the business in 2009. Prior to that they both worked at Driver Hire’s Bradford recruitment ...
-
- Crewe recruitment company celebrates national success
- 20 August 2019
- When it comes to sales calls, the recruitment team at Driver Hire’s Crewe franchise are leaders. And we’re not just talking locally; this is on a national scale. They recently collected Driver Hire’s National Sales & Recruitment winners’ award for topping the second (of three) 8-week ...
-
- Driver Hire collects top franchise award
- 09 July 2019
- Driver Hire Nationwide has been named the UK’s top franchise at the bfa HSBC Franchise Awards 2019, held in Birmingham at the end of June. Driver Hire, the leading transport & logistics franchise, collected Gold in the Franchisor of the Year category. This is the second time Driver Hire has ...
-
- Driver Hire completes three ten year renewals
- 17 May 2019
- Three Driver Hire franchisees – in Brighton, Cardiff and Gatwick – have recently completed renewal agreements securing further five year business partnerships with the leading transport & logistics recruitment specialists. Franchising for over 30 years, Driver Hire recruitment offices mainly ...
-
- Driver Hire's Capital Performance
- 02 May 2019
- Driver Hire, the leading specialist transport & logistics recruitment franchise, has been enjoying a successful spring in London, completing two franchise re-sales and one greenfield territory covering South West London. Sisters, Sandy and Sindy Sohal are the latter. They are recruitment ...
-
- Driver Hire franchisee is bfa 'Business Transformation' finalist
- 21 March 2019
- Ed Pockney, franchisee at leading transport & logistics recruiter, Driver Hire Uxbridge, is in line for a national award. He’s one of the finalists in the 2019 bfa HSBC Franchise Awards, in the ‘Business Transformation’ category. His nomination is well deserved. Since buying the franchise in ...
-
- Two new franchisees join the Driver Hire network
- 04 March 2019
- Leading recruitment franchise, Driver Hire, welcomed two new franchisees to its nationwide network during February: Scott MacGregor and Stephen Hobbs. Scott has purchased Driver Hire’s Leeds East business. Before opting to buy his Driver Hire franchise, Scott worked largely in sales, as both ...
-
- Driver Hire gets the ‘Knowhow’!
- 30 January 2019
- Driver Hire’s National Accounts’ team has finalised a national agreement with Team Knowhow, the expert services division of Dixons Carphone plc, which includes Currys PC World and Carphone Warehouse. The agreement enables individual Driver Hire franchisees to trade with Team Knowhow depots ...
-
- York conference celebrates franchisees’ success
- 21 January 2019
- Driver Hire’s 2019 annual conference was a perfect opportunity to mark the achievements of its top performing and long-standing franchisees. Leading the way was Diane Maxwell who, along with her brother Danny, is joint-owner of Driver Hire’s Belfast office, crowned ‘Franchisee of the Year’ ...
-
- Driver Hire celebrates Elite franchise top 100 listing
- 20 December 2018
- Driver Hire is celebrating its listing in the UK’s top ten franchises. It’s come in at number 9 in the hot off the press 2019 Elite Franchise Top 100 list, Britain’s definitive franchise league table The Top 100 list celebrates the most dynamic, innovative and successful franchises in the UK ...
-
- New Driver Hire franchisee in Manchester
- 10 December 2018
- Mahomed Imtayas has bought Driver Hire’s Manchester South franchise from long-standing owner, Mike Moores. Mahomed has an interesting CV. He was born in Malawi and has a background in accountancy. He moved to the UK in 1976 before returning to Malawi in 1996 to run his own stationery ...
-
- Driver Hire supports Road Safety Week
- 20 November 2018
- ‘PEDALLING’ THE ROAD SAFETY WEEK MESSAGE A cyclist or motorcyclist is killed or seriously injured every hour on British roads Two wheeled transport users are 34 times more likely to be killed than car drivers Nearly 4 in 10 deaths on British roads involve cyclists or motorcyclists Rural ...
-
- Driver Hire supports World Mental Health Day
- 05 October 2018
- Wednesday October 10th is World Mental Health Day. Organised by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the aim of the day is to promote mental health education, awareness and advocacy. At work, professional drivers are recognised as a particularly high-risk group. And that’s one of the reasons ...
-
- New franchisee at Driver Hire's Chelmsford office
- 03 October 2018
- Pascal Giraud has bought Driver Hire’s Chelmsford franchise from long-standing owner, David Quinn. Franchising for over 30 years, Driver Hire provides temporary and permanent drivers and other logistics staff to local and national organisations in both the public and private sector. If ...
-
- Love the lorry! Driver Hire supports National Lorry Week
- 14 September 2018
- Driver Hire, the leading transport & logistics specialist recruitment company is a key partner in this year’s National Lorry Week (15-21 September). Now into its 4th year, National Lorry Week celebrates the often overlooked role that lorries – and the road transport industry in general – ...
-
- Driver Hire’s marketing support earns place in finals
- 31 August 2018
- The outstanding levels of franchisee support delivered by Driver Hire’s in-house marketing team has earned it a place at the finals of the 2018 national ‘Franchise Marketing Awards’ Now into their 13th year, the Franchise Marketing Awards have become a highly-coveted accolade within the ...
-
- Driver Hire celebrates further franchise success
- 11 July 2018
- Leading recruitment franchisor Driver Hire has further proof that it is one of the UK’s top franchise businesses, collecting bronze in the ‘Franchisor of the Year’ category at the 2018 bfa HSBC Franchise Awards. This was the 12th time in the last 13 years that Driver Hire has been a finalist ...
-
- Franchise footie eclipses World Cup (well almost!)
- 19 June 2018
- Whilst the football world’s attention is on Russia right now, sneaking in just ahead of the big kick-off in Moscow, was leading transport & logistics’ recruitment franchise, Driver Hire’s own football tournament. However, rather than Volgograd, this one was played out in Tamworth. Organised ...
-
- Motherwell business celebrate silver franchise partnership
- 12 June 2018
- Leading transport & logistics recruitment franchise, Driver Hire, is celebrating a 25 year partnership with Motherwell-based business services provider, Wilson Gibb Management Services Ltd (WGMS). WGMS was formed in 1992 by business partners Darrin Gibb and Hugh Wilson. It purchased its ...
-
- Driver Hire Grimsby hoping to catch community award
- 16 May 2018
- Fingers will be firmly crossed this Friday (May 18th) at Driver Hire’s Grimsby & Scunthorpe office. Franchisees Michael and Jayne O’Flynn are in the finals – for the second year running – of the Hull & Northern Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce ‘Excellence in the Community’ Business Awards ...
-
- Driver Hire enjoys southern success
- 09 May 2018
- Leading recruitment franchise, Driver Hire, has just completed the re-sale of two of its Southern region franchises – Luton and Twickenham. The new owners of Driver Hire Twickenham are Sonny and Avi Samra. Before joining the Driver Hire network Sonny worked in a management role for the Home ...
-
- Driver Hire, franchise award finalists, again!
- 27 April 2018
- 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 ...
-
- Driver Hire franchisees play an essential role in another record breaking year
- 06 April 2018
- Driver Hire franchisees have plenty to celebrate right now. The transport & logistics recruitment business is celebrating another record breaking year. Turnover for the twelve months to the end ofMarch 2018 increased by £8m to £108.5m – an 8% increase on 2016/17. Driver Hire’s 92 franchised ...
-
- Newcastle conference celebrates franchisees’ success
- 21 February 2018
- 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 ...
-
- Driver Hire franchisee ‘highly commended’ at national awards
- 03 January 2018
- Richard Bradshaw, franchisee at Driver Hire Guildford, was a ‘Highly commended’ finalist in the ‘Franchisee of the Year’ category at the 2017 ‘Startups’ awards. The results were announced shortly before Christmas. Established in 2004 by ‘Startups.co.uk’, the UK’s number one service for ...
-
- Driver Hire launches Road Safety Week campaign
- 20 November 2017
- This week (November 20th -26th) is Road Safety Week and leading franchisor Driver Hire is encouraging all its 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 Road Safety Week co-ordinator. “That’s ...
-
- Driver Hire franchisee enjoys business ‘Startups’ success
- 07 November 2017
- 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 ...
-
- Driver Hire franchise celebrates first birthday with national success
- 18 October 2017
- When it comes to sales calls, the recruitment team at Driver Hire’s Croydon franchise are leaders. And we’re not just talking locally; this is on a national scale. They recently collected Driver Hire’s National Sales Day winners’ award for booking the most appointments in a single day. “It’s ...
-
- Driver Hire franchisee wins London business award
- 09 October 2017
- Manjit Singh, owner of Driver Hire’s Enfield office, has added his name to an ever growing list of Driver Hire franchisees to win a local business award. He’s just been crowned ‘Best Franchisee’ at the inaugural London Asian Business Awards. The awards recognise the entrepreneurial spirit ...
-
- Leading franchisor, Driver Hire, announces joint venture franchises
- 18 September 2017
- During the summer, Driver Hire, the leading transport and logistics recruitment franchise, announced the completion of three joint venture franchises in Liverpool, Doncaster and at its Maidstone & Medway office. They are following in the footsteps of a number of other Driver Hire employees ...
-
- New owner at Driver Hire’s Carlisle franchise
- 11 September 2017
- The Carlisle office of leading recruitment franchise, Driver Hire, has a new owner – Marc Harrison. Previously, Marc was a member of Driver Hire’s head office franchise support team. “I joined Driver Hire four years ago and absolutely love the business,” says Marc. “Because I was working ...
-
- Driver Hire in the medals at bfa awards
- 04 July 2017
- Driver Hire is in the medals again. The leading recruitment franchise collected silver in the 2017 bfa HSBC Franchisor of the Year awards, organised by the British Franchise Association. The award judges were impressed by Driver Hire’s passion and commitment to ethical franchising, as well ...
-
- New owner at Driver Hire’s Derby franchise
- 23 June 2017
- The Derby office of leading recruitment franchise, Driver Hire, has a new owner – Kathy Wylie. Before buying Driver Hire Derby, Kathy worked in property development and, prior to that, retail banking. Driver Hire specialises in the supply of staff to the road transport and logistics industry ...
-
- Driver Hire franchisee is national finalist
- 02 June 2017
- Donald McClymont, owner of Driver Hire Ayrshire & Dumfries, is into the final round of the British Franchise Association (bfa) HSBC ‘Franchisee of the Year’ awards, nominated in the ‘Customer Focus’ category. Donald initially bought the business as a joint franchisee in 2005. He became sole ...
-
- Driver Hire celebrates thirty years in franchising
- 15 May 2017
- Driver Hire, the leading transport & logistics recruitment business, is celebrating a special anniversary. It’s thirty years since Driver Hire sold its first franchise – in Newcastle. Since then, its network has grown to 100 offices across the UK. “In the 1980s Driver Hire’s founders wanted ...
-
- Driver Hire named one of the UK’s best places to work
- 09 May 2017
- Driver Hire, the specialist transport and logistics recruiter and leading franchisor, has been named as one of the best workplaces in the UK. It was ranked 51st in the ‘Medium Business’ category of the Great Place to Work® annual list of the best workplace cultures, published in The Guardian ...
-
- Driver Hire franchisees enjoy a fourth record year in succession
- 24 April 2017
- It’s been another outstanding year for Driver Hire franchisees. Nearly half of them are celebrating annual turnover in excess of £1m. That’s translated into another record year – its fourth in succession – for the leading specialist transport & logistics recruitment company. Network turnover ...
-
- Conference celebrates success
- 27 February 2017
- There’s another record trading year in the offing at leading recruitment franchise, Driver Hire. And that was reflected in the celebrations at this year’s annual conference, where the outstanding, award-winning individual performances of a quarter of its franchisees were recognised. Leading ...
-
- Christmas cheer as Driver Hire franchisees set £11.5m record
- 18 January 2017
- Driver Hire’s franchisees are celebrating an outstanding December. Christmas 2016 sales across its nationwide network of specialist recruitment offices proved to be an all-time record, topping out at £11.5m, a 9% increase on same time last year. Its December performance caps a successful ...
-
- Local recruiter supports drive to cut road deaths
- 21 November 2016
- Franchisees at Driver Hire, the leading supplier of staff to the road transport & logistics industry are, once again, supporting Road Safety Week (November 21st – 27th). Organised by road safety charity, Brake, this year’s campaign encourages drivers to follow six simple road safety pledges ...
-
- Major investment gives further boost to Driver Hire’s franchise network
- 17 November 2016
- Franchisees at Driver Hire, the leading transport & logistics recruitment business, are benefiting from a £1m investment from their franchisor. The investment includes the development and roll-out of dhOps X, Driver Hire’s new core operations system. Driver Hire has also invested ...
-
- Uxbridge Recruiter In Line For National Award
- 02 November 2016
- Ed Pockney, franchisee of transport & logistics business, Driver Hire Uxbridge, is in line for a national award. He’s one of the finalists in the 2016 Startups.co.uk awards – organised by the UK’s number one service for starting a business. Ed has been nominated for the ‘Franchisee of the ...
-
- Driver Hire franchisees celebrate record trading in September
- 14 October 2016
- September proved to be a month to remember for Driver Hire’s franchisees. The leading transport & logistics recruitment specialist’s nationwide network chalked up turnover of £10.7m – an all time record in the company’s thirty plus years of trading.Individually, across the network, seven ...
-
- Driver Hire Turnover Leads The Way
- 27 September 2016
- Sometimes the best things come in threes. That’s certainly the case at leading recruitment franchise, Driver Hire. They’ve recently calculated that growth in their nationwide network is three times the franchise industry average. Figures from the bfa (British Franchise Association) show that ...
-
- Andy’s the new leader at Nottingham recruiter
- 13 September 2016
- Andy O’Donnell has bought the Nottingham franchise of leading transport & logistics recruitment company, Driver Hire.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 ...
-
- Busy 'Bs'
- ‘A’ might be the first letter in the alphabet, but when it comes to selling franchises at Driver Hire, the letter ‘B’ is number one. Summer 2016 has seen three new franchisees snapping up opportunities in Barnsley, Blackburn and Bournemouth.Joining Driver Hire’s network are Matt Robinson ...
-
- Driver Hire appoints new Area Development Managers
- 08 July 2016
- Driver Hire, the leading specialist transport & logistics recruitment company, has announced the appointments of two new Area Development Managers, one for Scotland and one for its South West region.Linda Glen will be responsible for all 16 Driver Hire offices in Scotland and the North East ...
-
- Rapid growth ‘Down Under’ propels Driver Hire into Sunday Times HSBC International listings
- 15 June 2016
- Outstanding levels of growth at Driver Hire Australia, the international arm of leading recruitment franchise, Driver Hire, have propelled the company’s owners, Specialist People Services (SPS) into the Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200. The list covers the 200 UK firms with the ...
-
- Driver Hire offers free Euro 2016 poster
- 06 June 2016
- 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.The company, which has nearly 100 franchised offices nationwide, has supplied them with a Euro 2016 poster ...
-
- AWARD WINNING GATWICK RECRUITER SWOOPS INTO GLENEAGLES
- 25 May 2016
- The award winning recruitment team at Driver Hire’s Gatwick franchise is on the move – to new premises at Gleneagles Court, Brighton Road, Crawley. Their ongoing success story – turnover at the business is 77% up on same time last year and heading for another all time record – means that a ...
-
- Franchisees enjoy a record breaking run
- 16 May 2016
- Franchisees at Driver Hire, the specialist transport & logistics recruitment business, are celebrating another year of achievement. At the end of the 2015/16 financial year, 90% of their 86 office franchised network had passed the £500k turnover mark.Even more impressive, perhaps, is that ...
-
- New owners at leading recruitment franchise office
- 29 March 2016
- The Grimsby office of leading recruitment franchise, Driver Hire, has new owners – Michael and Jayne O’Flynn. The office specialises in the supply of staff to the road transport and logistics industry. Before buying their Driver Hire franchise, Jayne worked in facilities and event management ...
-
- JOINT VENTURES BREED SUCCESSFUL FRANCHISEES
- 24 March 2016
- Joint venture franchises are proving to be a brilliant breeding ground for successful franchisees at Driver Hire. The leading transport and logistics recruiter has just completed the sale of its stake in Driver Hire East London to joint venture partner, Richard Pugh. Richard, who was ...
-
- Driver Hire collects national marketing award
- 15 March 2016
- Leading recruitment franchise, Driver Hire, received some excellent news last week. It was announced winner of the ‘Best Franchisee Marketing Support’ category in this year’s ‘Franchise Marketing Awards’. One of the industry’s most coveted, it celebrates innovative campaigns and the ...
-
- Driver Hire hires new FD as growth drive continues
- 10 February 2016
- Driver Hire, the leading road transport and logistics recruitment franchise which is part of Specialist People Services (SPS), the diversified recruitment group backed by private equity investor LDC, has announced the appointment of Paul McNulty as group finance director.With more than 20 ...
-
- Christmas demand drives Driver Hire to new record
- 17 December 2015
- High demand for drivers during the run-up to Christmas has enabled Driver Hire, the transport and logistics recruitment franchise, to set a new trading record. During the week ended 13th December, its 104-office network’s combined weekly turnover soared to £2.35m, the highest in its thirty ...
-
- Driver Hire pull out a couple of Christmas crackers
- 15 December 2015
- Driver Hire, the leading transport and logistics recruitment franchise has two cracking new franchisees, both for offices in Yorkshire.The franchisor, which already has 103 offices covering the whole of the UK, has added to its network with the sale of a greenfield site in Barnsley. The new ...
-
- Wonderful Worcester collect another award
- 26 November 2015
- When it comes to winning awards, Sue and Vance Parsons are making rather a habit of it. Owners of Driver Hire Hereford & Worcester, since opening for business two years ago, they’ve already bagged four of them. Their most recent success was in the ‘Enterprising Worcestershire' business ...
-
- New recruits for Driver Hire’s eServices team
- 23 October 2015
- Award-winning transport & logistics franchise, Driver Hire, has further strengthened franchise support. To aid franchisees’ sales efforts and enhance after-sales support, Driver Hire has added two new staff to its eServices team: Shadia Teers and Jimmy Singh. “Alongside their core ...
-
- Slough businessman in line for national award
- 14 October 2015
- Tejwant Karir, franchisee at Driver Hire’s Slough, is in line for a national award. He’s one of just six finalists in the 2015 ‘Startups’ Awards ‘Franchisee of the Year’.Now into their 12th year, ‘Startups’ Awards celebrate the achievements of the UK’s most impressive, fast-growing ...
-
- AWARD WINNING RECRUITMENT FRANCHISE ADDS NEW SERVICE
- 30 September 2015
- Sue and Vance Parsons, owners of the Driver Hire franchise for Hereford & Worcester, have enjoyed a phenomenal start since buying the business in 2013. They’ve increased turnover by over 900% and could be heading for £1m by the end of the current financial year. Their next challenge is to ...
-
- Driver Hire score with rugby World Cup poster
- 16 September 2015
- Driver Hire franchisees are helping their customers and clients make the most of the Rugby Union World Cup. The specialist transport and logistics franchise has produced a World Cup sweepstake poster which franchisees will be distributing via its nationwide network.“With 107 offices in ...
-
- Driver Hire enjoys a summer of success
- 07 September 2015
- While most of the UK were on the beach this summer, Driver Hire’s franchise sales team has been busy, sealing resale deals on two of its well-established franchises. The most recent was Driver Hire Birmingham which has been purchased by Lisa Hughes from long-standing franchisee, Jim Richards ...
-
- New courses add to Driver CPC choice
- 29 July 2015
- Driver Hire franchisees will soon be able to offer an even wider range of Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (Driver CPC) courses to their customers. This follows the announcement by Driver Hire Training of the imminent launch of two new Driver CPC modules – in First Aid and ...
-
- DRIVER HIRE CELEBRATES SILVER AT FRANCHISE AWARDS
- 01 July 2015
- Leading specialist recruitment franchisor, Driver Hire, has been nationally recognised at the prestigious 2015 bfa HSBC ‘Franchisor of the Year’ Awards, collecting this year’s Silver Award. An award winner in 2006 and 2012, Driver Hire has been a bfa finalist in nine out of the last ten ...
-
- Driver Hire is franchise finalist
- 23 April 2015
- Leading recruitment franchise, Driver Hire, is one of eight finalists in the prestigious 2015 bfa and HSBC ‘Franchisor of the Year’ awards. A winner in 2006 and 2012, Driver Hire has been a finalist in nine out of the last ten years. Commenting on the nominations, Andy Brattesani, UK head of ...
-
- Driver Hire celebrates excellent half year
- 13 December 2013
- Franchisees at specialist transport and logistics recruiter, Driver Hire, are clearly benefiting from the improved economic outlook. As the company approaches the end of the first half of its financial year, just short of a quarter of its 100 office network have passed the half million ...
-
- New owners at Driver Hire Hereford and Worcester
- 13 December 2013
- Driver Hire Hereford and Worcester, the latest addition to Driver Hire’s nationwide network of specialist recruitment offices is now owned by local couple Vance and Sue Parsons. Vance is no stranger to franchising. Before deciding to buy Driver Hire Hereford & Worcester, he ran his own debt ...
-
- DRIVER HIRE: IDEAL FOR THE OLYMPICS
- 12 July 2012
- Driver Hire the transport and logistics recruitment franchise, are busy proving the Olympic doom-sayers wrong. Some have suggested that this massive sporting event will have little impact on business in the UK, but that’s certainly not the case at Driver Hire East London.Over the past six ...
-
- Winning business formula
- 12 July 2012
- Driver Hire has won the Bronze award in the British Franchise Association’s annual ‘Franchisor of the Year’ awards, in association with HSBC and supported by Express Newspapers.With over 90 franchised offices, Bradford based Driver Hire is the UK’s largest specialist in its field, providing ...
-
- Oxford franchisee wins Franchisee of the Year award
- 07 December 2011
- Lorraine Thompson, who owns Driver Hire Oxford, is now an award-winning franchisee. Thompson was crowned British Franchise Association/HSBC ‘Franchisee of the Year’ 2011 for the South West and Wales Region at a gala dinner in Birmingham. The awards are also supported by Express Newspapers ...
Case Studies
-
- New Franchisees at Leeds recruitment business
- 02 September 2021
- Husband and wife team, Tim and Fiona Hennah have bought Driver Hire’s Leeds West 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. For the latter, he launched a mini-cruise programme ...
Videos
-
- Learn more about buying a Driver Hire Franchise Opportunity
- See if Graham Duckworth, Driver Hire's Franchise Sales Director, can answer some of your franchising questions here.
Locations
Newport
- Franchise Fee:
- £32,000
Chesterfield & Worksop
- Franchise Fee:
- £32,000
Bath
- Franchise Fee:
- £32,000
Truro
- Franchise Fee:
- £32,000
Northern Ireland (West)
- Franchise Fee:
- £32,000