"A great business opportunity with an award-winning B2B management franchise"
A Driver Hire franchise provides you with a unique opportunity to run your own recruitment business, offering potential earnings of £100k and beyond.
About our business
With a 25-year record of success, Driver Hire is the UK and Ireland’s leading supplier of drivers and logistics staff to the private and public sectors. Every day our 100-strong branch network provides workers, mainly on temporary assignments, to a wide variety of customers ranging from international hauliers and major retailers to builders merchants, parcel delivery companies and local authorities.
Our success is based upon a franchise formula that works, and works well. It combines strong brand recognition, a proven business system and comprehensive ongoing support with the ambition, dedication and self-motivation of local franchise owners.
We are full members of the British Franchise Association and have been finalists in the bfa’s prestigious “Franchisor of the Year” competition for the last five years, winning the award outright in 2006. This followed on from our success in winning the 2004 “Franchisee of the Year” competition.
Current business performance
In the year to March 2010, despite a tough economic climate, over 50% of our franchisees achieved sales of over £500,000 with 14 going on to reach the coveted £1m milestone. As for the current year, Driver Hire’s Franchise Sales Director, John Warren says, “During the last few months we have seen extremely strong year-on-year growth – over 20% in the last 4 months and over 30% in the last few weeks. A number of franchisees have experienced record trading weeks and as business confidence improves amongst our customers, demand for good quality staff will rise correspondingly. It’s good news for us and a great time to invest."
"People close to our business can see this and several Driver Hire franchises have recently been snapped up by people with 'inside knowledge', either as employees or through word-of mouth. We are also receiving many serious enquiries from outside the business and we therefore expect to have a number of new franchisees on board within the next few months ”
A market worth over £2bn
Driver Hire is part of the £27bn UK private recruitment and staffing industry. The market for temporary drivers alone is estimated to be worth over £2bn, boosted by ever-increasing customer demands for a flexible workforce solution and the massive growth of on-line retailing which requires more delivery drivers.
If you need any further convincing, just stand by the side of any busy road and note the volume and diversity of commercial vehicles, ranging from articulated trucks through to courier vans. Every single one is operated by a current or potential customer of Driver Hire and at some time or another most of them will need a driver from us. Driver Hire is perfectly placed to benefit from this boom in demand.
Our Commitment to Service and Quality
As a specialist recruiter working in a competitive industry, our service standards have to be high. Driver Hire’s commitment to quality and service is widely acknowledged within the transport industry and is reinforced by our rigorous business processes. Not only that, our drivers are also recognised as best in class, sweeping the board in the Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s “Agency Driver of the Year” awards in each of the last three years. In 2008 one of our drivers went on to win the REC’s coveted “One in a Million” Temporary Worker of the Year Award.
Register Your Interest
If you think a Driver Hire franchise might be for you, or you would like to know more, the first step is to register your interest. Once registered, you'll find a host of additional information available through your personalised 'MyDriverHire' login. Simply click on the 'Register Now' button to get started.
Driver Hire Franchising Newsletters - 'Driving Forward'
We publish a regular franchising newsletter, full of information about the Driver Hire network and current opportunities. Click below to download a free copy of Driving Forward:
Driving Forward - Issue 13 - September 2010
Driving Forward - Issue 12 - March 2010
Driving Forward - Issue 11 - December 2009
Driving Forward - Issue 10 - July 2009
