Milestones

Since opening the first office back in 1983, Driver Hire has reached many milestones over the years

1983
Driver Hire formed in West Yorkshire

1987
First franchised office opens in Newcastle

1989
ISO 9002 Accreditation

1994
Investors in People award gained

1997
First National Accounts service introduced

1998
First Driver Hire training programme

2001
National LGV licence scheme

2002
Officially UK’s number one transport recruiter (Ernst & Young report)

2003
National Courier Awards – Winners of Corporate Safety Awards

2004
bfa Franchisor of the Year – Finalist
Chris Chidley joins as Driver Hire’s new CEO
Fleet Safety Forum Award Winners for ‘Commitment to Road Safety’

2005
REC Agency Driver of the Year

2006
bfa Franchisor of the Year Winner
REC Agency Driver of the Year
Fleet Service Provider – Highly Commended by Brake, The Road Safety Charity

2007
REC Agency Driver of the Year
bfa ‘Franchisor of the Year’ Finalist
CBI Growing Business Awards ‘Customer Excellence’ Finalist

2008
REC ‘One in a Million’ – the UK’s best Temporary Worker
REC Agency Driver of the Year
Driver Hire moves to new Head Office in Bradford

2009
Fuel Efficient Driving and Home Delivery Driver training programmes
bfa Franchisor of the Year Finalist
Driver Hire reconfirmed as UK’s #1 specialist logistics recruiter by Recruitment International

2010
Driver CPC Training service launched
Shortlisted for ‘Best Industrial Recruiter’ award
bfa Franchisor of the Year finalist for 5th year running

2011
Shortlisted for ‘Best Temporary Recruiter’ award
New financial backing with a private equity investment by LDC
AWR eLearning module, seminars and AWR Tracker
bfa Franchisor of the Year – Driver Hire shortlisted again

2012
bfa ‘Franchisor of the Year’ – Bronze Award Winner
First Driver Hire Australia office launches in Perth

2013
Launch of Driver Risk Management services – eLearning modules and dh Licence Check
Over 40,000 drivers have received Driver CPC training to date
Acquisition of specialist rail industry recruiter, ISS Labour

2014
bfa Franchisor of the Year – Driver Hire is shortlisted again
Armed Forces Corporate Covenant signed and new association with the Royal Logistic Corps
Finalist in the Recruiter Awards

2015
Over 100,000 checks completed using dh Licence Check
bfa ‘Franchisor of the Year’ – Silver Award Winner
Driver CPC training service delivers 100,000th driver training day
Two Driver Hire offices hit £3m turnover mark

2016
£1m investment in IT & support services announced
Best Franchisee Marketing Support at the Franchise Marketing Awards
bfa Franchisor of the Year – Driver Hire is shortlisted again

2017
Driver Hire ranked 51st in the medium category of Great Place to Work®
Driver Hire listed as one of the three leading UK franchises in Elite Franchise Magazine’s Top 100
bfa ‘Franchisor of the Year’ – Silver Award Winner
Vulnerable Road Users eLearning modules gains FORS Accreditation

2018
Driver Hire Australia opens fifth office, in Adelaide
bfa Franchisor of the Year – Driver Hire a finalist for 11 in past 12 years
FY 2017/18 an all-time record breaking year for Driver Hire, with turnover of more than £108m