The first Driver Hire office opened in West Yorkshire in 1983, initially supplying temporary drivers to local transport firms. Since then, Driver Hire has grown to become the UK and Ireland’s largest specialist supplier of drivers and non driving staff to the transport and logistics industry.
Today, Driver Hire is much more than just a supplier of last minute lorry drivers. With 25 years of experience and a nationwide network of over 100 Driver Hire offices throughout the UK and Ireland, they offer a full range of recruitment services – temporary and permanent positions, driving work and logistics jobs.
Deal Information
In June 2011, LDC backed the management team of Driver Hire Investments Group Limited, the franchised provider of temporary and permanent personnel to the logistics and distribution industries, to support its continued growth.
Bradford-based Driver Hire, which was originally established in 1983, operates nationally through a 100-strong network of offices, predominantly owned and operated by franchisees. It services around 5,000 corporate customers with fully compliant LGV, van, fork lift truck and fleet car drivers, warehouse operatives and professional logistics managers on both a short-term and long-term basis. It is also now one of the UK’s leading providers of Driver CPC training.
Franchisees gain access to a range of benefits, including revenue growth from the nationwide customer relationships it secures, a driver training provision, guidance on legal and regulatory compliance, major marketing programmes and business support, such as IT and billing.
Major structural changes in the logistics sector, such as the increase in just-in-time manufacturing processes and the growth of home delivery from ever-increasing online retail sales, are requiring logistics operators to be far more flexible, driving demand for short-term, temporary drivers.