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Bradford’s Driver Hire on recruitment drive after record £2.1 million weekly turnover

Bradford-based transport and logistics recruiter Driver Hire is set for further recruitment after hitting record weekly turnover of £2.2 million turnover.

The final two weeks in November saw the company achieve all-time record weekly turnover of £2.1 million.

This was beaten in December’s first week when turnover climbed to £2.2 million, 22% ahead of the corresponding week last year.

There was a similar story from its Australian business, which two weeks earlier, also reported record weekly trading figures, topping AU$260k and AU$900k for the full month.

Chris Chidley, Driver Hire’s chief executive officer said: “Whilst our current run of excellent trading is partly down to seasonal factors, there’s a definite flight to quality as we’re also gaining market share from our rivals.

“All types of businesses – from publicly quoted companies through to smaller local transport operators – are seeking recruitment partners they can rely on. One which will deliver a compliant service and quality drivers.

“Our longevity – now over 30 years in the recruitment industry – is another key selling point. And of course we offer a number of added-value services including Driver CPC training as well as online licence checking and online training too.”

Driver Hire, which has a nationwide network of over 100 offices, provides temporary and permanent drivers and other logistics staff to businesses and organisations across the UK. They help when customers need extra staff to deal with holidays, illness or business expansion.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Clare Burnett .