National recruiter opens third office in Birmingham

Driver Hire, which already has two offices in Birmingham, is adding a base in Oldbury.

Driver Hire Birmingham West will be covering postcodes B6,15,21,33, 42-44 and 62-71.

The man behind the move is 25 year-old entrepreneur Pritesh Panchal. Panchal, whose background is in IT has, in the past, been involved in his own successful business start-up.

Most recently he was a software engineer for a mini-golf operator with five venues across the UK and a further ten globally.

A franchise business, Driver Hire is the UK’s largest specialist supplier of temporary and permanent drivers and other logistics staff to the road transport industry. It works with local and national organisations in both the public and private sector. If a client is short of staff – perhaps because of illness, holidays, or seasonal demand – Driver Hire supplies them with a suitable replacement.

“I’ve always been interested in business and wanted to be my own boss again,” said Panchal.

“My partner, Chandani, spotted the opportunity to buy a brand-new Driver Hire territory in Birmingham. I talked to the franchisee at another Driver Hire office and quickly saw that this is a business opportunity with plenty of potential. I love networking and am really looking forward to talking to drivers and clients, getting my new business venture away to a flying start.”

Joining him at Birmingham West are Roma Patel, Sanjay Ghai and Chandani Patel.