Driver Hire looks forward to best ever year of business
YORKSHIRE transport and logistics recruiter, Driver Hire, believes it is on course for its “best ever year”.
The Bradford-based company reported that after 26 weeks’ trading, over a quarter of its offices have already passed the half million turnover mark and two offices have passed a million. The firm said August and September delivered a “blistering” performance with average weekly turnover just short of 25% ahead of the same time last year.
Chief executive, Chris Chidley, said: “The run-up to Christmas is Driver Hire’s busiest period of the year. Hard pressed parcel delivery companies turn to us for ‘final mile deliveries’ to homes and offices during the Christmas rush. If, as predicted, Christmas 2013 proves to be the busiest yet for online sales, we’ll be one of the beneficiaries.
“And it’s not just delivery drivers; as the economy picks up there’s been a general all round increase in the demand for temporary transport and logistics staff.”
Alongside its core recruitment business, Driver Hire is also a supplier of Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (Driver CPC) training. Since launching this service, it has trained over 43,000 drivers and delivered over 300,000 hours of training.
With the deadline for the first round of training now less than a year away, Driver Hire said it is experiencing a surge in demand. In September last year, it trained 740 drivers and delivered 91 courses; in September 2013 it trained 2,020 drivers and delivered 249 courses – a 173% increase in both courses and drivers. The business said October bookings are already “well up” on last year.
“These are exciting times for Driver Hire,” Chidley added.
“What is doubly pleasing about our outstanding performance is that it’s not just the result of improved market conditions. Offices are winning new business on merit. If this continues, we could have the best ever trading week in the company’s history and, come April 2014, our best ever year. All of which will be a perfect way to celebrate our thirtieth year in business.”
