Computer Franchises

Three Driver Hire franchisees – in the franchise territories of Brighton, Cardiff and Gatwick – have recently completed franchise renewal agreements securing further five year business partnerships with the leading transport & logistics recruitment franchisor specialists. Franchising for over 30 years, Driver Hire recruitment franchise offices mainly provide temporary and permanent drivers and other logistics staff to local and national organisations in both the public and private sector. If th...

Driver Hire, the leading specialist transport & logistics recruitment franchise, has been enjoying a successful spring in the London franchise territory, completing  two franchise re-sales and one greenfield territory covering the South West London franchise territory. Sisters, Sandy and Sindy Sohal are the latter. They are recruitment professionals with a combined 17 years’ experience, having both previously worked for London-based education sector recruiter, Smart Teachers. Commenti...

Ed Pockney, franchisee at leading transport & logistics franchise recruiter, Driver Hire for the Uxbridge franchise territory, is in line for a national award. He’s one of the finalists in the 2019 bfa (British Franchise Association) HSBC Franchise Awards, in the ‘Business Transformation’ category. His nomination is well deserved. Since buying the franchise in 2014, Ed has made it one of the top twenty performers in the Driver Hire network, with annual turnover well in excess of £1.5m. His targ...

Leading recruitment franchise, Driver Hire, welcomed two new franchisees to its nationwide network during February: Scott MacGregor and Stephen Hobbs. Scott has purchased Driver Hire’s Leeds East franchise territory. Before opting to buy his Driver Hire franchise, Scott worked largely in sales, as both a team leader and coach. Most recently he was part of a direct sales team at a locally based B2B telecoms services supplier, Abzorb. “Starting a new business is daunting,” says Scott. “But w...

Driver Hire’s National Accounts’ team has finalised a national agreement with Team Knowhow, the expert services division of Dixons Carphone plc, which includes Currys PC World and Carphone Warehouse. The agreement enables individual Driver Hire franchisees to trade with Team Knowhow depots across the UK. Team Knowhow technicians and their vehicles are a familiar sight, delivering a wide variety of electrical and white goods and providing after sales support. Driver Hire has been a leading fran...

Driver Hire’s 2019 annual conference was a perfect opportunity to mark the achievements of its top performing and long-standing franchisees. Leading the way was Diane Maxwell who, along with her brother Danny, is joint-owner of Driver Hire within the Belfast franchise territory, crowned ‘Franchisee of the Year’. Other top award winners included: Andy Daniels (Bolton & Wigan franchise territories), Grant Wilson (Aberdeen franchise territory), Richard Bradshaw (Guildford franchise territory) and E...