Driver Hire successfully launch brand new service at CV Show

Inquiries and bookings are already coming in from transport and logistics managers visiting Driver Hire’s stand at the CV Show this week, following the launch of its new permanent recruitment offer. 

“We’ve established a reputation as the UK’s leading supplier of temporary drivers and logistics staff to UK industry,” says Driver Hire’s Chief Executive, Chris Chidley. ”We’ve launched the new service in response to an increasing demand from their customers for permanent workers. With a database of 16,000 drivers and related logistics staff, our candidate portfolio is arguably the largest and the most geographically diverse in the country. It made complete sense to make an increasing percentage of that portfolio available for permanent recruitment. The CV Show was a great opportunity for us to talk about our new offer and we’re delighted with the response we’ve had.”

Driver Hire’s recruitment of permanent staff follows the same quality checks and procedures as that of temporary workers, he added, ensuring the best quality employees are selected for the job. These include conducting a customer needs analysis and profile of the relevant market, drawing up a job description, short listing candidates through comprehensive assessment and selection procedures and setting up interviews. Driver Hire also provides a national account manager to work with each customer, backed up by the commitment and knowledge of their local office.

“Our database of reference-checked and competency validated personnel covers commercial drivers and related transport and logistics staff, including Traffic Office staff; transport and logistics managers; depot managers; warehousemen; operatives; pickers and packers,” Chris Chidley adds. “Industry experts reckon that the cost of getting it wrong is about one third of an employee’s annual wages. If you ask me, recruiting this way removes all the risk, making it a much more cost-effective option.”