Rapid growth ‘Down Under’ propels Driver Hire into Sunday Times HSBC International listings

Choose your country

Or view all businesses for sale

arrow_back Back to Franchise Profile

15 June 2016

Rapid growth ‘Down Under’ propels Driver Hire into Sunday Times HSBC International listings

Outstanding levels of growth at Driver Hire Australia, the international arm of leading recruitment franchise, Driver Hire, have propelled the company’s owners, Specialist People Services (SPS) into the Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200. The list covers the 200 UK firms with the fastest growing international sales.

Alongside Driver Hire and Driver Hire Australia, Specialist People Services (SPS) owns a range of leading recruitment brands including rail support services provider ISS Labour, road transport training provider Driver Hire Training; and eServices, which offers online people management services. To be included in the listing, international annual revenue must be £1m or more; SPS is ranked 104 ^th .

The first Driver Hire Australia office opened in Perth in 2012. Supplying temporary labour to a number of industries, it is now one of four, alongside Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. From a standing start, Driver Hire Australia’s turnover reached AU$9.7m in the 2015/16 financial year.

Chris Chidley, chief executive of Driver Hire and SPS, said: “In a relatively short of period of time we’ve built a successful business in Australia, with four offices offering strong coverage across the country. We played to our strengths, exporting the Driver Hire business model which continues to deliver for our franchisees here in the UK. Our international success is further proof of its ability to deliver growth.”

Other News

Meet Lee Statham, Driver Hire, Crewe & Congleton: Lee Statham had worked in the recruitment sector for five years (for a competitor) before joining the Driver Hire Crewe team in 2018. He admits that he moved to Driver Hire with a view to...; Read More arrow_forward

Why are the recruitment and logistics sectors important to the economy?: Why these sectors matter Logistics underpins the economy: Everything from food to pharmaceuticals depends on efficient transport networks. Recruitment powers logistics: Without skilled drivers and...; Read More arrow_forward

DRIVER HIRE'S FRANCHISE NETWORK DELIVERS RECORD £3M UK WEEK AS AUSTRALIA PASSES $1M MILESTONE: Double trading landmark highlights strength of long-established recruitment franchise model. Driver Hire has reached a major milestone, recording its first ever £3m turnover week across its UK...; Read More arrow_forward

Meet Driver Hire franchisees - Priyank & Pinky Patel, Kingston & Leatherhead: Finding the sweet spot between balancing career ambitions with personal life can be hard. There’s the desire to do a good job for your employer, the potential for career advancement and the related...; Read More arrow_forward

Survey success: Driver Hire rated excellent by majority of customers and candidates: Now in its twelfth year, Driver Hire’s annual ‘Proud Survey’ once again delivered a remarkable set of results earlier this year. This year, nearly 350 customers and more than 1,100 candidates took...; Read More arrow_forward

Franchise

browseLogoBig

Contact Franchise