Driver Hire : Graham Duckworth on Driver Hire's 102 Offices and Six-Week Training
How to use this video
This introduction video provides an overview of the Driver Hire franchise and how the business is positioned. As you watch, focus on the core concept, target customer, and the role of the franchise owner. If it seems like a potential fit, the next step is to request more information and speak directly with the franchisor.
About This Video
This Driver Hire video features franchise sales director Graham Duckworth, who has been with the company 15 years, giving a structured introduction to the recruitment franchise. He sets out the shape of the business: established 35 years, head office in Bradford, and a UK-wide network of 102 offices, 91 of them franchised. Driver Hire is a recruitment business whose franchisees mainly supply temporary drivers to private and public sector customers. Investment in a new website has lifted candidate volumes sharply, with the network now receiving around 12,000 job applications a month. Training is substantial — typically six weeks before going live — combining time in a Driver Hire office, a two-week foundation course at head office, and practical application back in an office. Support is described as first-class: an area manager alongside the franchisee from day one, a bespoke IT system, a marketing team, office microsites, and central HR, finance and invoicing. On the question everyone asks, Duckworth shares figures: average franchise turnover around £1.2 million per office and average pre-tax profit of £140,000. With the temporary-driver market estimated at one to three billion pounds a year, he frames the opportunity as running a good office with a team.