{"id":43054,"date":"2013-10-28T17:42:51","date_gmt":"2013-10-28T17:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/?p=43054"},"modified":"2021-05-18T16:36:39","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T15:36:39","slug":"franchisee-year-finalist-2013-driver-hire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/franchisee-year-finalist-2013-driver-hire\/","title":{"rendered":"Franchisee of the Year Finalist 2013: Driver Hire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Driver_Hire_Colchester.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43162\" alt=\"Driver_Hire_Colchester\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Driver_Hire_Colchester.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-startupsv3.ecs.stg7.eu-west-1.mvfglobal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/10\/Driver_Hire_Colchester.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images-startupsv3.ecs.stg7.eu-west-1.mvfglobal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/10\/Driver_Hire_Colchester-320x195.jpg 320w, https:\/\/images-startupsv3.ecs.stg7.eu-west-1.mvfglobal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/10\/Driver_Hire_Colchester-200x122.jpg 200w, https:\/\/images-startupsv3.ecs.stg7.eu-west-1.mvfglobal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/10\/Driver_Hire_Colchester-525x320.jpg 525w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Driver_hire.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-43111 alignright\" alt=\"Driver_hire\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Driver_hire-200x141.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"141\"><\/a>Driver Hire is the UK&rsquo;s largest specialist supplier of staff to the transport and logistics industry.<\/p>\n<p>It provides temporary and permanent drivers and other logistics staff to local and national organisations in both the public and private sector. If they&rsquo;re short of staff &ndash; perhaps because of illness, holidays or seasonal demand &ndash; Driver Hire will supply them with a suitable replacement.<\/p>\n<p>Franchisee Gary Riches says his success is about more than making a profit and is down to him actively looking to find work for people in the local community, providing economic benefits for them, their families and in turn the wider business community.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Driver Hire is the UK&rsquo;s largest specialist supplier of staff to the transport and logistics industry. It provides temporary and permanent drivers and other logistics staff to local and national organisations in both the public and private sector. 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