East Kilbride recruitment firm 'outstanding' performance
Driver Hire East Kilbride, a franchise of the UK's largest specialist supplier of drivers and logistics staff, has won a prestigious Gold Award for its sales performance during the 2024/25 financial year.
The agency provides temporary and permanent drivers and other logistics staff to organisations in both the public and private sectors.
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Lisa MaCrae, owner of the East Kilbride franchise, said: "Driver Hire supplies quality staff to all its customers.
"Road transport and logistics is a highly regulated industry.
"As a result, more and more businesses are recognising the value of working with a 100 per cent reliable supplier for all their recruitment requirements.
"When it comes to customer service, because we're a franchise, we offer them the benefits of working with a local, owner-managed business, backed by the resources of a major national company.
"We also offer the flexibility in terms of workforce that organisations need when the economy is so unpredictable.'
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Chris Chidley, chief executive of Driver Hire, said: "This is a performance to be proud of, achieved in what are uncertain times.
"Lisa and her team at East Kilbride are to be congratulated on their success.
"It's a result of their hard work, endeavour and the first-rate, round-the-clock service they and their drivers deliver."
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